Lewes to Hassocks
Sunday 23rd September 2018
I walked another stretch of the South Downs Way today, from Lewes to Hassocks.
London September 2018
John's Pictures

09:59:52
Familiarising myself with the map on the train down to Hassocks.

11:00:50
On my way through Lewes, I thought this house looked rather nice.

11:10:56
Heading out of Lewes, near the prison.

11:14:48

11:14:50

11:16:45
Nice views from here.

11:17:50
Me looking a bit windswept.

11:24:08

11:41:26
I'd obviously caught the first spell of rain at this point. It wasn't too bad earlier on...

11:42:05
Some sort of abandoned farming machinery.

11:44:33
Nicely elevated here.

11:44:34

11:44:35

11:47:55

11:48:48

11:49:34

11:49:37
Tried to take an arty shot with these berries.

11:51:51
I think the views probably looked a bit more dramatic in real life than in this photo.

11:51:56

11:54:08

12:00:24

12:00:34
Reassuring South Downs Way signpost.

12:02:10

12:03:07
I found this biscuit in my pocket, and was glad to have it as I was getting hungry.

12:05:20
Familiar chalky paths of the South Downs.

12:09:17

12:09:18

12:09:20

12:09:22

12:13:47

12:13:55

12:16:42
The clouds starting to look a bit ominous now.

12:22:43

12:22:45
Shortly after this I think it started raining...

12:42:11
...you may note the gap in the timestamps. There was a fairly long stretch around Ditchling Beacon where it was just too wet and cold to want to get my phone out of my pocket!

13:05:57
Looking a bit cold and wet, just after Ditchling Beacon I think.

13:06:18

13:17:12
I think the rain eased up slightly from here on as I'm taking a few more photos.

13:17:16

13:17:21

13:20:29
The Jack and Jill windmills.

13:22:05

13:24:53

13:33:18
Now in Clayton, and after the surprisingly icy rain on top of the ridge I have to admit I was quite glad to be back in civilisation!

13:35:51
The bizarrely fortified rail tunnel mouth at Clayton.

13:37:09
The Jack and Jill pub, which I arrived at cold, wet and hungry.

13:40:16
Inside the Jack and Jill, just my sort of thing.

14:15:02
Delightfully naff old table mats.

14:22:42
I ordered a whole three courses, with this cheese board for dessert.

14:23:25
All British cheeses no less!

14:42:11
By the time I left the pub the weather had improved dramatically.

14:42:56
The railway tunnel in quite a different light.

14:46:14
The ridge I had just come down from - what a difference an hour or two makes!

14:46:41
The windmills.

15:00:58
Hassocks station.

17:07:12
Back at home, I started the preparations for making wine from the grapes in my back garden. As I learned, winemaking is mostly cleaning.

17:07:17

17:17:34
The grape harvest.