tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post5507706269418153815..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Saturday Walk - South Downs: Lewes to Seaford or Bishopstone (via West Firle)Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-46102098711961012572018-02-21T11:11:56.302+00:002018-02-21T11:11:56.302+00:00Very much enjoyed this walk. Lovely views. Kudos t...Very much enjoyed this walk. Lovely views. Kudos to the walk writer!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-3253808573746408782018-02-20T22:33:33.126+00:002018-02-20T22:33:33.126+00:00It was a great walk and a beautiful sunny day, wa...It was a great walk and a beautiful sunny day, warm enough to eat lunch outside in the sun! I have found the South Downs too blowy on other occasions, but it was really perfect on Saturday. <br /><br />I started at Glynde. I would suggest to other walkers to have an earlier start on this short-cut route if they want to hook up with walkers on the full walk. Great pub, definitely worth booking in advance and arriving before the lunch rush.<br /><br />Thank you Thomas for finding me in the Ram to explain the afternoon directions, it was very much appreciated. Also to the walker whose GPS helped navigate the final part.<br /><br />Lucy<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-16871936298850814882018-02-17T21:01:19.513+00:002018-02-17T21:01:19.513+00:00Thank you Thomas for organising a most enjoyable w...Thank you Thomas for organising a most enjoyable walk with lovely views and very little mud. <br /><br />One starter from Glynde and also myself got a later train.<br /><br />KevinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-19044232328385678522018-02-17T19:32:36.973+00:002018-02-17T19:32:36.973+00:0013 walkers off the train, 2 more already in Lewes ...13 walkers off the train, 2 more already in Lewes (there for the weekend), 1 more arriving from Brighton a few minutes later, and 1 other met at lunch, who had taken the late train and start from Glynde, i.e. n=17 in total in w=sunny-and-warm-for-the-time-of-year weather. <br />Fantastic day for a walk across two ridges into the sun and down to the sea, light on the mud-count due to the mostly chalky ground and with very fine views throughout, and only a very light breeze to contend with. The Ram Inn was fully booked inside but had ample space outside in the sun. Meals were of good quality, as was the beer. <br />Several people expressed that they'd preferred the walk author to copy and paste together the instructions from the various walks this is a combination of, as compared to the skeleton directions currently available. Such as it is, it is practically a map-led walk. <br />I especially liked the rim-top variant of the out-of-Lewes bit, providing for different views compared to the down-through-the-valley route and also making the approach to Mount Caburn hillfort more dramatic. But also the descent to and through Bishopstone was new to me and much liked. <br />The fast 7 narrowly missed a train, so took the time to have tea and cakes at Salts Cafe, and then linked up with the slighly slower next sub-group for the 16.25 train, but some of us got inexplicably 'lost' en route to the station and missed that train.<br />A walk well-liked by all that were there (incl. 2 first-timers). Thomas Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298846868417688062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-48047681832509205802018-02-15T18:00:54.300+00:002018-02-15T18:00:54.300+00:00Comes up on my journey planner, yes. Failing that,...Comes up on my journey planner, yes. Failing that, next best is a 09.20 via Brighton...Thomas Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298846868417688062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-46568067783722373792018-02-15T09:34:38.583+00:002018-02-15T09:34:38.583+00:00Are we sure the 0917/ CJ 0923 train is running? It...Are we sure the 0917/ CJ 0923 train is running? It's not coming up on my journey planner. Although I may go for the Balcombe walk anyway. Sandynoreply@blogger.com