🛩️ Seven Sisters and Eastbourne Airshow 🛩️ ~21km (~13mi)

📈 Grade: 🥾🥾🥾🥾Level 4/5 Difficult

SUMMARY:
Starting at Seaford (Sussex) Station, this path leads us to the scenic Seven Sisters, with incredible clifftop views along the way. We will also watch the Airbourne as we approach Eastbourne. There are toilets and a water refill point at the lunch stop. We conclude at a pub near Eastbourne Train Station.
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ABOUT:
🥾 ~21km | point-to-point hike
📈 Elevation gain: ~550m | Duration: ~6 hours
📍 Start: Seaford (Sussex) Train Station at 09:50
🚆 For trains and group/discounted tickets from London, please see below.
🏁 Finish: Eastbourne Train Station, approx. 16:00-17:00
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⚠️ TERRAIN:
Uneven, hilly, chalky cliffs with loose stones and fields. The coastal cliffs are prone to crumbling, so please keep well back from the cliff edge. There may be cattle in the fields.
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DESCRIPTION:
Come join us on one of England's classic, most striking landscape hikes.
Starting from Seaford (Sussex), we walk towards Seaford Beach, then to the Seaford Head Nature Reserve, and on to Hope Gap. Next, the trail takes us to Cuckmere Haven. The trail between Cuckmere Haven and Birling Gap has a series of ups and downs, with spectacular views of the chalk cliffs. For safety, we keep a good distance back from the edge. We stop for lunch at Birling Gap, where you can use the toilets, refill your bottle, and treat yourself to an ice cream.
After lunch, we continue walking towards the Belle Tout Lighthouse and then to Beachy Head. As we approach Eastbourne, we will be able to see more of the Eastbourne International Airshow. We make short stops as needed to regroup, take photographs, and enjoy the breathtaking views. We finish our hike at Eastbourne Train Station.
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🌟 HIGHLIGHTS:

• Seaford Beach
• Cuckmere Haven
• Seven Sisters
• Birling Gap
• Beachy head
• Eastbourne Airshow 🛩️🛩️🛩️

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🚂 TRAINS from London

• Ticket: Return from London Victoria → Eastbourne. For the group saver ticket, click HERE

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📍 MEETING POINT AND TIME:
Walk starts: 09:50 (as soon as check-in is complete) from Seaford (Sussex) Train Station
Walk finishes: Approx. 16:00 to 17:00 at Eastbourne Train Station.
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📍 OPTIONAL GROUP TRAVEL FROM LONDON
07:50 – Meet at the London Victoria ticket office
08:10 – Leave meeting point and board the train
08:24 – Train departs London Victoria
09:26 – Arrival at Lewes
Change at Lewes
09:30 – Take the 09:30 service to Seaford (Sussex)
09:48 – Arrival at Seaford (Sussex)
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⚠️ TERRAIN, CONDITIONS AND DIFFICULTY:
Total distance: approx. ~21km (~13miles)
Elevation gain: ~550m
Grade: Difficult
Pace: Approx. 5km/h (~3mph)
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Riddle me:
Question: What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?
🍫🍫🍫If you know the answer, come tell me, and you will get a chocolate. The first three people will receive a chocolate.
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🎒WHAT TO BRING:
- Packed lunch, snacks, and sufficient water
- Suncream and sun hat
- Proper hiking gear
- Fully charged phone and power bank
- Camera if needed
- Personal medication and basic first aid
- Trekking poles recommended for slippery/steep ascents and descents
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📋 RSVP POLICY:
RSVP only if you plan to attend. If you can no longer make it, please update your RSVP as early as possible so others may join and organisers can plan fairly and safely. Repeated no-shows without prior notice may result in removal from the group or restrictions on future attendance.
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✅ WHO CAN JOIN
Adults aged 21 and over
No children
No pets
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👣 GROUP PACE & PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES
This is a friendly, social hike where we walk together and enjoy the experience as a group.
Please stay with the group rather than walking ahead independently, as the aim is to connect, share the journey, and help maintain safety and group cohesion.
Participants should choose events suitable for their fitness level and be able to maintain the advertised pace. The overall pace and schedule will not be adjusted for individuals.
A back marker may not always be present, so participants should keep others in sight and remain within a reasonable distance of the group.
To help keep the group together:

• Faster walkers should wait at junctions.
• If someone ahead is moving significantly slower, feel free to pass and remain with the main group.
• Organisers may pause at suitable points to regroup.

While reasonable efforts will be made to keep the group together, it is not practical or safe to stop frequently for individuals who are unable to maintain the required pace. In such cases, participants may need to continue at their own pace or make their own onward arrangements.
If you choose to move ahead of the group, fall significantly behind, or leave the group structure, you will be considered to be continuing independently and responsible for your own route, decisions, and safety. If you do so without informing an organiser, it will be assumed that you are managing independently.
By attending, you agree to follow these guidelines.
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CONTACT:
Message the event host, Saeideh, directly via Meetup with any questions.
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⚠️ DISCLAIMER
By joining, you confirm that you have read and accepted the group policy on the About page. You are responsible for your own safety. Neither the host nor the group can be held liable for injury, loss, or damage.