South Downs Way Ride

South Downs Way Ride

Cycle the South Downs Way from Winchester to Eastbourne: 100 miles of National Trail.

3 to 6 nights
100 miles
Moderate to Strenuous

From £465 per person

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3 to 6 nights
100 miles
Moderate to Strenuous
2nd January to 24th December

From £465 per person

South Downs Way Ride

Embark on a mountain biking holiday along the only National Trail open to cyclists from start to finish: the South Downs Way. This off-road route clambers along the chalk downs of Hampshire and Sussex, rising to old beacon viewpoints and charging down hard-packed pathways.

Stretching from Winchester to Eastbourne, the South Downs Way mountain biking route is less than an hour from London, but you’d never know it while you’re out here. High above rolling patchwork fields, the trail tends to avoid towns and tarmac, favouring dirt bridleway through lush countryside. Make it all the way to the coast and the chalk clifftops above the English Channel will reward you with some truly epic views.

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Winchester/Eastbourne
100 miles (160 km)
2nd January to 24th December

Holiday highlights

Touring along white pathways where the soil has peeled back from the chalk beneath.

Experiencing exhilarating descents from Butser Hill, Harting Down and Chanctonbury Ring, with plenty of smaller plummets between them.

Completing a National Trail by bike, all 100 miles and endless hills of it.

Available tours

Code Tour Duration Difficulty Price per person
C-SDW-MB0 From Winchester to Eastbourne 3 nights, 2 days riding Strenuous £465
C-SDW-MB1 From Winchester to Eastbourne 4 nights, 3 days riding Demanding / Strenuous £595
C-SDW-MB2 From Winchester to Eastbourne 5 nights, 4 days riding Moderate / Demanding £705
C-SDW-MB3 From Winchester to Eastbourne 6 nights, 5 days riding Moderate £790