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South Downs Way Annual Walk - Days 1 to 4

My friend Peter, off the back of his first participation last year, persuaded me to participate in this year's South Downs Way Annual Walk. Now in it's 39th year, it allows participants to walk the full 100 mile length of the South Downs Way in 9 consecutive days without spending a night away from home. These images are from the first 4 days of the walk. They happen to be from my mobile phone, I waited until day 5 before taking out a proper camera, and I hope they capture, as well as the wonderful landscape, some of the atmosphere of the walk.
Day one of the walk - The South Downs Way above Winchester
Day one of the walk - The South Downs Way above Winchester
Approaching Exton from Beacon Hill
Approaching Exton from Beacon Hill
The countryside around Exton
The countryside around Exton
The coaches arrive on Day 2 at Exton
The coaches arrive on Day 2 at Exton
The Shoe at Exton - an excellent place to start or finish a day's walk
The Shoe at Exton - an excellent place to start or finish a day's walk
Near Old Winchester Hill
Near Old Winchester Hill
At the summit of Old Winchester Hill
At the summit of Old Winchester Hill
The descent from Hayden Lane
The descent from Hayden Lane
Near East Meon
Near East Meon
Meon Springs Fly Fishery
Meon Springs Fly Fishery
The descent from Butser Hill National Nature Reserve to QE2 Park
The descent from Butser Hill National Nature Reserve to QE2 Park
On to day 3 - Looking East from Coulter's Dean nature reserve
On to day 3 - Looking East from Coulter's Dean nature reserve
Welcome Ice Creams at Harting Down
Welcome Ice Creams at Harting Down
Beacon Hill lies ahead
Beacon Hill lies ahead
Beneath Beacon Hill
Beneath Beacon Hill
Looking East from Beacon Hill
Looking East from Beacon Hill
A view along the ridge of the South Downs
A view along the ridge of the South Downs
Above Didling
Above Didling
View into the Weald
View into the Weald
Above Cocking, a stone placed in the environment by Andy Goldsworthy on his Chalk Stones Trail
Above Cocking, a stone placed in the environment by Andy Goldsworthy on his Chalk Stones Trail
Another view of one of Andy Goldsworthy's Chalk Stones
Another view of one of Andy Goldsworthy's Chalk Stones
The welcome for walkers near the Richline Farm with produce from their shop
The welcome for walkers near the Richline Farm with produce from their shop
Day 4 of the walk - the ascent from Cocking
Day 4 of the walk - the ascent from Cocking
And the return? 30 minutes up hill!
And the return? 30 minutes up hill!
After a long walk besides Charlton Forest the South Downs Way turns into open meadow
After a long walk besides Charlton Forest the South Downs Way turns into open meadow
A spectacular and unusual Reeves's pheasant at Graffham Down Nature Reserve
A spectacular and unusual Reeves's pheasant at Graffham Down Nature Reserve
Comfortable walking terrain
Comfortable walking terrain
Foxgloves at Stickingspit Bottom
Foxgloves at Stickingspit Bottom
Looking back to Littleton Farm
Looking back to Littleton Farm
Looking back from Burton Down
Looking back from Burton Down
Apparently not an artwork but interesting nonetheless, so it is now
Apparently not an artwork but interesting nonetheless, so it is now
Masts at Glatting Beacon
Masts at Glatting Beacon
A welcome ice cream at the Bignor Hill car park
A welcome ice cream at the Bignor Hill car park
A view from Westburton Hill
A view from Westburton Hill
Where could all these coaches be from?
Where could all these coaches be from?
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