Love The South Downs
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From Beachy Head to Winchester, we share stories, photographs and our experience from the stunning South Downs. And did we mention our rather gorgeous book?
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A belter of a day but that wind is a little... lively 🥶
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A belter of a day but that wind is a little... lively 🥶
We've not posted for a while because, you know, life.
But what an absolute stunner of a morning 🍂
But what an absolute stunner of a morning 🍂
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We've not posted for a while because, you know, life.
But what an absolute stunner of a morning 🍂
But what an absolute stunner of a morning 🍂
Autumn used to make me sad but I have come to love its melancholy beauty. May we all find such happiness on a misty morning.
October 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Autumn used to make me sad but I have come to love its melancholy beauty. May we all find such happiness on a misty morning.
A glimpse of the downs from the Ashdown Forest tonight
September 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A glimpse of the downs from the Ashdown Forest tonight
Happy Autumn Equinox, friends 🍂
September 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Happy Autumn Equinox, friends 🍂
If you're out and about today, go well.
I'm stuck at my desk and wishing I was here.
I'm stuck at my desk and wishing I was here.
September 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
If you're out and about today, go well.
I'm stuck at my desk and wishing I was here.
I'm stuck at my desk and wishing I was here.
Firle is busy for a school night 🌗
September 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Firle is busy for a school night 🌗
Firle Beacon waiting for the moon 🌝
September 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Firle Beacon waiting for the moon 🌝
We’re up a hill
August 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We’re up a hill
Welcome to the weekend 🧡
I hope you find the sun and a secluded spot to some spend time with the barrows and blossoms.
I hope you find the sun and a secluded spot to some spend time with the barrows and blossoms.
August 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Welcome to the weekend 🧡
I hope you find the sun and a secluded spot to some spend time with the barrows and blossoms.
I hope you find the sun and a secluded spot to some spend time with the barrows and blossoms.
The calm before the storm
August 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The calm before the storm
Another glorious day for those who are a-wandering.
August 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Another glorious day for those who are a-wandering.
I love this late-summer feel. Hope, nostalgia, a sense of time passing and the need to make the most of every moment 💚
August 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I love this late-summer feel. Hope, nostalgia, a sense of time passing and the need to make the most of every moment 💚
How was your weekend?
We took an evening stroll on the downs, spotted some orchids, a red kite and a hare, and sat down with some baby grasshoppers for a picnic.
10/10
We took an evening stroll on the downs, spotted some orchids, a red kite and a hare, and sat down with some baby grasshoppers for a picnic.
10/10
June 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
How was your weekend?
We took an evening stroll on the downs, spotted some orchids, a red kite and a hare, and sat down with some baby grasshoppers for a picnic.
10/10
We took an evening stroll on the downs, spotted some orchids, a red kite and a hare, and sat down with some baby grasshoppers for a picnic.
10/10
We love a tapsel gate into a churchyard.
Unique to Sussex, and there are just a handful, they allow a coffin to be passed over the top.
Unique to Sussex, and there are just a handful, they allow a coffin to be passed over the top.
May 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We love a tapsel gate into a churchyard.
Unique to Sussex, and there are just a handful, they allow a coffin to be passed over the top.
Unique to Sussex, and there are just a handful, they allow a coffin to be passed over the top.
There comes a time in your life when you really start to appreciate a motte and bailey castle. Have you reached it yet?
This stunner is between Truleigh Hill and Devil's Dyke.
This stunner is between Truleigh Hill and Devil's Dyke.
May 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
There comes a time in your life when you really start to appreciate a motte and bailey castle. Have you reached it yet?
This stunner is between Truleigh Hill and Devil's Dyke.
This stunner is between Truleigh Hill and Devil's Dyke.
Happy Beltane, friends
May this surge of energy from the earth put a spring in your step 💚
May this surge of energy from the earth put a spring in your step 💚
May 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Happy Beltane, friends
May this surge of energy from the earth put a spring in your step 💚
May this surge of energy from the earth put a spring in your step 💚
One of the hidden gems of the downs ... the Chattri Memorial 💙
April 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
One of the hidden gems of the downs ... the Chattri Memorial 💙
Morning all, how was your long weekend?
April 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Morning all, how was your long weekend?
Is there anything more April than gorgeous blossoms against moody skies?
April 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Is there anything more April than gorgeous blossoms against moody skies?
The tunnel at Clayton is a sight to behold.
They don't make 'em like that any more.
They don't make 'em like that any more.
April 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The tunnel at Clayton is a sight to behold.
They don't make 'em like that any more.
They don't make 'em like that any more.
It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎶
April 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎶
Sunrise at Devil's Dyke 🧡
April 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Sunrise at Devil's Dyke 🧡
Outside Ditching is this curiosity... Jacob's Post. It marks the spot where a pedlar was hanged in 1734 after stealing a coat from the landlord of an inn, then slashing his throat before fleeing. Sadly, the Royal Oak closed in 2009 but the post and the story live on.
#DarkSussex
#DarkSussex
April 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Outside Ditching is this curiosity... Jacob's Post. It marks the spot where a pedlar was hanged in 1734 after stealing a coat from the landlord of an inn, then slashing his throat before fleeing. Sadly, the Royal Oak closed in 2009 but the post and the story live on.
#DarkSussex
#DarkSussex