Jevington Circuit via Butts Brow (long and short routes)
3 miles or 7 ¼ miles
Undulating / Hilly
Stiles: Yes
Dog-friendly: Yes (but route crosses a road)
Refreshment: Eight Bells, Jevington
3-mile route
Park near the Eight Bells in Jevington (BN26 5QB) and join the footpath (the Wealdway) as it climbs some steps almost opposite the pub, and pass through the gate at the top.
Follow the signposted path as it bears slightly to the left, and at the next fork, take the path bearing left towards a stile you can see on the hilltop (this is still the Wealdway).
Go over a second stile (both have dog gates) on Combe Hill and over the brow of the hill, passing a tumulus on your left and the Neolithic Camp on your right. Enjoy the views of the sea!
Walk towards another tumulus on the horizon where you’ll catch a glimpse of Eastbourne and immediately after it, take the footpath to your right. Follow this path as it bends to the right around the head of Willingdon Bottom.
Stay on this path as it passes the car park at Butts Brow and stay with the rutted track as it climbs the hill and bears to the right.
At the brow of this hill there is a cross path. Take the right turn onto the South Downs way, signposted to Alfriston. Follow the South Downs Way back to the road at Jevington.
Turn right onto the road and immediately left onto the South Downs Way. Walk to the church, pass through the churchyard, following the path back to the road.
On this walk, look out for ...
The terrific views that are all around!
The Neolithic camp on Combe Hill
7¼-mile route
Do the 3-mile walk above but when reaching the Church of St Andrews, continue past it on the South Downs Way instead of entering the churchyard.
Climb the steep hill and at a crosspath where the South Downs Way crosses a bridleway, go straight ahead on the Way. There is another Waymarker shortly afterwards and stay with the South Downs way as it turns left.
Climb the hill, and towards the top there is a three-way marker which indicates that the South Downs Way goes right. Ignore it and instead go straight ahead on the bridleway and over the brow of the hill.
Pass Lullington Heath Nature Reserve on your left, descend steeply into Old Kiln Bottom and follow the path as it climbs again. Just after Winchester’s Pond towards the brow of the hill, there is a crosspath. Take the bridleway to the right (a wide track) as it almost doubles back.
Follow it through two gates and you’ll see Deep Dean to your left.
Where the path curves round the head of Deep Dean, follow the waymarker to the right towards a second signpost, and here join the South Downs Way, heading almost back on yourself.
Follow the South Downs Way back towards Jevington. You will pass through a gate, then another that takes you into a short avenue of trees. At the next waymarker, turn left which is back down the hill you ascended.
At a fork, where the South Downs Way goes to the right, stay left on the bridleway and follow it down to the road at Jevington.
On this walk, look out for ...
Deep Dean, an impressive dry valley that was carved by spring meltwater during the last ice age. At sunset, it is breathtaking.
The Neolithic long barrow on Windover Hill
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