Leg 8: Botolphs to Washington
- Distance
- 6.0 mi / 9.7 km
- Climb
- 249 m
- Descent
- 121 m
Start
Botolphs
Grid ref TQ 19287 09410
what3words rave.gobbling.vibrate
Finish
South of Washington
Grid ref TQ 12210 12014
what3words ankle.educates.townhouse
Parking
what3words january.already.choppers
When you approach the leg 7 finish, marshals will direct you to park in a field a little further along
Getting there
By rail
Shoreham-by-Sea railway station
3.5 miles from the start of the leg.
By bus
2, 2B (Brighton and Hove Buses)
Stops 0.5 miles walk from the start of the leg.
Runs from Shoreham to Rottingdean.
Every day, buses stop every 60 minutes.
Changeover
Single baton changeover at the end of this leg
Organiser notes
At Steyning Bowl, the SDW is on the grass running parallel with the road (TQ 16483 08980, easy.tolls.payer). Stay off the road until the path ends.
Either route to the south of Chanctonbury Ring is allowed, i.e. along the track or staying close to the fence line (TQ 14244 11747, fruity.lime.culling)