Dog walks with water

Dog walks with water near Brighton

180 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Brighton are walks beside water: 16% of the 1,140 or more we measured, against 63% across East Sussex.

Beside water for a tenth of the way or more.

EastbourneHastingsBexhill-on-SeaBrighton20 km
Brighton and the 8 km around it, on East Sussex. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Brighton

  • 55% of the walks beside water near Brighton are never beside a busy road, against 82% of every walk near Brighton.
  • 57% of the walks beside water near Brighton have no busy road to cross, against 83% of every walk near Brighton.
  • 43% of the walks beside water near Brighton pass a pub, against 20% of every walk near Brighton.

Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. A difference is listed only when it is ten points or more and larger than chance would make it. How these figures are made

What the walks beside water are like

Each bar is the share of the walks beside water near Brighton that the sentence is true of. The upright mark on each bar, and the small number beside it, is the same share for every walk near Brighton.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brighton
Under 3 km
15%
24%
3 to 5 km
16%
20%
5 to 8 km
25%
23%
8 to 12 km
13%
17%
Over 12 km
29%
14%

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brighton
A loop
25%
24%
There and back the same way
45%
44%
One way, ending somewhere else
28%
31%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brighton
Under trees for a third or more of the way
20%
29%
On open access land for a third or more
44%
44%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
14%
6%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
71%
85%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
77%
86%
No farm grassland at all
<1%
1%
Off road for four fifths or more
44%
51%
On roads or lanes for half or more
30%
13%
Through built-up streets for half or more
2%
1%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brighton
Never beside a fast road
62%
83%
Never beside a busy road
55%
82%
No busy road to cross
57%
83%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
53%
61%
No steps
69%
87%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brighton
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
68%
52%
Pass a pub
43%
20%
Pass a dog-waste bin
51%
36%
Pass a public toilet
32%
19%
Pass a drinking-water tap
18%
12%
Pass a busy beauty spot
70%
62%
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Walks beside water near Brighton, chosen for your dog

If you live in East Sussex, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app about your dog and it finds walks beside water near Brighton checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there dog walks with water near Brighton?
Yes. 180 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Brighton are walks beside water, 16% of the 1,140 or more we measured there. The app shows them by name once you have an account, checked against what your dog finds hard.
What counts as a walk with water?
One with water the map draws, such as a river, lake or canal, beside it for at least a tenth of its length. A walk that only crosses a bridge does not count.
Can my dog swim there?
We cannot say. We measure how much of a walk runs beside water, not whether the water is clean, deep or open for swimming. Check the signs when you get there.

Everything we measured near Brighton

Dog walks with water in the towns nearest Brighton