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

Truleigh Hill

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

Looking westwards from Bignor Hill towards Littleton Down

Newtimber Hill

Crossing Rackham Hill before descending to Washington

Wether Down

Arun Valley

Early to rise…Plumpton Bostle

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

Looking back towards Ditchling Beacon from Newmarket Hill

Plumpton Bostle

Looking eastwards along the SDW from Ditchling Beacon

Eastwards to Amberley – descending from Bignor Hill

The dewpond beside the Juggs Track above Kingston

Beachy Head Lighthouse ahoy

Stormy Seven Sisters (Julian Arkell)

Clinging on for dear life on a very windy Seven Sister

Beddingham Hill

Southease road, rail and river crossing

Heyshott Down between Cocking and Amberley

On the road together again (Julian Arkell)

Cuckmere Haven

Misty Ashcombe Bottom

Streat Hill looking back towards Ditchling beacon

Descending from Beacon Hill, Exton (Julian Arkell)

Meon Springs (Julian Arkell)

Bopeep

Evening on the Fulking Escarpment

Southease Church

Old Winchester Hill (Julian Arkell)

Selfheal

Seaford Head in distance beyond Ouse Valley

Looking westwards towards Ditchling Beacon

Gander Down near Cheriton

Firle Beacon rising above Alciston

O’er hill and vale…. (Julian Arkell)

Cuckmere Haven

Westwards from Devil’s Dyke

Ashcombe windmill Kingston, with Lewes beyond (Julian Arkell)

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

Looking westwards from Firle towards Beddingham Hill

Approaching Chanctonbury Ring

Descent from Littleton Down

Pyramidal Orchids

Blackcap ahead

Above Newhaven

Lunch before Beacon Hill, Harting

Littleton Down

Rampion

Scabious

Approaching the Devil’s Dyke

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

A soggy Cuckmere Valley

Above Alfriston

Above Cuckmere Haven

Beddingham

Firle Beacon beyond Ouse Valley

Itford Hill and the Ouse Valley

This way up

Looking West from Ditchling Beacon towards Wolstenbury Hill

Early Mist in Ouse Valley

Descent from Bignor Hill

Birling Gap (Julian Arkell)

Plumpton Plain with Blackcap ahead (Julian Arkell)

On the trail from Chanctonbury to Steyning Bowl and Upper Beeding

Old Winchester Hill

South Harting and the Rother Valley viewed from Harting Down

Looking West towards Ditchling Beacon

Beachey Head (Julian Arkell)

Beddingham Hill

Seven Sisters

Start of the climb up to Bignor Hill from Littleton Farm

Climbing up out of Saddlescombe

Descending Littleton Down with Bignor Hill rising ahead

Look Out! (julian Arkell)

Chalky paths

Littleton Down

Grafham Hill

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