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

Seaford Head in distance beyond Ouse Valley

Chalky paths

Scabious

Looking westwards from Bignor Hill towards Littleton Down

Looking West towards Ditchling Beacon

Arun Valley

Start of the climb up to Bignor Hill from Littleton Farm

This way up

Looking West from Ditchling Beacon towards Wolstenbury Hill

Ashcombe windmill Kingston, with Lewes beyond (Julian Arkell)

Westwards from Devil’s Dyke

Climbing up out of Saddlescombe

Cuckmere Haven

Pyramidal Orchids

Littleton Down

Littleton Down

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

Newtimber Hill

Looking westwards towards Ditchling Beacon

Descending Littleton Down with Bignor Hill rising ahead

Descending from Beacon Hill, Exton (Julian Arkell)

Above Newhaven

Descent from Bignor Hill

Birling Gap (Julian Arkell)

Old Winchester Hill

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

Beddingham

Misty Ashcombe Bottom

Plumpton Bostle

Early to rise…Plumpton Bostle

Approaching Chanctonbury Ring

Approaching the Devil’s Dyke

Firle Beacon rising above Alciston

Looking eastwards along the SDW from Ditchling Beacon

Heyshott Down between Cocking and Amberley

Blackcap ahead

Firle Beacon beyond Ouse Valley

Above Cuckmere Haven

Eastwards to Amberley – descending from Bignor Hill

On the trail from Chanctonbury to Steyning Bowl and Upper Beeding

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

Crossing Rackham Hill before descending to Washington

South Harting and the Rother Valley viewed from Harting Down

Grafham Hill

Lunch before Beacon Hill, Harting

Look Out! (julian Arkell)

Above Alfriston

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

Looking back towards Ditchling Beacon from Newmarket Hill

Descent from Littleton Down

Gander Down near Cheriton

Beachey Head (Julian Arkell)

Rampion

Evening on the Fulking Escarpment

Meon Springs (Julian Arkell)

Southease Church

Old Winchester Hill (Julian Arkell)

Truleigh Hill

Stormy Seven Sisters (Julian Arkell)

Wether Down

Bopeep

Streat Hill looking back towards Ditchling beacon

Itford Hill and the Ouse Valley

Seven Sisters

The dewpond beside the Juggs Track above Kingston

Selfheal

Clinging on for dear life on a very windy Seven Sister

Southease road, rail and river crossing

Beachy Head Lighthouse ahoy

Early Mist in Ouse Valley

A soggy Cuckmere Valley

Cuckmere Haven

Looking westwards from Firle towards Beddingham Hill

O’er hill and vale…. (Julian Arkell)

On the road together again (Julian Arkell)

Beddingham Hill

Beddingham Hill

Plumpton Plain with Blackcap ahead (Julian Arkell)

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