WALK REPORT These pictures were taken yesterday on our walk to see the Seven Sisters cliffs near Seaford (aka the White Cliffs Walk). Route was Seaford – Cuckmere Haven – Exceat – Westdean – Friston Forest – East Dean – Crowlink – Seven Sisters – Exceat. A fine day, an amazing picnic lunch, and a lesson in hill-rolling from Rupert. [walk profile]

I’m going to put a montage of the day’s photos first. Scroll down to see the bigger images (22 in all).

These were some of the day’s better pictures!

Beach huts at Seaford. Four in our group today. I’m behind the camera, and from left to right, that’s Rupert, Matilda, and Aleks.

A sign we saw on the waterfront at Seaford. I would guess the median age of residents here is over 60 – this is a big-time retirement community, and it’s easy to see why.

Bye-bye Seaford. Here we are setting off on the coast path up past Hawks Brow, with beach and town in the background.

Aleks poses for a photo in front of Seaford Head. Basically, if you turn around from where the above picture was taken, this is the view you get.

Matilda and Rupert, and the English Channel. Too close to the edge for me!

Cattle resting by the coast path at Seaford Head. They’re lying down, so where’s the rain?

One of them liked having its head scratched.

What kind of caterpillar is this? Found it – ie. nearly stepped on it – on the path near Seaford Head.

This is called Viper’s Bugloss (Echium vulgare). On coast path near Seaford Head.

Rupert spotting ships from the clifftop at Seaford Head. The cliff edge erosion is the work of rabbits, who live here in their hundreds.

Sorry, tilty shot. This is our first distant view of the clifftops of the Seven Sisters (count the number of headlands, should be 7).

Two pigeons perched on the cliff edge at Hope Bottom. Some of the Seven Sisters cliffs are visible in the background.

Aleks admires the view from the cliffs at Hope Bottom.

Here’s a nice shot Rupert took, of some walkers following the path down to Cuckmere Haven. Seven Sisters in the background again. Photo by Rupert Allan.

What plant are these serrated leaves from? We saw plenty of them alongside the path near Cuckmere Haven, where the Cuckmere River flows into the English Channel.

Ewe and lamb, Cuckmere Haven. Photo by Rupert Allan.

Aleks takes a pew inside the church at All Saints, Westdean, while Mattie reads an inscription on the wall.

This didn’t quite work. I was trying to show off the amazing sandwich Aleks had just made me. Sandwich in foreground, Cuckmere Haven in background, us picnicking in between!

Aleks and me lying on the clifftops of the Seven Sisters at Gap Bottom. Photo by Rupert Allan.

Rupert instructing Mattie on the finer points of how to do a coupled roll down a hill. This they tried right after our huge picnic lunch. It’s a wonder no-one was ill. Pic 1 of 3.

Hill-rolling, pic 2 of 3. Mattie on top this time.

It all ended in tears of course. Do not try this dangerous sport at home!

PS I’ve since posted a short film of this roll.

You can do this walk too! See the walk description here.