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

Old Winchester Hill

Looking westwards towards Ditchling Beacon

Heyshott Down between Cocking and Amberley

Looking West from Ditchling Beacon towards Wolstenbury Hill

Start of the climb up to Bignor Hill from Littleton Farm

Above Alfriston

On the road together again (Julian Arkell)

Plumpton Bostle

Rampion

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

Scabious

Arun Valley

Littleton Down

Early to rise…Plumpton Bostle

Clinging on for dear life on a very windy Seven Sister

Itford Hill and the Ouse Valley

This way up

Beddingham Hill

Cuckmere Haven

Lunch before Beacon Hill, Harting

O’er hill and vale…. (Julian Arkell)

Evening on the Fulking Escarpment

Streat Hill looking back towards Ditchling beacon

Newtimber Hill

Grafham Hill

Approaching the Devil’s Dyke

Selfheal

Westwards from Devil’s Dyke

Crossing Rackham Hill before descending to Washington

Descent from Littleton Down

Descent from Bignor Hill

Bopeep

Southease Church

A soggy Cuckmere Valley

Approaching Chanctonbury Ring

Look Out! (julian Arkell)

Beachey Head (Julian Arkell)

Eastwards to Amberley – descending from Bignor Hill

Climbing up out of Saddlescombe

Looking westwards from Bignor Hill towards Littleton Down

Looking westwards from Firle towards Beddingham Hill

Looking back towards Ditchling Beacon from Newmarket Hill

Ashcombe windmill Kingston, with Lewes beyond (Julian Arkell)

Southease road, rail and river crossing

Firle Beacon rising above Alciston

Birling Gap (Julian Arkell)

Seaford Head in distance beyond Ouse Valley

Descending Littleton Down with Bignor Hill rising ahead

Early Mist in Ouse Valley

Looking West towards Ditchling Beacon

Looking eastwards along the SDW from Ditchling Beacon

South Harting and the Rother Valley viewed from Harting Down

Above Newhaven

Misty Ashcombe Bottom

Firle Beacon beyond Ouse Valley

Wether Down

The dewpond beside the Juggs Track above Kingston

Gander Down near Cheriton

Stormy Seven Sisters (Julian Arkell)

Blackcap ahead

Plumpton Plain with Blackcap ahead (Julian Arkell)

Chalky paths

Littleton Down

Cuckmere Haven

Beddingham Hill

Truleigh Hill

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

Beachy Head Lighthouse ahoy

Above Cuckmere Haven

Old Winchester Hill (Julian Arkell)

Pyramidal Orchids

Beddingham

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

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

Meon Springs (Julian Arkell)

Descending from Beacon Hill, Exton (Julian Arkell)

On the trail from Chanctonbury to Steyning Bowl and Upper Beeding

Seven Sisters

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