Lewes to Southease via Kingston Ridge and Rodmell
From Lewes station
- distance
- 12.5 km
- the stile score
- Not yet
- the time
- Not given
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. On this option the directions mention wooden and metal gates, kissing gates on the Ouse bank and a cattle grid, but no stiles; stiles appear only on the alternative return to Lewes via Northease Manor.
Livestock
No livestock warnings. A cattle grid is mentioned beside the South Downs Way.
The ground
Rated 4 out of 10 (full walk). Up the Juggs Road lane and over the A27 on a bridge; a potentially muddy fenced track before the climb to the ridge; the South Downs Way ridge (partly a concrete track); a tarmac lane down to Rodmell, then tracks and the raised west bank of the Ouse to Southease bridge.
For dogs
The source says nothing about dogs.
Pubs and cafés on the way
- Kings HeadSouthover, Lewes · at the start
- Swan InnSouthover, Lewes · at the start
- Abergavenny ArmsRodmell · 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, the map and the GPX file are on the publisher's own site.
walkingclub.org.ukSaturday Walkers' Club (Time Out Country Walks 2, walk 24) · Page version Aug-23; PDF last updated 25 August 2021; main walk last checked 16 December 2017
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).