countryside

Rapeseed

A vibrant landscape featuring a field of bright yellow flowers in the foreground, rolling green hills in the background, and a glimpse of the ocean under a blue sky. — Dyke Railway Trail, South Downs

As we got closer to Hangleton we were struck by the bright yellow flowers which Google told us (and not for the first time, such is the nature of our online addictions and distractions) was rapeseed.

A panoramic view of rolling green fields, featuring vibrant yellow patches and a mix of trees, under a cloudy sky.

Descent

A panoramic view of rolling green hills leading down to a coastal area with a shimmering ocean under a partly cloudy sky. — Dyke Railway Trail, South Downs

As we descended from the Devil’s Dyke, we found ourselves on the Dyke Railway Trail, with views of the countryside and farm animals, out to the English Channel and Hove on the coast.

Sign introducing the Dyke Railway Trail, featuring historical information and a map highlighting seven points of interest along the trail.

A panoramic view of lush green fields and hills leading to a blue ocean under a partly cloudy sky.

A scenic view of lush green hills with a grazing horse and cattle, overlooking the ocean in the distance. A sign for Poynings and Saddlescombe is visible.

Walking Around

A scenic view of rolling green hills with trees along the slope, under a partly cloudy sky. — Devil’s Dyke, South Downs

From the bus stop and visitors’ centre, we walked around the shoulder of the valley, aiming for a view down into the valley.

“Rottingdean is a village in the city Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England. It borders the villages Saltdean, Ovingdean and Woodingdean, and has a historic centre, often the subject of picture postcards.” Some of its more renowned residents include Rudyard Kipling, Enid Bagnold, and Edward Burne-Jones.

More at Wikipedia

More South Downs Landscapes

Don’t Take a Fence

Till the Cows Come Home

Still more from our walk from Falmer to Rottingdean. Beginning to get used to walking through a field of cows.

South Downs

In October we joined the Ramblers for a walk from Falmer to Rottingdean (a little over 7 miles) on the South Downs. I took a lot of landscape pictures of the lovely English countryside along the way (more to come in future posts).

As I’m just getting to mid-October pictures now in December I’ll revert to 2 posts a day until I’m a bit more caught up.

Ramble

A couple days after our walk across the Seven Sisters we joined the Brighton Ramblers on a short (~5 miles) trek through the rolling countryside of the South Downs, beginning and ending at Salt Dean, one of Brighton’s villages.

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A Walk to the Chattri

We walked through beautiful countryside, up to the Chattri one afternoon…

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Countryside

North Sea

The next day (Easter Monday), we set out from our hotel between Fenwick and Beal for the Holy Island. This rise gave us our first view of the North Sea, off in the distance.

Train to North Berwick

The next day we took the train to North Berwick, a coastal town in East Lothian. Here are a couple shots taken from the train window.

Belgian Countryside

We took the train from Antwerp back to Brussels where we boarded the EuroStar to St Pancras in London. Then a couple of tube rides later we caught the train from Waterloo back home to Farnham. (click images to see them larger.)