Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean

Superb but long cliff top walk


Route outline for walk es123:

East Dean  -  Ringwood Bottom  -  East Dean Hill  -  The South Downs Way  -  Beachy Head  -  Belle Tout  -  Birling Gap  -  The Seven Sisters  -  Went Hill  -  Michel Dean  -  Bailey's Hill  -  Flathill Bottom  -  Flat Hill  -  Flagstaff Bottom  -  Flagstaff Brow  -  Gap Bottom  -  Brass Point  -  Rough Bottom  -  Rough Brow  -  Limekiln Bottom  -  Short Brow  -  Short Bottom  -  Haven Brow  -  Cliff End  -  Exceat  -  Westdean  -  Begger's Croft  -  Friston Forest  -  Middle Brow  -  Friston Hill  -  Friston Place  -  East Dean



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

The Seven Sisters that make up the famous Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs in East Sussex are - from West (Cuckmere Haven) to East (Beachy Head): Haven Brow; Short Brow; Rough Brow; Brass Point; Flat Hill; Bailey's Hill and Went Hill


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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English
Mountains
Wainwright
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Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
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English
Nuttalls
Dewey
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English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
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Wainwright
Outlying Fells
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Marilyns
Bridget
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Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is East Dean Hill at 168m (551ft). East Dean Hill is known as an English Bridget. The summit of East Dean Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Beachy Head at 163m (535ft). Beachy Head is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Beachy Head is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The South Downs Way, a 162km (101 miles) linear footpath connecting Eastbourne (Holywell) in East Sussex, England with Winchester in Hampshire, England. The South Downs Way is waymarked by a National Trail acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The South Downs Way.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL25 Eastbourne & Beachy Head


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

199 Eastbourne & Hastings, Battle & Heathfield


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean

In no particular order . . .

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - The (fictional) home of Sherlock Holmes, East Dean

The (fictional) home of Sherlock Holmes, East Dean

Photo: David Clowes (1)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - Cuckmere Haven from The Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs

Cuckmere Haven from The Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs

Photo: Anita Powell (3)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - The Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs

The Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs

Photo: Anita Powell (2)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - The Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs

The Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs

Photo: Anita Powell (1)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - Birling Gap and The Seven Sisters

Birling Gap and The Seven Sisters

Photo: David Clowes (11)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - On top of Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters cliffs on a foggy November morning

On top of Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters cliffs on a foggy November morning

Photo: Chris Mathieson (5)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - The plaque on the house in the previous photo in East Dean

The plaque on the house in the previous photo in East Dean

Photo: David Clowes (2)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - East Dean Hill summit Trig Point

East Dean Hill summit Trig Point

Photo: David Clowes (5)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - Beachy Head summit Trig Point

Beachy Head summit Trig Point

Photo: David Clowes (7)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters from Beachy Head

Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters from Beachy Head

Photo: Melissa Tuttle (7)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - Ringwood Bottom

Ringwood Bottom

Photo: David Clowes (4)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - Eastbourne from Beachy Head

Eastbourne from Beachy Head

Photo: David Clowes (6)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - On top of The Seven Sisters with Cuckmere Haven in the background

On top of The Seven Sisters with Cuckmere Haven in the background

Photo: Chris Mathieson (4)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - Beachy Head Lighthouse

Beachy Head Lighthouse

Photo: David Clowes (8)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - Walking along Ringwood Bottom

Walking along Ringwood Bottom

Photo: David Clowes (3)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - The chalk cliffs and Belle Tout Lighthouse from Beachy Head

The chalk cliffs and Belle Tout Lighthouse from Beachy Head

Photo: David Clowes (9)

Walk es123 Beachy Head and The Seven Sisters from East Dean - The South Downs Way in East Sussex

The South Downs Way in East Sussex

Photo: Keith Roobottom (1)


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