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A great read. And like you, I seized the sunny opportunity on Wednesday for a coastal walk, choosing Hythe Bay from Littlestone - entirely flat, though.

Waterhouse | 10.09.21 - 7:11 a.m. | #

A long time since I've done that walk. I must do it again soon while there's still some cliff left!

Timbo | 10.09.21 - 7:23 a.m. | #

Great description and photos. Eastbourne to Seaford is westwards from the eastern end to the western end.

dg writes: flipped, thanks.

DavidC | 10.09.21 - 7:25 a.m. | #

Never dull. Never repetitive. Marvellous. Thank you.

Chris | 10.09.21 - 7:46 a.m. | #

An annual pilgrimage for me. I've only once managed to time it perfectly so that I can hop across the estuary without the detour.

E | 10.09.21 - 7:47 a.m. | #

I love the Seven Sisters walk, although I usually start my walk at Southease Station, across the Downs to Alfriston, down to Cuckmere Haven and along the cliffs to Eastbourne.

Richard | 10.09.21 - 8:19 a.m. | #

Making me homesick!
Keep going west for another couple of miles and that's my regular walk when I'm back in Newhaven.

Sarah | Homepage | 10.09.21 - 8:30 a.m. | #

I like to read of your revelling and the sheer pleasure you got from the day and the physical achievement of the walk. Shame you had to miss the fish and chips but the timely escape from the rain was worth it. Not heard someone use the expression 'electric storm' or experienced one for that matter for a long time. In our family it was used for a distant thunderstorm where the thunder was unheard but the lightning witnessed.
Belated best wishes for the recent anniversaries and please do keep on letting us share the pleasures and frustrations of your life.

Brightside | 10.09.21 - 8:34 a.m. | #

Wow, that is somewhere I have never done and 15 miles in a day with those climbs would certainly beat me. Must put it in my calendar one day.

davews | 10.09.21 - 8:56 a.m. | #

I haven't done this walk as many times as you, and now I live in Manchester, it's going to be quite a while before I do it again. But it's a stunning walk I've done several times and can't imagine ever getting bored of. The first time I did it, it was really misty and that just made it even more wonderful.

Andrew Bowden | Homepage | 10.09.21 - 9:11 a.m. | #

I'd wanted to take the 10 year-old to walk at least half of it. He's a good hiker so long as you keep him fed and watered regularly. But a combination of summer taking a break in late August and my "warm-up" of Box Hill revealing how out of shape I am nixed it. (I chose the steep path from Ryka's instead of the gentle one and I swear it nearly killed me)

Chz | 10.09.21 - 9:12 a.m. | #

Fantastic post, your description and photos brings it alive.
One thing struck me, 300 photos taken in 6hrs really sums up digital photography.

Michael | 10.09.21 - 9:27 a.m. | #

Totally enjoyable nostalgia trip with great photos - thank you!

Toni | 10.09.21 - 9:44 a.m. | #

After your visit, more of Seaford Head fell into the sea. When you come again, note that connoisseurs prefer R&B fish and chips, on Claremont Parade - I imagine the two you tried were those nearest the station, Trawlers and Osborne's.

Tom Roper | 10.09.21 - 10:03 a.m. | #

It's often said that steep descents are harder on the legs than steep climbs, so it'll be interesting whether you noticed this the day after, when compared to previous years

Mikey C | 10.09.21 - 10:21 a.m. | #

Our B&B guests, if walking either Pennine Way, Coast to Coast or Herriot way, will have ascended and descended Great Shunner Fell, Nine Standards Rigg or Kisdon Hill respectively. The consensus is the descents, which are rocky track, are hard on the knees and also make a mess of toes by jamming them into the boot toecap if there's any slack in the footware department.

The day distances are not dissimilar to DGs efforts, tho some will have done that 7 or so days running, but the underfoot conditions so much more demanding than the fairways in today's pictures.

Putters | 10.09.21 - 11:20 a.m. | #

I'd love to do this walk - but know I'm too out of shape at the moment and especially so on a hot day. But oh what glorious pictures!

Cornish Cockney | 10.09.21 - 12:02 p.m. | #

The photo's don't do it justice! It's also a rather special place to propose (as my OH discovered). Admittedly having not thought it through, we had a enjoyingly lumpy 3 hour walk back to the car/civilisation before we could tell anyone!

Marco | 10.09.21 - 4:09 p.m. | #

A very special place. I did the walk some years ago, also from Eastbourne to Seaford on a similarly hot day. The ascents nearly killed me, but little did I know then there was an undiagnosed reason for my struggle. I hope to do the walk again once the necessary medical intervention - postponed since February of last year - is finally rescheduled and delivered.
Terrific photos too.

Frank F | 10.09.21 - 7:58 p.m. | #

I happened to watch the film Summerland last night before I read the post. It is set in the Coast Guard cottage that you feature.

Brian | 11.09.21 - 8:06 a.m. | #

I am resuscitating this comments box as I have just finished my Seven Sisters walk for the first time and wondered “what does DG have to say about it?” I’m glad you mapped the ascents as I’d love to do it again but Seaford to Eastbourne was so knackering so next time I’ll walk it the other way.

Renata | 08.04.23 - 8:13 p.m. | #











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