A South Downs Way Story
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This short segment started at Southease station, a stop in the middle of nowhere that remarkably has regular rail service to Brighton and beyond. I had a pretty clear day to work with, so I took my time. The first stop was on the other side of the extremely tame Ouse River at the lovely Saxon church in tiny Southease. Its round tower and old wall paintings were fascinating. Some months later I went back for another visit and found myself sitting in a pew sharing a bottle of Pinot Grigio with the church wardens who had just spent a day fixing up the building. Anyway, after the church it was time to climb back up onto the escarpment where fine views of the fortified town of Lewes followed me on the right for several miles. Eventually it was time to drop down to the A27. There I left the South Downs Way and walked along the noisy highway for two miles until I reached Falmer rail station and the train back to Hove. Before boarding the train I stopped for a pint of Harvey’s (the very nice local brew) at the Swan, the first non-smoking pub I had ever encountered. May others follow in their wake.
Southease-Falmer
6.2 (plus 2.0) miles
1 December 2002