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It is an interesting experience but very much a token gesture. I hope your orujo shots are more generousBut then Pilgrims arriving in Winchester can claim there Wayfarers Dole of bread and beer
Must remember that - I love the SDW!The SDW runs through my backyard so we walk bits fairly frequently. Rolling chalk downland and some interesting river valleys. As has been said, accommodation is the challenge. There are Youth Hostels at Eastbourne, Southease, near Lewes, and Truleigh Hill. Their clunky website is here: https://www.yha.org.uk/stay. Thereafter you're dependent on Pubs & B&B's. National Trails site here: https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/south-downs-way/accommodation-hotels.
The argument for walking Winchester to Eastbourne is to put our prevailing westerly winds behind you. But then Pilgrims arriving in Winchester can claim there Wayfarers Dole of bread and beer at http://hospitalofstcross.co.uk/visiting-st-cross/
Passing Pilgrims in need will find a shot of Orujo by my fireside
I walked it in two sections about 10 years ago. Lovely walk over chalk paths with views of sea one side and rolling hillside the other. As others have said, main problem is accommodation - you have to descend each night and return to the top next morning. Where there were no youth hostels, we stayed in small B&Bs in villages, often visiting the pretty local church in the morning before setting off up the hill for the day’s walk. Worth booking accommodation early. Good luck!Wondering if there are any of you who have walked this route? Looking for any information or ideas. Planning on late September/ early October.
Just a question. Is there a hiking trail over 500 meters that you do not know about????The SDW runs through my backyard so we walk bits fairly frequently. Rolling chalk downland and some interesting river valleys. As has been said, accommodation is the challenge. There are Youth Hostels at Eastbourne, Southease, near Lewes, and Truleigh Hill. Their clunky website is here: https://www.yha.org.uk/stay. Thereafter you're dependent on Pubs & B&B's. National Trails site here: https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/south-downs-way/accommodation-hotels.
The argument for walking Winchester to Eastbourne is to put our prevailing westerly winds behind you. But then Pilgrims arriving in Winchester can claim there Wayfarers Dole of bread and beer at http://hospitalofstcross.co.uk/visiting-st-cross/
Passing Pilgrims in need will find a shot of Orujo by my fireside
Ah, Fulking: Defined by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd in The Meaning of Liff as meaning "pretending not to be in when the carol singers come round." @NorthernLight is more likely more accurate in the derivation of the name.