Adding this to option b) above makes a total walk of 15km (9.3 miles).ĭ) Exceat to Beachy Head. Using these buses, you could do the following shorter versions of the walk:Ī) Seaford to Exceat: A 6.2km (3.9 mile) walk with beautiful views of the Seven Sisters, which can be combined with a swim and a picnic at Cuckmere Haven.ī) Seaford to Birling Gap: A 12.7km (7.9 mile) walk over the Seven Sisters, with lunch at Exceat and tea at Birling Gap: You can finish here when the 13X bus is operating, or see option c) below.Ĭ) Seaford to East Dean: In the walk directions a 2.3km (1.4 mile) link walk inland from Birling Gap to East Dean is provided which gives you access to the very regular number 12 bus service to Eastbourne or Seaford. In Eastbourne the bus stops just off the main shopping street near the railway station. It runs three times a day on Sundays year round, while in the summer months it is hourly at the weekend and three times a day on weekdays.įor more information and live departures on either bus, see To catch either bus in Seaford, turn right out of the station and stay on the main road: the stop is 200 metres along on the left. There is also a 13X, which operates the same route, but also taking in Birling Gap and Beachy Head. On all days of the week the service is half-hourly from about 8pm to 11pm. The number 12, 12a or 12x bus runs from Seaford via Exceat and East Dean to Eastbourne, with as many as six buses an hour Mondays to Saturdays, and three to four times an hour on Sundays. This walk is well served by Brighton city buses, which enable you to start or stop the walk at various points. People taking selfies regularly ignore this advice: don't imitate them. Take care near the cliff edges on this walk, as they are crumbly and liable to collapse: the official advice is to keep 5 metres from any cliff edge. In summer, the walk also offers numerous opportunities for a dip in the sea: see Sea Swimming below. There is quite a lot of climbing and descending on the walk – indeed, apart from the section around Cuckmere Haven and the finish along the Eastbourne seafront, almost none of the route is flat – but somehow in the grandeur of the scenery the effort is not noticed. This classic cliff-top walk – one of the finest coastal walks in England – affords stunning (and very famous) views of the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters, and the renowned Beachy Head, before ending in the elegant seafront town of Eastbourne. OS Landranger Map 199 (a small bit of start on 198) OS Explorer Map OL25 (formerly 123) Shorter options: Seaford to Exceat 6.2km (3.9 miles), Seaford to Birling Gap: 12.7km (7.9 miles), Seaford to East Dean: 15km (9.3 miles), Exceat to Beachy Head 10.4km (6.4 miles), Exceat to Eastbourne: 15.7km (9.7 miles),
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