Lewes Circular via Glynde and Southease
From Lewes station
- distance
- 23.6 km
- the stile score
- 2 stiles
- the time isn't given
- Circular
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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 and Glynde have no staff to help.
National Rail Conditions of Travel, condition 24 (valid from 30 July 2026); National Rail's station pages.
Parking
Lewes station's car park (APCOA, Station Street, BN7 2UP): £4.00 for an hour, £9.40 all day on weekdays, £8.30 all day at weekends, Sundays included, and £2.50 from 5pm, each plus a 15p fee. Pay with the APCOA Connect app (code 1207) or the QR code on the signs. The entrance takes vehicles up to 2 m high. From APCOA, Lewes station, undated, read 2 Oct 2026.
The council has car parks across the town too. We couldn't read their prices, so check the council's own list before you go. From Lewes District Council, 2026 car park charges (PDF), 2026, read 2 Oct 2026.
The stiles
The route guide's directions cross 2 stiles, both beside field gates on the ridge between Mount Caburn and Lewes golf course; the rest of the walk uses gates and kissing gates. Counted from Saturday Walkers' Club (SWC walk 47)'s directions (PDF last updated 1 March 2026; anti-clockwise sections last checked 28 February 2026 (clockwise sections 24 October 2023 and 4 November 2022)).
Livestock
No livestock warnings. The directions mention a cattle stockade on the South Downs Way above Southease and a cattle grid on the escarpment west of Rodmell.
The ground
Rated 7 out of 10: three steep climbs, otherwise mostly level on wide, distinct paths. Road sections on the Juggs Road lane out of Lewes, a fast road to cross near Kingston, lanes at Rodmell and Southease, and the A27 at Glynde, crossed using the central strip. Crosses the River Ouse at Southease. Drinking-water tap at Southease church.
Pubs and cafés on the way
- Abergavenny ArmsRodmell · on the wayChecked
- YHA Courtyard CafeSouthease (near the station) · on the way
- Trevor ArmsGlynde (next to the station) · on the wayChecked
- SteamworksGlynde station · on the way
- Little Cottage Tea RoomsGlynde (Ranscombe Lane) · on the wayChecked
- Juggs InnKingston (short detour off the clockwise route) · on the wayChecked
- Landsdown ArmsLewes, near the station · at the end
- The RunawayLewes station, platform 2 · at the end
Named by the route's publisher. The ones on our list link to their page, with what we know about dogs there.
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The route
Start Lewes station
The directions, the map and the GPX file are on the publisher's own site.
Saturday Walkers' Club (SWC walk 47) · Page version Mar-26; PDF last updated 1 March 2026 (anti-clockwise sections last checked 28 February 2026, clockwise sections 2022-2023)
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.