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Wolstonbury Hill

Through beech woods and up onto open downland for views of the Weald and the sea.

Distance
5.9 km loop
Time
2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes
Grade
moderate
Without a car
Yes

The way home

Trains from Hassocks

Monday 9 November to Thursday 12 NovemberLast 6 of 169:
23:02, 23:28, 23:37 (To Brighton)
23:06, 23:33 (To Bedford)
23:21 (To London Victoria)
Friday 13 NovemberLast 6 of 173:
23:14 (To Bognor Regis)
23:21 (To London Victoria)
23:24, 23:32, 23:54 (To Brighton)
23:33 (To Bedford)
Saturday 14 NovemberLast 6 of 150:
23:14 (To Angmering)
23:21 (To London Victoria)
23:24, 23:32, 23:55 (To Brighton)
23:33 (To Bedford)
Sunday 15 NovemberLast 6 of 168:
23:09 (To Worthing)
23:17, 23:27, 23:48 (To Brighton)
23:20 (To London Victoria)
23:48 (To Bedford)

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 December15:5412:5015:20
15 March18:0315:0017:30
15 June21:1518:1520:45
15 September19:1716:1518:45

From the route’s slowest published time (2 hours 30 minutes) and the sunset at the start, with half an hour of daylight spare.

Getting there

  • Hassocks station, 2 km: a 22-minute walk
  • Buses 270 to 273 from Brighton via Hassocks

Start: Jack and Jill Inn, Clayton. See it on a map.

Before you go

  • Steep in places; very muddy in winter
  • Starts and ends at a pub

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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