Lewes circular walk via Rodmell
From Lewes station
- distance
- 16.6 km
- the stile score
- Not yet
- circular, about
- Apx 5 1/2 hours (without long breaks)
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 page mentions crossing a stile on the climb and 'some stiles' on the final path that comes out at Railway Lane by the nature reserve; gates at a path junction on the South Downs Way.
Livestock
The page mentions no livestock.
The ground
One steep climb up to the Downs ridge. Woods, open country, a stretch beside a main road towards Southease, and a long final stretch beside the Ouse (about 3 1/4 miles).
For dogs
The page says nothing about dogs.
Pubs and cafés on the way
- Juggs InnKingston · on the way
- The Abergavenny ArmsRodmell · on the way
- Gardeners ArmsLewes · at the end
- The SnowdropLewes · at the end
- Lewes ArmsLewes · at the end
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.
tripoutwalks.co.ukA Trip Out (tripoutwalks.co.uk; no author or copyright named) · undated
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).