The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The trail
A waymarked walk through the country of the Norman Conquest, from Pevensey Castle, where William landed, by Herstmonceux and the battlefield at Battle, to the hilltop towns of Winchelsea and Rye. Links run to Bexhill, Hastings and the South Downs Way at Jevington.
Stages
A suggested split into 3 days of about 16.9 km (10.5 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Pevensey to Brownbread Street 16.0 km · 16.0 km from the start
- Day 2 Brownbread Street to Westfield 17.9 km · 34 km from the start
- Day 3 Westfield to Rye 16.7 km · 51 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Hog Hill · 43 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Pevensey, East Sussex. 50.81960, 0.33516
Finish: near Rye, East Sussex. 50.94972, 0.72817
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Pevensey, East Sussex · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Brownbread Street, East Sussex · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Westfield, East Sussex · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Rye, East Sussex · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
