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

Looking back towards Ditchling Beacon from Newmarket Hill

On the road together again (Julian Arkell)

Approaching Chanctonbury Ring

Evening on the Fulking Escarpment

Cuckmere Haven

Above Newhaven

Climbing up out of Saddlescombe

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

Wether Down

Old Winchester Hill (Julian Arkell)

Descending from Beacon Hill, Exton (Julian Arkell)

Looking eastwards along the SDW from Ditchling Beacon

Littleton Down

Southease road, rail and river crossing

A soggy Cuckmere Valley

Descent from Bignor Hill

Selfheal

Crossing Rackham Hill before descending to Washington

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

Seaford Head in distance beyond Ouse Valley

Westwards from Devil’s Dyke

Old Winchester Hill

Above Cuckmere Haven

Seven Sisters

Pyramidal Orchids

Beachey Head (Julian Arkell)

Start of the climb up to Bignor Hill from Littleton Farm

Bopeep

Look Out! (julian Arkell)

Looking westwards towards Ditchling Beacon

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

Looking westwards from Firle towards Beddingham Hill

Firle Beacon beyond Ouse Valley

Chalky paths

Descent from Littleton Down

Gander Down near Cheriton

South Harting and the Rother Valley viewed from Harting Down

Beddingham Hill

This way up

Plumpton Plain with Blackcap ahead (Julian Arkell)

On the trail from Chanctonbury to Steyning Bowl and Upper Beeding

Blackcap ahead

Approaching the Devil’s Dyke

Beachy Head Lighthouse ahoy

Ashcombe windmill Kingston, with Lewes beyond (Julian Arkell)

Newtimber Hill

Early Mist in Ouse Valley

Southease Church

Truleigh Hill

Grafham Hill

Beddingham Hill

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

Scabious

Firle Beacon rising above Alciston

The dewpond beside the Juggs Track above Kingston

Beddingham

Itford Hill and the Ouse Valley

Streat Hill looking back towards Ditchling beacon

Meon Springs (Julian Arkell)

Birling Gap (Julian Arkell)

Descending Littleton Down with Bignor Hill rising ahead

Arun Valley

Heyshott Down between Cocking and Amberley

O’er hill and vale…. (Julian Arkell)

Above Alfriston

Looking West towards Ditchling Beacon

Early to rise…Plumpton Bostle

Cuckmere Haven

Plumpton Bostle

Misty Ashcombe Bottom

Looking West from Ditchling Beacon towards Wolstenbury Hill

Stormy Seven Sisters (Julian Arkell)

Rampion

Looking westwards from Bignor Hill towards Littleton Down

Clinging on for dear life on a very windy Seven Sister

Littleton Down

Lunch before Beacon Hill, Harting

Eastwards to Amberley – descending from Bignor Hill

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