10 of the best · Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom
The Best Walks in Brighton and on the Downs
The promenade from Hove to the Palace Pier, the Lanes and the North Laine, Regency Brighton, the Undercliff Walk, the South Downs Way, Devil’s Dyke, the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head.
Our 10 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Brighton.
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Between the piers
The seafront: Hove Lawns to the Palace Pier
The classic Brighton walk, along the promenade from Hove Lawns past the West Pier and the i360 to the Palace Pier.
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The white cliffs
The Seven Sisters cliff walk
Over the rollercoaster of the Seven Sisters, from Cuckmere Haven to Birling Gap.
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Town walks 4
Streets with stories.
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Terraces, squares and crescents
Regency Brighton & Hove
A long walk of Regency architecture, from Sussex Square in Kemptown to Brunswick Square and Adelaide Crescent in Hove.
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On the edge of the Downs
Stanmer woods and village
Woodland paths, the village church and pond, and the Walled Garden at Stanmer.
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The old town and the shopping streets
The Lanes and the North Laine
From the twittens of the Lanes to the North Laine’s shopping streets, past the Royal Pavilion.
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Between the piers
The seafront: Hove Lawns to the Palace Pier
The classic Brighton walk, along the promenade from Hove Lawns past the West Pier and the i360 to the Palace Pier.
Cliffs & coast 3
Keep back from the edge.
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Two lighthouses
Beachy Head
The great chalk headland west of Eastbourne, with its red-and-white lighthouse at the foot of the cliffs and the old Belle Tout lighthouse on the top.
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The white cliffs
The Seven Sisters cliff walk
Over the rollercoaster of the Seven Sisters, from Cuckmere Haven to Birling Gap.
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Below the white cliffs
The Undercliff Walk
A promenade at the foot of the chalk cliffs, from Brighton Marina past Rottingdean to Saltdean.
The Downs 3
Chalk hills.
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A beech ring on a hill fort
Chanctonbury Ring
A ring of beech trees on an ancient hill fort, high on the South Downs Way north of Worthing.
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Round the valley
Devil’s Dyke and the Downs
A circuit around the great dry valley of Devil’s Dyke, with views over the Weald.
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Winchester to Eastbourne
The South Downs Way
The National Trail along the chalk ridge of the Downs, passing Ditchling Beacon and Devil’s Dyke north of Brighton.
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