Walking the South Downs Way in Stages: Route Guide & Where to Stay
The South Downs Way is a 160-kilometre National Trail along the chalk ridge from Winchester to Eastbourne, usually split into eight stages.
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South Downs Way Winchester to Exton & East Meon: Stage 1 Walk Guide
The South Downs Way starts at the old City Mill in Winchester and runs 160 kilometres east to Eastbourne. Stage 1 officially finishes at Exton, a small village in the Meon Valley about 19 kilometres in. If you are planning…
Stanlake Park Wine Estate: Vineyard Stay Near London
Stanlake Park Wine Estate is one of the easiest vineyard stays to reach from London. The Elizabeth line runs direct to Twyford station, the stop before Reading, and the estate is a fifteen-minute walk from there. This makes Stanlake one…
Best Beaches Near the Seven Sisters, East Sussex
Looking to get out to the beach in East Sussex? This blog is for you. Within easy reaching distance of London and Brighton, the south-east coast has a lot more beach to it than just Brighton beach, especially if you…
Seven Sisters Cliffs From London: How To Do It In A Day
Getting to the Seven Sisters cliffs from London is easier than most people expect — a train from Victoria down to Seaford, then a short bus along the coast road, and you’re at the start of the walk in about…
Best Wine Bars in Brighton — Where We Drink (2026)
The best wine bars in Brighton are across the city and to a mile west along Church Road and Western Road in Hove. Brighton and Hove sits in the middle of English wine country and it draws exactly the kind…
Best Independent Coffee Shops in Brighton and Hove (2026)
Brighton and Hove’s independent coffee scene is one of the better things about living here. Forget Starbucks, Costa and Nero — you can get your caffeine fix and put your money into a local business at the same time, and…
Sussex Vineyards With Restaurants: Where To Eat Among the Vines (2026)
Sussex vineyards with restaurants turn an afternoon tasting into a wonderful day out. Eating at a vineyard is a different proposition to eating anywhere else: the wine list is about eight bottles long, all of it made roughly two hundred…
Cuckmere Haven: The Valley Walk That Skips the Seven Sisters Crowds (2026)
Everybody who gets the bus out to Seven Sisters Country Park turns right, walks to the sea, and photographs the cliffs. They are spectacular after all. But there’s a hidden gem walk if you turn left.
Vineyard Stays in Sussex: Where To Sleep Among the Vines (2026)
There’s a particular kind of evening you only get at a vineyard: everyone else has gone home, the tasting room has turned into a bar, and you’re drinking the wine that was made in the building next door with no…