Tag Archives: walking

56. Ferring to Littlehampton

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Ruth Livingstone

I walk along shingle to Rustington, where air speed records were once broken. I see the longest bench in Britain and discover Littlehampton is a very attractive town. Then I splash around on the West Beach. Continue reading →

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55. Shoreham to Worthing To Ferring

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Ruth Livingstone

Worthing is surprisingly nice with a good pier. I see Morris Dancers and kitesurfers. And discover a charming garden in the shingle. Continue reading →

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54. Brighton to Hove to Southwick

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Ruth Livingstone

Despite the fact I am determined to try and like Brighton, I am put off by the burnt pier and a rude man. I discover a nudist beach, in the shadow of a power station. Pleased to be heading home. Continue reading →

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53. Seaford to Brighton

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Ruth Livingstone

I start walking from lovely Seaford, see a Wheatear in an abandoned village, take a detour through Newhaven, walk across crumbling cliffs, pass through the unusual town of Peacehaven, cross the Greenwich Meridian line and arrive, tired and grumpy, in Brighton. Continue reading →

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52. Eastbourne to Seaford

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Ruth Livingstone

Shivers go up and down my spine. Here, along the crumbling cliff edge, are tributes to people who have died. There are bunches of flowers and little crosses – 5 or 6 little memorials. They are sited where the path comes very close to the edge of the cliff. Beachy Head is a magnet for the sad and desperate; 530 feet above the sea – the 3rd most popular place in the world for suicides. Continue reading →

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51. Bexhill to Eastbourne

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Ruth Livingstone

Between Bexhill and Eastbourne, I meet herring gulls, comorants and an egret. The heavens open but lightning fails to strike me down. I pass 6 Martello Towers in various stages of redevelopment and decay. Eastbourne is surprisingly attractive and its pier looks lovely in the evening light. Continue reading →

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50. Hastings to Bexhill

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Ruth Livingstone

What a sad sight this pier is! Burnt buildings, roofless wrecks, timbers showing, seagulls perching on shattered planking – a blackened and rusting structure. Warning signs advise people to stay away and not to walk beneath.
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49. Rye Harbour to Hastings

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Ruth Livingstone

There is a naturist beach at Fairlight Cove – although access to the beach is deterred due to the dangers posed by erosion. There are great fossils to be found here. And dinosaurs’ footprints. Sadly, I see no fossils, no dinosaur footprints and no nudists. But I do have a great walk and manage to pursuade my husband not to break his neck.

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48. Lydd to Rye to Rye Harbour

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Ruth Livingstone

When I walk in, people stare at me. I wonder if they are looking at my boots, my jaunty little rucksack, or admiring my general air of health and wellbeing. After a very good lemon curd bun, I visit the loo and find out, by looking in the mirror, that my hair is sticking up on end and covered in sand. I look like a wild woman. Continue reading →

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Stage 46. Hythe to Lydd-on-Sea

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Ruth Livingstone

I come across a warning sign.

“Caution non-ionising radiation. Do not loiter within 2 metres of any antenna.” I look back at the mast where I have just spent 10 minutes of ‘loitering’. A bit late to tell me now!
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