The South Downs and Beyond

East Sussex · 29 November 2014

Eastbourne to Wilmington

7.4 miles 912 feet of climbing topping out at 655 feet 6 photographs

Eastbourne Jevington Folkington Wilmington Meadow Meadow Meadow Meadow Meadow Meadow Meadow Meadow Farmland Farmland Scrub Wood East Dean Road
The ground rises and falls between 43 and 655 feet over 7.4 miles, climbing 912 feet in all.
From our home in Eastbourne we quickly get up onto the South Downs Way. Once there we follow it along through Eastbourne golf course and then down into Jevington. Use the path through the Church to avoid a dangerous road and then join the Weald Way to Folkington (a very, very muddy path in the autumn/winter months). When you reach Folkington car park, turn right and take a left at the small post box along a beautiful almost-Jurassic path that leads out into fields. Follow the path as it skirts around the fields and into Wilmington, then enjoy a cream tea at the Wishing Well tea rooms.

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Eastbourne Jevington Folkington Wilmington Wood Wood Meadow Meadow Farmland Farmland Scrub Straight up the sunlit holloway in a red coat — red coat Up the muddy track with the sun low — rucksack N
Eastbourne to Wilmington 29 November 2014 · 7.4 miles · East Sussex

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