Independent Trails: Fact File

Independent Trails: Fact File SDW1

South Downs Way

Trail Facts

Total Distance: 100 miles (160 km)
Duration: 7 nights, 6 walking days
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 11 miles (17.5 km)/20 miles (32 km)
Waymarking: The South Downs Way is clearly waymarked and is very easy to follow
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Winchester
End of holiday: Eastbourne
Tour code: SDW1

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Winchester

Day 2: Winchester to East Meon            17 miles (27 Km)

Day 3: East Meon to Cocking                 19 miles (30.5 Km)

Day 4: Cocking to Washington                18 miles (29 Km)

Day 5: Washington to Clayton                15 miles (24 Km)

Day 6: Clayton to Alfriston                      20 miles (32 Km)

Day 7: Alfriston to Eastbourne                11 miles (17.5 Km)

Day 8: Depart from Eastbourne

What's included?

7 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses along the trail.
Traditional cooked breakfast.
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): Winchester

Most convenient railway station (end of trail): Eastbourne

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Independent Trails: Fact File SDW1