Green Walks in England South-east (east)

This area comprises that part of the region within the BN and TN postcode areas: essentially, this is the bulk of the south coast and the Weald.

Neighbouring regions and areas are

Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.

Routes

  • 1066 Country Walk
    A 50km walk between Pevensey Castle and Battle, linking sites relevant to the 1066 Conquest.
  • Cuckoo Trail (East Sussex)
    A 22km walk on the trackbed of the former railway between Heathfield and Hampden Park (not Glasgow, but Eastbourne).
  • Darent Valley Path
    A 31km walk in the Darent Valley between Sevenoaks (or Chipstead) and the River Thames.
  • Downs Link
    A 59km walk from the North Downs Way at St Martha’s Hill (near Guildford) and Shoreham-by-Sea.
  • Eden Valley Walk (Kent)
    A 24km route through the Eden valley in Kent between Tonbridge and Edenbridge.
  • Forest Way
    A 17km railbed walk between East Grinstead and Groombridge.
  • Get out of London: south-east to Sevenoaks
    A 51km walk from Trafalgar Square to Sevenoaks via Chislehurst and either Knockholt Pound or Otford.
  • Greensand Way
    A 179km walk along the Greensand ridge between Haslemere and Hamstreet.
  • High Weald Landscape Trail
    A walk of 153km between Horsham and Rye, traversing the High Weald.
  • London Summits Walk
    A 320km circuit taking in the highest point in each London borough (plus the summit of the City of London).
  • Medway Valley Walk
    A 45km walk between Tonbridge and Rochester, following the course of the River Medway.
  • Monarch’s Way
    A 936km walk between Worcester and Southwick, following the route taken (following the Battle of Worcester) by King Charles I (1600-49).
  • North Downs Way
    A walk of 201km between Farnham and Dover.
  • Royal Military Canal Path
    A 45km walk alongside the Royal Military Canal between Hythe and Rye.
  • Saxon Shore Way
    A 258km waymarked walk along the Saxon-era shoreline of Kent (that is to say, when Thanet was still an island) between Gravesend and Hastings.
  • South Downs Way
    A walk of 164km between Eastbourne and Winchester.
  • Stour Valley Way (Kent)
    A 93km walk between Lenham and Pegswell Bay, following the River Stour through Kent.
  • Sussex Border Path
    A 224km route between Thorney Island and Rye, following the inland boundary of West Sussex and East Sussex with their respective authorities to the north.
  • Vanguard Way
    A 107km rural walk between East Croydon station and Newhaven.
  • Wealdway
    This 133km walk links Gravesend with Eastbourne via Tonbridge, crossing the High Weald and touching the South Downs on the way.
  • Wey-South Path
    A 57km walk linking Guildford and Amberley station, roughly following the line of the Wey and Arun Canal.
  • Worth Way (East Sussex)
    A walk of 11km between stations at Three Bridges and East Grinstead, following the trackbed of a former railway.

Hubs

Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include

  • Arundel
    Arundel is a good hub for the west of the area, with links inland as well as along the coast.
  • Brighton
    Brighton is the pre-eminent hub for the entire area, with the exception of the far north-east of the area. Its public transport connections extend in all directions (except to the south, of course).
  • Rye
    Rye is a good local hub; its public transport connections spread into the adjoining area to the east.
  • Tunbridge Wells
    Tunbridge Wells is the obvious hub for the north-east of the area, but its public transport connections also serve the coastal area in the east.

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