Tag: south downs
Cuckmere Haven and the English Channel
Easter Monday close to the mouth of river Cuckmere where the river used to meander down to the sea as a series of ox bows beneath the Sevan Sisters – beautiful to see from above at sunset but this cost money to maintain and the river now partially straitened is left to silt up […]
Read More Cuckmere Haven and the English ChannelLong man of Wilmington
It’s likely Wilmington’s name is from a combination of ‘wylm’ (cloud) and ‘ington’ (fortified village on a hill). My own favorite place is looking towards the long man from a small orchard that is part of the ruins of Wilmington priory – perhaps built by monks who came from Honfleur in France. Visited […]
Read More Long man of WilmingtonTobogganing
Once in a winter we get a whiff of snow here in the South and families look for anywhere with a slope with trays and bin bags – but one more day and it will all be gone and daffodils will come back, like it never happened.
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