South Downs: Cissbury Ring and Harrow Hill
Friday 19th April 2019
I went on a Good Friday walk in the South Downs in search of fairies - started at Worthing, then up to Cissbury Ring, lunch in Findon, then Harrow Hill and on finally to Storrington.
London April 2019
John's Pictures

11:35:53
Easter decoration on a post box in Worthing.

11:51:39
Bluebells.

12:07:20
Heading up to Cissbury Ring.

12:13:02
Approaching Cissbury Ring.

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National Trust sign for Cissbury Ring.

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Interesting little wooded area on one side of Cissbury Ring.

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Attempted to take a picture of a butterfly flitting about.

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The walls of Cissbury Ring.

12:21:34
Great views from here, and what lovely weather today!

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Looking rather pleased with the weather.

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Eating a Fox's Glacier Fruit here.

12:29:36
Wild flowers on Cissbury Ring.

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The trig point on Cissbury Ring.

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Down at the bottom of Cissbury Ring now, some sheep next to the car park.

12:49:01
Looking back up towards Cissbury Ring as I was leaving.

12:50:03
My new water bottle.

13:00:40
The path towards Findon.

13:01:42
Interesting stone.

13:11:10
Bluebells.

13:15:23
Cissbury Ring, unsuitable for motors. I agree.

13:16:21
One of the two pubs in the centre of Findon, almost next door to each other.

13:16:31
The Gun Inn, where I went for lunch.

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Interior of the Gun Inn, as I was leaving.

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14:13:09
Took this picture of Kyle Cottage in Findon for Kyle.

14:14:27
Managed to miss the correct footpath leading out of Findon a couple of times! Reminded me of Exton.

14:19:11
Grand house near Findon.

14:20:50
...and a neighbouring church.

14:23:28
Looking back towards Cissbury Ring I think.

14:32:08
Between Findon and Harrow Hill the landscape was mostly agricultural.

14:32:31
I followed a section of the Monarch's Way.

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Long line of cows.

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Long line of cows again.

14:47:42
A manglewurzel?

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Cow.

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15:04:18
Arty shot of a public bridleway sign.

15:05:24
Nice lawn strewn with daisies.

15:09:15
Nice gable.

15:14:02
Butterfly. Can't really see its wings properly in this photo though.

15:16:41
Seemed like a nice spot for a vineyard.

15:23:27
Close to Harrow Hill now.

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15:26:27
There's Harrow Hill.

15:33:27
Unfortunately it was private farmland, and I couldn't get to the top of it.

15:36:28
...so I just followed the footpath round the edge.

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Although in places it was a bit unclear where exactly the footpath was!

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Tantalising glimpses of the top of Harrow Hill - reputedly the last place in England where fairies lived - but could never quite get there.

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The other side of Harrow Hill.

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Lambs.

15:54:07
Lee Farm.

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Slightly better views of Harrow Hill looking back from this side.

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Final flimpse of Harrow Hill back in the distance as I headed off.

16:20:13
Heading north from Harrow Hill towards the South Downs Way now.

16:21:37
At the ridge where I met - ever so briefly - the South Downs Way again.

16:23:01
Some kind of orchid perhaps?

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I rather enjoyed this final section of the walk.

16:31:12
Nice to see the landscape laid out before me here.

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Lovely feel to the air at this point - like a summer evening.

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16:55:43
Heading into Storrington.

17:03:58
I hoped I might get a glimpse of the vineyard at Storrington Priory (one of the two Dermot Sugrue uses for his Sugrue wines) but alas not.

17:33:20
On arrival in Storrington, after a quick shop at the Waitrose. I look a bit tired here!

18:08:00
Amazingly buses were running so I was able to get to Pulborough, where I had the traditional bag of chips from the chippy next to the station.

19:51:42
Attempt to get a picture of the sunset on the way home on the train.

20:01:23
At London Bridge. I wanted to get a boat the rest of the way home, but of course since I don't actually live along the Thames this wasn't in any way feasible.