Yondo

Belle Tout from Birling Gap

Up the cliffs to the old Belle Tout lighthouse and back.

Distance
3.2 km loop
Time
1 hour
Grade
moderate
Without a car
Yes

The way home

Buses from Birling Gap

Monday 9 November to Saturday 14 NovemberNone
Sunday 15 NovemberLast 6 of 58:
18:45, 19:04, 19:22 (13X to Cornfield Road North)
18:54, 19:15, 19:35 (13X to Brighton Station B5)

From the national timetables, read Sunday 8 November: bus times from the Bus Open Data Service, train times from Network Rail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you rely on one.

When to set off

DateSunsetStart byBack by
15 December15:5414:2015:20
15 March18:0216:3017:30
15 June21:1319:4020:40
15 September19:1617:4518:45

From the route’s slowest published time (1 hour) and the sunset at the start, with half an hour of daylight spare.

Getting there

  • Bus 13X between Eastbourne and Brighton: Sundays all year, daily June to September

Start: Birling Gap car park, grid reference TV554960. See it on a map.

Before you go

  • A fairly steep climb onto the cliff top
  • Café and toilets at Birling Gap

The route

Checked by hand against the official route. Route source: National Trust. For the step-by-step directions, see the official route page.

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