Some of the beautiful countryside we walked through (click on any picture to enlarge):

Firle Beacon rising above Alciston

On the trail from Chanctonbury to Steyning Bowl and Upper Beeding

A soggy Cuckmere Valley

Ashcombe windmill Kingston, with Lewes beyond (Julian Arkell)

Heyshott Down between Cocking and Amberley

Plumpton Plain with Blackcap ahead (Julian Arkell)

Looking eastwards along the SDW from Ditchling Beacon

Arun Valley

Descent from Bignor Hill

Beachey Head (Julian Arkell)

The dewpond beside the Juggs Track above Kingston

Littleton Down

Crossing Rackham Hill before descending to Washington

Southease road, rail and river crossing

Beddingham Hill

Seven Sisters

O’er hill and vale…. (Julian Arkell)

Seaford Head in distance beyond Ouse Valley

Clinging on for dear life on a very windy Seven Sister

Above Newhaven

Looking back towards Ditchling Beacon from Newmarket Hill

Above Alfriston

Birling Gap (Julian Arkell)

Misty Ashcombe Bottom

Ouse Valley from the Juggs Track with Mt Caburn (left) and Firle Beacon in distance

Descending from Beacon Hill, Exton (Julian Arkell)

Approaching the Devil’s Dyke

Stormy Seven Sisters (Julian Arkell)

Westwards from Devil’s Dyke

Rampion

Looking westwards from Bignor Hill towards Littleton Down

Itford Hill and the Ouse Valley

Descending Littleton Down with Bignor Hill rising ahead

This way up

Approaching Chanctonbury Ring

Gander Down near Cheriton

Descent from Littleton Down

Grafham Hill

Firle Beacon beyond Ouse Valley

Plumpton Bostle

Evening on the Fulking Escarpment

Meon Springs (Julian Arkell)

Typical chalky flinty Downland path – the descent from Chanctonbury towards Upper Beeding

Scabious

Bopeep

Looking West towards Ditchling Beacon

View from Beacon Hill across the Meon Valley towards Old Winchester Hill

Pyramidal Orchids

Old Winchester Hill

South Harting and the Rother Valley viewed from Harting Down

Start of the climb up to Bignor Hill from Littleton Farm

Selfheal

Blackcap ahead

Eastwards to Amberley – descending from Bignor Hill

Beacon Hill at Exton across the Meon Valley (Julian Arkell)

Wether Down

Newtimber Hill

Beachy Head Lighthouse ahoy

Beddingham

Cuckmere Haven

Early to rise…Plumpton Bostle

On the road together again (Julian Arkell)

Truleigh Hill

Early Mist in Ouse Valley

Littleton Down

Chalky paths

Southease Church

Look Out! (julian Arkell)

Looking westwards towards Ditchling Beacon

Beddingham Hill

Lunch before Beacon Hill, Harting

Old Winchester Hill (Julian Arkell)

Cuckmere Haven

Climbing up out of Saddlescombe

Looking West from Ditchling Beacon towards Wolstenbury Hill

Above Cuckmere Haven

Streat Hill looking back towards Ditchling beacon

Looking westwards from Firle towards Beddingham Hill

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