The white chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters seen across the shingle of Cuckmere Haven

Beyond Brighton · Out by train, home by train

Day walks by train: Our Favourites

Three great walks by train from Brighton: Seaford to Eastbourne over the Seven Sisters, Lewes and Mount Caburn, and Hastings.

The walks

  1. A full day

    Seaford to Eastbourne over the Seven Sisters

    Seaford to Eastbourne·Coastal walk

    The great cliff walk of the south coast: Seaford Head, the Cuckmere, the Seven Sisters, Birling Gap and Beachy Head.

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  2. Half a day

    Lewes and Mount Caburn

    Lewes·Downland walk

    From the county town up onto the Downs to the Iron Age hillfort of Mount Caburn, with views over the Ouse valley.

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  3. A full day

    Hastings: the Old Town, the East Hill and the Country Park

    Hastings·Coast and cliffs

    The Old Town and the fishing beach, a cliff railway up the East Hill, and the glens and sandstone cliffs of the Country Park.

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