Book OnlineEast section of the South Downs Way

Trail Facts

Book OnlineItinerary

Day 1: Travel to Amberley where your first nights accommodation has been booked

Day 2: Amberley to Steyning. 10 miles (16km)

Day 3: Steyning to Pyecombe. 10.5 miles (17km)

Day 4: Pyecombe to Kingston-near-Lewes. 10 miles (16km)

Day 5: Kingston-near-Lewes to Alfriston. 12 miles (19km)

Day 6: Alfriston to Eastbourne. 11 miles (17.5km)

Day 7: Depart from Eastbourne after breakfast

The itinerary above shows our preferred overnight stops, but if accommodation is not available at any one of these locations, we may alter the itinerary slightly.

What's included?

• 6 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses along the trail.
• Breakfast each day.
• Door to door luggage transfer.
• Maps with the route marked on and a guidebook describing the trail.
• An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
• Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it.
• Emergency assistance.

Travel Information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient railway station (start of trail): Amberley

Most convenient railway station (end of trail): Eastbourne

It is very easy to travel to the start (and return home from the end) of the holiday using public transport. Please click here for more information.

Weather Information

Click here for a summary of monthly average temperatures and rainfall for this trail.