Glynde to Seaford
From Glynde station
- distance
- 23 km
- the stile score
- 3 stiles
- about
- 7 hoursallow at least 12 hours for the whole outing
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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.
Glynde has no staff to help.
National Rail Conditions of Travel, condition 24 (valid from 30 July 2026); National Rail's station pages.
Parking
Glynde station has no car park. The Saturday Walkers' Club's directions say there's free parking in the village, without saying where. From National Rail, Glynde, undated; Saturday Walkers' Club, Mar 2026, read 2 Oct 2026.
The stiles
The directions cross 3 stiles: one beside a metal field gate on the field path out of Glynde (a road alternative avoids it), one beside two metal field gates at Preston Court, and one at the foot of the hill before West Dean. Counted from Saturday Walkers' Club (Time Out Country Walks 1, walk 31)'s directions (page version May-25; last full check July 2021).
Livestock
No livestock warnings. A cattle grid is mentioned on the track above Cuckmere Haven.
The ground
Rated 8 out of 10. The field path out of Glynde can be very muddy in winter or overgrown with crops in summer (a road alternative is given). The A27 is crossed with care on the road alternative, or by an underpass on the field path. A climb through Firle Park to the ridge, then the South Downs Way over Firle Beacon (217 m). Riverbank along the Cuckmere, forest paths, a beach at Cuckmere Haven, and a cliff path into Seaford where the source warns the chalk edge is unstable and to keep at least 25 m back.
Pubs and cafés on the way
- SteamworksGlynde station · at the start
- Ram InnWest Firle · on the wayChecked
- George InnAlfriston · on the way
- Plough and HarrowLitlington · on the way
- Cuckmere InnExceat · on the way
- WellingtonSeaford · at the end
- SteamworksSeaford station · at the end
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The route
Start Glynde station
The directions, the map and the GPX file are on the publisher's own site.
Saturday Walkers' Club (Time Out Country Walks 1, walk 31) · Page version May-25; lunch and tea details updated August 2024; last full check July 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).
If something goes wrong out there, an adder bite, a lost dog, a vet at night: help and emergencies.