One Man and Seven Sisters
POLEGATE TO EXCEAT VIA THE LONG MAN OF WILMINGTON, JEVINGTON, BEACHY HEAD, BIRLING GAP AND SEVEN SISTERS In my drive to cover some paths I've not walked in near memory, I have combined two routes in one and the length is faintly ridiculous. I suggest a bus back to brighton from Beachy Head but I pushed on and did a coast walk best kept for another occasion. No matter because it was a glorious day that began with mist and emerged into sunshine and sparkly water. I am aware not everyone was enjoying themselves on these infamous cliffs but many took the opportunity to hop the rope for harmless, if not slightly heart-stopping photo opportunities. This made quite the spectacle. The hills above Jevington are reminiscent, in parts, of the grandiose drama at Devil's Dyke and adorned with archeological features, evidence of an age of numerous human activity. The chalk slopes support a very particular ecology and everywhere the sheep and Exmoor ponies display their best sides. A tra
