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to Haywards Heath Ditchling Woodland Village More information Hassocks Station breeze up to... Trust • Ditchling Beacon – For The Downs on Your Doorstep Wood Hit the highest point (Stanmer & Ditchling Beacon) leaflet Jack & Jill Pub • 2 miles of The Living Coast for great and other South Downs Bus Walks leaflets visit views over the Sussex Weald www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/countryside and Ditchling Beacon from this Iron Age hillfort www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/breezebuses Devil’s • Clayton Windmills • • Bus information Call 01273 886200 on the 79 bus Dyke • 6 miles Ditchling to Lewes or visit www.traveline.info/se 77 bus • • 22 April 2018 to • Beacon • Visit Ditchling Museum in Church Lane, kids go 15 September 2018 South Downs 79 bus phone 01273 844744 or visit to Brighton • • free! Way www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk Train travellers’ 3 miles to Lewes Breeze bus services run at weekends discount throughout the year. The winter timetable for 3 miles the 79 bus will be published in September. Stanmer Park • • 78 bus Falmer Station Patcham Large print? (Old Village) 5A bus to Brighton ••• Footpath 01273 292480 77, 78, Buses to 79 79, 5A city centre It is strongly recommended you use an OS map when walking on the Downs. The maps for Saturdays, Sundays 79 these walks are Ordnance Survey Explorer 122 or Why take the bus? and Bank Holidays! Landranger 198. Available at good bookshops. A trip to the Beacon by car can be very frustrating. Cars spill out from the car park breeze up to... Stanmer Park onto the surrounding road making access on the 78 22 April 2018 to breeze up to... 15 September 2018 Devil’s Dyke spaces on ids go very difficult. So why not relax on the bus k on the Have you seen? free! 77 bus We apologise for any delays Train travellers’ discount 22 April 2018 to bus 15 September 2018 kids go free! in the event of road works Train travellers’ instead? You can enjoy the countryside with See the two other ‘Breeze up to discount 78 etc. Disruption will be kept to Saturdays, Sundays the Downs’ leaflets about how to and Bank Holidays! minimal impact, bring a drink to enjoy with spaces on a minimum but details of any bus get to Devil’s Dyke & Stanmer Park. 77 your picnic or take one of the linear walks. changes can be found at www.buses.co.uk or Download copies at Bike it by 79 Bus! Buses on the 78 & twitter.com/BrightonHoveBus www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/breezebuses 79 routes to Stanmer Park & Ditchling Beacon or phone 01273 886200. Walkers will discover many possibilities. For have space on board for 2 bikes. There’s no Printed on 100% post consumer example, take the 79 bus to Ditchling Beacon, charge for bikes and it’s first come first served. recycled FSC certified paper. walk 2.8 miles to Stanmer Park (about 1.5hrs) Please follow the driver’s instructions and 6356 Brighton & Hove City Council Communications Team and return to Brighton on the 78 bus. make sure your bike is secured safely. Illustrations: Jo Offer 07941 156308 Fares (prices may change) Ditchling Beacon Getting there... 79 bus Ditchling Ditchling Road Beacon Adults Brighton to Ditchling Beacon £3 single, Ditchling Beacon has spectacular views across The 79 bus will stop at all bus stops on route (Upper Lodges) £5 Breeze Return (walkers can also use it to the weald. It was an Iron Age hillfort, the steep its route. North of Woodbourne Garage, you All buses are return from Devil’s Dyke or Stanmer Park!) easy access. northern slope formed a natural defence. can also hail the bus to stop anywhere that Hollingbury Park There’s also a £3 Special Return to the Beacon, (Woodbourne Garage) Ditchling Beacon was one of the chain of fires lit it’s safe for the driver to do so. This includes from London Rd shops & any stop on Ditchling Rd. to warn of invasions such as the Spanish Armada. Hollingbury Castle, Wild Park, Upper Lodges, Ditchling Road Children Up to two children (under 16) go It’s now managed by the National Trust and Piddingworth Plantation and High Park Corner. (Surrenden Road) free when travelling with an adult. BusID Sussex Wildlife Trust. Fiveways holders travel for £1 each way. Other For enquiries or comments Ditchling is a historic village with fine buildings, Open Market children (5-13years only) pay half fare. tea shops, pubs, a craft centre and a museum. Brighton & Hove City Council www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/breezebuses National Bus Pass holders travel free. The Roman road from Hassocks to Streat and Brighton Station the ancient Saxon burial mound, Lodge Hill, or email [email protected] Old Steine# Discovery tickets offer a day’s unlimited bus Trains to Hassocks, are reminders of Ditchling’s distant past. Brighton & Hove Bus Company 01273 886200 Haywards Heath, travel in Sussex, Surrey, Kent and East Hampshire. www.buses.co.uk Lewes, Worthing etc. Clock Tower Issued and accepted by most bus companies: Events to search for events go to buy on board the first bus you catch! Family www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ditchling-beacon Saturdays, Sundays* and Bank Holidays (5 people, max 2 adults) £17.50, Adult £9, *No service 17 June owing to road closure Child £7.20 www.discoveryticket.co.uk See also: www.bahr.org.uk Timetable Saturdays, Sundays* and Bank Holidays only NetworkSAVER issued and accepted throughout www.carfreewalks.org the route. CitySAVER not valid for travel to 22 April - 15 September 2018 for the 79 bus www.southdownssociety.org.uk All buses are buggy and Ditchling Beacon For details of SAVER tickets go Brighton, Old Steine (stop U#) 10.15 17.15 wheelchair-friendly. to www.buses.co.uk/fares or phone 01273 886200. Walks Brighton Station (stop D) 10.20 17.20 Rail tickets Show rail ticket(s) valid to Brighton Ditchling Beacon to Patcham Take the South # Old Steine bus stops: Stop U is in the Open Market, Oxford Street 10.27 17.27 southwest corner of Old Steine. or Hove and get two 79 bus tickets for the Downs Way west for about one mile, then turn Fiveways, Ditchling Road 10.32 then 17.32 price of one, or a third off an individual ticket south west and follow the Sussex Border Path for at r The 17.45 from Ditchling Beacon serves (except SAVER and Discovery). about 2.5 miles down to Patcham. Catch bus 5A Ditchling Road, Surrenden Road 10.35 17.35 Brighton Station on request to the driver. from Old London Road to Brighton’s city centre. Ditchling Road, Upper Lodges 10.38 the 17.38 Ditchling Beacon to Lewes Follow the Ditchling Beacon, Car Park 10.42 same 17.42 Keep an eye out Report dangerous road parking South Downs Way east for about 2.5 miles. Ditchling Beacon, Car Park 10.45 times 17.45 and vehicle problems to the South Downs Walks App Continue south east for another three miles Ditchling Road, Upper Lodges 10.49 every 17.49 police on 0845 6070 999. Download the View Ranger App for free over Blackcap and down to Lewes. Take the on your phone from your app store, or visit 28 or 29 bus back to Brighton. Ditchling Road, Surrenden Road 10.52 hour 17.52 Taxi numbers (in case you southdowns.gov.uk/viewranger on your computer or The routes cross open downland which is fairly Fiveways, Ditchling Road 10.55 until 17.55 miss the last bus!) are: tablet. Then register and search for the South Downs steep in places, unsurfaced and bumpy. They can London Road, Shops (stop S) 11.00 18.00 01273 747474, 01273 204060, National Park, to view the entire South Downs walk be muddy and slippery when wet, so take care! Brighton, Old Steine (stop U#) 11.05 18.05 01273 414141, 01273 205205. and ride routes, trail guidebook, and navigator. An average walker will cover about one mile in Brighton Station (stop D) 11.20 18.10r half an hour. *No service 17 June owing to road closure.