South Downs Way

A walk along the South Downs Way during late September 2007, through the counties of East Sussex, West Sussex and into Hampshire. Starting at Eastbourne the route mostly follows the northern escarpment of the South Downs for 100 miles to Winchester.

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The start of the South Downs Way, heading up hill out of Eastbourne

The view back into Eastbourne, with its pier

The view back into Eastbourne, with its pier

Belle Tout lighthouse and the view over Seven Sisters

The view back along Seven Sisters with Birling Gap and Belle Tout lighthouse

The view back along Seven Sisters with Birling Gap and Belle Tout lighthouse

The view back along Seven Sisters with Birling Gap and Belle Tout lighthouse

A green phonebox

Lewes and the River Ouse

The church at Southease, with its round tower

The castle in Lewes

Looking back over the Downs to the south of Lewes

Looking back over the Downs to the south of Lewes

Still on the right route along the South Downs Way

Jack and Jill (in foreground with only 2 sails) at Clayton

A view back to the Clayton Windmills (Jack and Jill)

Lancing College dominating the skyline

The bridge (closed) over the River Adur - makes the walk a little longer

A glider above the South Downs, making the most of the north wind

Chanctonbury Ring

Gliders and the view west from Chanctonbury Hill

A view down to the village of Washington

Still on the right route of the South Downs Way

The bridge over the River Arun

The rolling downland of the western end of the South Downs

I might still be on the South Downs Way, or stepped into a timewarp with the Romans ???

A view back east along the South Downs Way

The view east from Beacon Hill

The view west from Beacon Hill

Another helpful signpost on the South Downs Way

A view to the north towards Old Winchester Hill

The Iron Age Fort in the mist at Old Winchester Hill

The mist on top of Old Winchester Hill

A view across the South Downs

A view across the South Downs

A view to the north near Winchester

Nearly made it to the finish of the South Downs Way at Winchester

Farmland on the South Downs near Winchester

They take their hunting seriously here...

The end of the South Downs Way in the gloom across the fields to Winchester

Alfred in Winchester at the end of the South Downs Way