Out, Downs and Bottoms
BERWICK STATION TO NEWHAVEN VIA ARLINGTON RESERVOIR, ALFRISTON AND TIDE MILLS Consulting the master map of my Grand Tour, I spotted a few areas to fill in with walks. Many of these are floodplain with little footpath but others contain some counter-intuitive up and down routes alongside established long-distance paths. It was quite last minute but I fancied water and exploring some trails just off the South Downs Way. On a bright Thursday, what better way to conclude than with the sea. Although I had intended going back inland, Newhaven Station presented itself at a weary point. A wise decision to leave it there. A WARNING: It might only be March but I unexpectedly burnt my left and sun-facing side, so apply the suncream and prevent more than a day of regret. This walk swung from the furious chatter of chiff chaffs, geese, skylarks and back to chiff-chaffs. A serene morning of mist, quickly resolved. From the gentle river, rose an upward display of the Downs, with all its curvacious Bo...
