Another wet start from Littlehampton, the day did not start well as after about quarter of a mile I realised I’d left my binoculars in my hotel room. Walked back to recover them . The heavens opened and like a large drowned rat I spread pools of water all over the Premier Inn where I…

The day looked unsettled, but my stomach was very settled after a large breakfast at Breakfast at Tiffany’s , Hove.There is a big industrial harbour at Hove and the path to Shoreham follows it. It was a day of intermittent drizzle which was enough to annoying but somehow I begrudged having to get a water…

With some cheese and pickle sandwiches in my rucksack provided by Pauline I set off from Seaford.Next to Seaford is the surprisingly, to me at least, large port at Newhaven, just as I was coming in what looked a large ferry was sailing out.It was a two mile detour to cross at the harbour bridge,…

It looked gloomy leaving Eastbourne. Todays walk was going to be a hilly one, climbing up to Beachy Head then working my way along the cliffs to Seaford.I reached the start of the South Downs path at the foot of Beachy Head and started to climb up. The rain then started to pour down. A…

The day started dull as I left Hastings. I passed by another South African war memorial. I’d always thought this was called the Boer War but all the memorials describe it as the South African war.Then it was making my way along the mix of promenades and esplanades leading me to Eastbourne.Today was the first…

Leaving Rye in a steady drizzle I walked to the Rye Harbour nature reserve. Their they gave me free coffee and a rare giant size Tunnocks Caramel bar. Thus fortified I set off into a mix of wind and rain and crossed the flat reserve. Most birds were keeping a low profile except for the…

I set off from Folkestone under the watchful eye of William Harvey who discovered the circulation of the blood.I almost immediately came another form of circulation, a park run. As I plodded along into a steady westerly gale , I chatted to the runners as they passed, making comment about the strength of the wind…

The rain was easing as I set off from the cliffs above Dover, a grey start to the day and I felt a bit grey too.Then within 5 minutes I’d met Glenn MacDonald who was walking to the cliffs to scatter his mother’s ashes having travelled all the way from Australia. By coincidence he worked…

Sandwich is a very special town with lots of medieval buildings which is on my list to revisit. Then it was off across the Marshes to Sandwich bay, Sandwich doesn’t have a harbour.Long shingl beaches are the order of the day leading me down to Deal. The sun was out at Deal reflecting off the…

Setting off from Margate, I encountered the cold water swimmers at the Victorian Todal Bathing pool. I took a cup of tea with them but not a dip!The coast started to climb and I soon came across more white cliffs.I was also waylaid by a couple and their dog. He told me his friend was…