Walks in Sussex: Exploring Ditchling Beacon
Today I am walking over Ditchling Beacon in East Sussex, the highest point in this side of the county. Ditchling Beacon is part of the Southdowns National Park, part of the chalk ridge that stretches from Eastbourne to Winchester on the south coast of England.
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Ditchling Beacon London-Brighton 2010
Riding up Ditchling Beacon on London-Brighton 2010. The only really difficult hill on the ride. Not helped by cylists turned pedestians getting in the way.
Ditchling Beacon 2012 London to Brighton
This is my climb up Ditchling Beacon on the 2012 BHF London to Brighton charity ride.
I was pretty pleased that I made it all the way up without stopping. I did this quite comfortably but I wouldn't say it was easy - as you can tell by the sounds of the fat guy gasping his way up the hill!
At the time I was about 260 lbs so a fair bit of extra baggage to haul up the hill!
I'm looking forward to doing the ride again later this year (2013).
Loved the two on the tandem! They were really funny. If the guy was to believed he was doing all the work and the girl on the back was just along for the ride!
Ditchling Beacon in 6:59 and down the other side. L2B 2014
My ride up Ditchling Beacon on the 2014 BHF London to Brighton Charity ride.
The previous year I had done Ditchling Beacon in 8:00 so I was pleased to knock 90 seconds off. I did the whole ride in 2 hours 54 including one stop.
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I started at 6:00AM and managed to get ahead of the crowds pretty early so that's why it's so quiet. I'm so early that they hadn't even started the announcements on the loud speaker at the end.
Ditchling Beacon
I was invited out for a short walk to catch the sun setting over Ditchling Beacon with Jack and his friends. Thank to everyone for making it such an enjoyable evening!
Filmed on an Iphone 7 Plus and edited in Premier Pro.
Hiking Ditchling Beacon - Devils Dyke (Brighton, UK)
Hiking Ditchling Beacon - Devils Dyke 02/05/2014 by Hiking in Brighton (Facebook group)
Ditchling Beacon 25_11_07
SELOC Sussex run
Ditchling Beacon | Iconic Climbs | Cycling Weekly
Ditchling Beacon - the closer you get to the South Downs the more the trepidation builds, then when you pass through Ditchling, that trepidation turns to genuine fear... | Subscribe to Cycling Weekly here:
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London to Brighton Bike Ride 2019 - Ditchling Beacon Climb
Miserable weather this year but a good ride, and always nice to getup the beacon... Not happy being overtaken by the woman on her electic bike though!
Ditchling Beacon ???? London to Brighton bike ride 2014
Cycling up Ditchling Beacon. London to Brighton 2014
Just like this song . . this hill climb over Ditchling Beacon goes on and on . . and on!
I do not own this music.
Ditchling Beacon Climb looking back (London to Brighton)
Climbing Ditchling Beacon on the BHF London to Brighton bike ride 2017. It was a very hot day and was a hard climb that day. One of my slower attempts.
Ditchling Beacon - London to Brighton 2016
British Heart Foundation - L2B 2013 - Climbing Ditchling Beacon
This was my fifth or sixth London to Brighton bike ride, but only the second time that I have managed to cycle all the way up the beacon without stopping.
I have also included a 4x speed at the end.
Brighton to Ditchling Beacon bus 79 [whole route]
Brighton & Hove bus no. 79 from Old Steine to Ditchling Beacon
16/09/2018
I recorded (almost) the whole route from North Street (Clock Tower) through Brighton Station, North Laine, London Road and Ditchling Road.
Equipment used: Samsung Galaxy S8 stabilised by DJI Osmo Mobile 2 gimbal
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Ditchling Beacon Cycle
Video of mine and Dan's ride up and down Ditchling Beacon
Ditchling
A year in the life of a South Downs Village
Ditchling Beacon from a Tour of Britain car
Sussex leg of Tour of Britain launched on Ditchling Beacon
It is the country's largest free sporting event - and it's coming to Sussex.
Thousands of cycling enthusiasts are set to line the streets as the Tour of Britain comes to the county next month.
Setting off from Camberley in Surrey the peloton will pass through towns in West and East Sussex before finishing on Brighton seafront.
Latest TV's Jeff Moody spoke to civic leaders ahead of the event on September 19.
South Downs In Sussex England Near Ditchling Beacon
Nice scenery. In the South of England. The South Downs are a line of hills stretching from Hampshire through Sussex. Great for mountain biking and walking.
Ditchling Village - Drone Flight
Ditchling is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is contained within the boundaries of the South Downs National Park; the order confirming the establishment of the park was signed in Ditchling.
An artistic community founded by the artist Eric Gill during the early 20th century, and known as The Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic] survived until 1989.
The village lies at the foot of the South Downs in East Sussex, but very close to the border with West Sussex. The settlement stands around a crossroads with Brighton to the south, Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath to the north, Keymer and Hassocks to the west, and Lewes to the east, and is built on a slight spur of land between the Downs to the south and Lodge Hill to the north. Ditchling Beacon, one of the highest points on the South Downs, overlooks the village.
Ditchling Common, north of the village, is the source of the eastern River Adur which meets with the western River Adur near Henfield and flows on to the English Channel at Shoreham-by-Sea.
In Saxon times, the people of Dicul settled here and King Alfred the Great held lands as a Royal Manor.
It is unknown exactly when the people of Dicul settled in the village, but Ditchling is first recorded in 765 as Dicelinga in a grant by King Alduuf of land bordering that of Ditchling. Later it is recorded that the Manor and its lands were held by King Alfred. When Alfred died in the year 900 it was given to a kinsmen named Osferth, and then reverted to the Crown under Edward the Confessor. After the Norman conquest, the land was held by William de Warenne. The Domesday book mentions a church and a mill in Ditchling and the population was approx 150 households. In 1095 there is mention of a manor house, what is now Wings Place. The land passed through several hands until in 1435 it was owned by the Marquess of Abergavenny who held it until the 20th century, when it was sold to developers who failed to get planning permission to build.
In the 18th and 19th centuries the Old Meeting House in Ditchling was an important centre for Baptists from the wider area, whose records and memorandum books allow a unique insight into a small rural religious community of the period. These records (in the East Sussex Record Office) bear witness to often fractious and heated debates about morality and religion.
In January 2007, Ditchling featured in a five piece BBC Documentary entitled Storyville: A Very English Village. This was filmed, produced and directed by a Ditchling resident, but the series itself came under criticism from local residents.[citation needed]
There are two public houses, The Bull and The White Horse and the café/eatery Ditchling Tea Rooms (previously known as Dolly's Pantry). It has a few shops. Ditchling has community groups and societies, including the Ditchling Film Society and the Ditchling Singers.
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