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

Arun Valley

Gander Down near Cheriton

Descent from Bignor Hill

Descent from Littleton Down

Descending Littleton Down with Bignor Hill rising ahead

Westwards from Devil’s Dyke

Littleton Down

A soggy Cuckmere Valley

Rampion

O’er hill and vale…. (Julian Arkell)

Approaching Chanctonbury Ring

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

Beachey Head (Julian Arkell)

Itford Hill and the Ouse Valley

Plumpton Plain with Blackcap ahead (Julian Arkell)

Cuckmere Haven

Plumpton Bostle

Looking westwards from Firle towards Beddingham Hill

Cuckmere Haven

Pyramidal Orchids

Southease road, rail and river crossing

Looking westwards from Bignor Hill towards Littleton Down

Looking West from Ditchling Beacon towards Wolstenbury Hill

Firle Beacon rising above Alciston

Descending from Beacon Hill, Exton (Julian Arkell)

Beachy Head Lighthouse ahoy

Ashcombe windmill Kingston, with Lewes beyond (Julian Arkell)

Approaching the Devil’s Dyke

Start of the climb up to Bignor Hill from Littleton Farm

Newtimber Hill

Clinging on for dear life on a very windy Seven Sister

Evening on the Fulking Escarpment

Beddingham Hill

Meon Springs (Julian Arkell)

Look Out! (julian Arkell)

Above Cuckmere Haven

Seven Sisters

Climbing up out of Saddlescombe

Looking back towards Ditchling Beacon from Newmarket Hill

Blackcap ahead

Early Mist in Ouse Valley

On the road together again (Julian Arkell)

Selfheal

Looking eastwards along the SDW from Ditchling Beacon

Looking West towards Ditchling Beacon

Wether Down

The dewpond beside the Juggs Track above Kingston

Looking westwards towards Ditchling Beacon

Lunch before Beacon Hill, Harting

Above Newhaven

Heyshott Down between Cocking and Amberley

Old Winchester Hill (Julian Arkell)

Streat Hill looking back towards Ditchling beacon

Beddingham Hill

Southease Church

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

Birling Gap (Julian Arkell)

Chalky paths

Beddingham

Misty Ashcombe Bottom

Early to rise…Plumpton Bostle

Old Winchester Hill

South Harting and the Rother Valley viewed from Harting Down

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

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

Seaford Head in distance beyond Ouse Valley

Above Alfriston

Scabious

On the trail from Chanctonbury to Steyning Bowl and Upper Beeding

Bopeep

This way up

Firle Beacon beyond Ouse Valley

Littleton Down

Truleigh Hill

Stormy Seven Sisters (Julian Arkell)

Eastwards to Amberley – descending from Bignor Hill

Crossing Rackham Hill before descending to Washington

Grafham Hill

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