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Day 1 - Arrival in Eastbourne
Stay: Eastbourne
Highlights: Seaside promenade, Victorian pier, beach walks, pre-hike rest
Optional: Visit Towner Art Gallery or enjoy dinner overlooking the sea
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Day 2 - Eastbourne to Alfriston (via Seven Sisters)
Start: Eastbourne seafront
Finish: Alfriston village, Cuckmere Valley
Terrain: Coastal cliffs and rolling downland, with steep ascents and descents
Highlights: Beachy Head, Birling Gap, Exceat, Litlington, Alfriston village
Distance:10½ miles / 17 km
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Day 3 - Alfriston to Kingston-near-Lewes
Start: Alfriston Village
Finish: Kingston-near-Lewes
Terrain: Rolling chalk ridges, open farmland, and wooded hillsides
Highlights: Leaving the sea behind, rolling hills, views of Lewes and the River Ouse, charming peaceful landscape around Firle
Distance: 11 miles/ 17.5km
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Day 4 - Kingston-near-Lewes to Upper Beeding
Start: Kingston-near-Lewes
Finish: Upper Beeding
Terrain: Rolling chalk ridges, open farmland, and wooded hillsides
Highlights: Ditchling Beacon, rolling downland views, sweeping Wealden views, Devil’s Dyke, Truleigh Hill, Bramber Castle (optional detour)
Distance: 20 miles/ 32km
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Day 5 - Upper Beeding to Amberley
Start: Upper Beeding
Finish: Amberley village (near the River Arun)
Terrain: Rolling chalk ridges, open downland, occasional woodland, gentle descents into the valley
Highlights: Steyning Bowl, Chanctonbury Ring, High ridge walking, South Downs panoramas, River Arun, Amberley village
Distance: 13 miles/ 20km
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Day 6 - Amberley to Cocking
Start: Amberley Village
Finish: Cocking Village
Terrain: Rolling chalk ridges, open downland, wooded slopes, occasional steep ascents and descents
Highlights: Amberley Ridge, Bignor Roman Villa (optional detour), South Downs panoramas, Cocking Down
Distance: 12 miles/ 19km
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Day 7 - Cocking to Buriton
Start: Cocking village
Finish: Buriton village
Terrain: Rolling chalk ridges, steep climbs and descents, open downs, and woodland patches
Highlights: Cocking Down, West Dean, Harting Down, South Harting village, Harting Down, The Trundle (optional detour), Butser Hill, Buriton village
Distance: 11 miles/ 17.5km
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Day 8 - Buriton to Exton
Start: Buriton village
Finish: Exton village
Terrain: Rolling chalk ridges, open downland, occasional wooded sections, gentle ascents and descents
Highlights: Open ridge walking Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Butser Hill (nearby), Exton village
Distance: 13 miles/ 21km
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Day 9 - Exton to Winchester
Start: Exton Village
Finish: Winchester (Westgate/City Centre)
Terrain: Rolling chalk ridges, wooded valleys, farmland, small villages, occasional steep ascents/descents
Highlights: Winchester Cathedral, Meon Valley, Old Winchester Hill Nature Reserve
Distance: 12 miles/ 19km