Firle Beacon
From Lewes station
- distance
- 19.7 km
- the stile score
- Not yet
- about
- 7 hours
Cleo & Bonnie haven't walked this one yet. Everything here is from its publisher, with the date it shows.
By train
Up to two dogs travel free with each passenger. Dogs stay on a lead on the train and at the station, and never on the seats.
Southease has no staff to help.
National Rail Conditions of Travel, condition 24 (valid from 30 July 2026); National Rail's station pages.
The stiles
No count given. The article mentions crossing a stile on the way up to Mount Caburn.
Livestock
No livestock warnings; the route passes cattle troughs in a valley bottom.
The ground
Graded challenging. Moderate climbs and descents for Mount Caburn and Firle Beacon on good, clear paths, with some road walking around Glynde and Rodmell. The article asks walkers to keep to the main track to avoid soil erosion, and says Southease station lies just across the A26.
For dogs
The article says nothing about dogs.
Pubs and cafés on the way
- Bill's Produce StoreLewes (suggested for breakfast) · at the start
- The RamFirle · on the way
Named by the route's publisher. Whether each one welcomes dogs is on its own page, once checked.
The route
The directions and the map are on the publisher's own site.
countryfile.comCountryfile.com (no byline) · 15 April 2021
On the Downs
Between 1 March and 31 July, dogs must be on a short lead (2 metres or less) on open access land, and near livestock at any time of year. Since 18 March 2026, a dog that worries livestock on a road or path, not just on farmland, is an offence.
The CROW Act 2000, Schedule 2; the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 as amended, in force 18 March 2026 (legislation.gov.uk).