Juggs Road, Kingston Ridge and Southease circuit
From Lewes station
- distance
- 19 km
- the stile score
- Not yet
- the time isn't given
- Circular
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 stiles mentioned on these routes; a gate out of the field below Ashcombe Windmill.
Livestock
The leaflet mentions no livestock on these routes.
The ground
Juggs Road rises out of Southover and crosses the A27 on a high bridge, then becomes an unsurfaced track; a road to cross at the edge of Kingston; a steep slope up to the South Downs Way; the Ouse riverside path is easy walking and closed to cyclists and horse riders.
For dogs
The leaflet says nothing about dogs on these routes. The return ends through the Railway Land, where the Railway Land Wildlife Trust (undated page) asks for dogs to be kept out of the water.
Pubs and cafés on the way
- Swan InnSouthover High Street, Lewes · at the start
- Abergavenny ArmsRodmell (signposted detour from the river path) · 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.
lewestownpartnership.wordpress.comLewes Town Partnership, 'Lewes Walks: Town and Downs' map (downs text Tim Locke) · 2013 (copyright LTP 2013; artwork dated 18 October 2013)
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).