SouthDowns Strollers

Meeting Time : 10.30
Meeting Place : Outside Stanmer Tea Rooms, Stanmer village, Stanmer Park BN1 9PZ
Distance: 6.4 miles
Getting there & Parking : This walk is accessible by train to Falmer station and then 20/5 minute walk to the Tea Rooms or bus from Brighton that stops at the gates of the park.
The nearest (and cheapest) car park is behind the church very close to the Tea Rooms. Please note all parking is via the PayByPhone app., cost £3.10 for 4 hours as coins or cash are no longer accepted.
Elevation : There is one slow steady climb, but otherwise flat or undulating.
Pace: Inclusive, but everyone is encouraged to keep together as a group.
Refreshments: Please bring food and drink for a coffee and lunch stop on the way.
Refreshments are available at the end at Stanmer Tea Rooms.
Loos : There are public toilets opposite the Tea Rooms.
Dogs : Welcome if on a lead, which is essential when livestock are around.
Route: This walk will take us from Stanmer village up to the South Downs Way via Stanmer Down. We will then cross Ditchling Beacon before descending via High Park Farm to the village again..
Important information:
Acceptance Of Risk
By RSVPing to an event you agree to have read all the following and to abide by the guidelines. You accept that any activity such as walking comes with its own dangers & challenges and on that basis you accept responsibility for your own health & safety & will not compromise that of others. You agree that the Organisers and walk leader can be in no way held responsible for any injury incurred to you, your guests, or your or their dogs, in the course of the walk.
Our Ethos
We are an inclusive social hiking group with walkers of all abilities, fitness levels, and health statuses, whose walks are accessible by public transport.
We walk at an inclusive but moderate pace & like to stay together. Should we concertina, we will regather, allowing people to get their breath back before moving on, particularly on the climbs.
Please treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself.
There is ONE walk leader per walk to avoid confusion.
We run group walks, we start together, walk together, lunch together & finish together.
Cancellations & Delays
If you can't attend an event you have signed up for, please change your RSVP status to ‘Not Going’ as soon as possible, so no-one waits unnecessarily for you.
If you are going to be late, please message. Some Walk Leaders will provide their phone number if requested as Meetup messages can be delayed.
Not changing your RSVP status or informing the walk leader may result in your being removed from the group.
Leaving A Walk
If you have to leave a walk early, even for a short period, ensure the Walk Leader knows and has acknowledged that.
Becoming Ill Or Injured
If you become ill or injured during a hike, kindly inform the walk leader, or ask another walker to do so for you.
Kit & Provisions
Be appropriately clothed, booted, equipped & prepared for emergencies and have sufficient & appropriate drinks, food & snacks with you.
Weather
The weather forecast can change, so keep an eye on Event Chat and messages in case the weather prompts a cancellation.

Description - Our third Night Hike and a retread, one with a smugglers connection, as a few people missed it last year.
We will gather at the Martello Tower on Seaford beach at 18:30. Sunset is at 18:56 - Moon Phase - Waxing Crescent with 3% illumination.
We will walk in the dark along the cliffs to a pause at Hope Gap before heading to the Coastguard Cottages. These were built in 1823 as Cuckmere Haven, with its beach, was the perfect landing spot for goods from the continent. We will have a break on the beach for some BYO coffee, (laced with some rum or brandy if you wish), to raise a glass to the Smugglers or Revenue men, depending on your view, before heading inland. We will return back via farmland & the golf course to our start point and seek some refreshment in a local hostelry if you wish.
Distance - 8.8 km / 5.5m approx
Pace - Inclusive & Moderate
Elevation - 166m up & 161m down
Start time - 18:30 - 20:45 approx depending on pace.
Meeting Point - Meeting Point - Martello Tower Seaford Beach
Google Short Code: Q483+RJ Seaford
What 3 Words: https://w3w.co/usages.roaming.slanting
Refreshments - BYO Bootleg Booze for Cuckmere Beach, after at a Seaford pub.
Loos - Start (locally), Finish & On The Trail - Will Announce Suitable Locations

Getting There
Public Transport
The easiest method of travel to the start and home again afterwards from a Brighton Or Eastbourne direction, is by any of the Number 12 buses. Alight at the 'Seaford Library’' stop. Alternatively - by train to Seaford.

By Car - Parking
For those coming in their own vehicles there parking on the seafront, with some in the surrounding streets

Difficulty Level, Hazards, & Conditions
Conditions Of RSVP To Join This Walk - These Are For Everyone’s Safety
1.You must have a proper torch or headlight to come on this walk with batteries sufficient for the duration of it. Mobile phone lights are not acceptable.
2. This walk is, in part, along cliff edges, so not best suited to our unleashed four legged friends.

Night Hikes can be exhilarating as your senses are assailed in different ways, however, this can also disorientate you. Please follow the minimal rules so that we all come back safely. If at any point you become injured, unwell or anxious, alert the walk leader or back marker immediately. Please stay between the Walk Leader and the Back Marker, who will be in radio contact with each other.

Guidance
Who We Are & How We Do Things

Acceptance Of Risk
By RSVPing to an event you agree to having had the opportunity to have read all the following & to agree to abide by the guidelines. You accept that any activity such as walking comes with its own dangers & challenges and on that basis you accept responsibility for your own health & safety & will not compromise that of others. You agree that the Organisers and walk leader can be in no way held responsible for any injury incurred to you, your guests, or your or their dogs, in the course of the walk.
Our Ethos
We are an inclusive social hiking group with walkers of all abilities, fitness levels, and health statuses, whose walks are accessible by public transport.
We walk at an inclusive but moderate pace & like to stay together. Should we concertina, we will regather, allowing people to get their breath back before moving on, particularly on the climbs.
Please treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself.
There is ONE walk leader per walk to avoid confusion.
We run group walks, we start together, walk together, lunch together & finish together.
Cancellations & Delays
If you can't attend an event you have signed up for, please change your RSVP status to ‘Not Going’ as soon as possible, so no-one waits unnecessarily for you.
If you are going to be late, please message. Some Walk Leaders will provide their phone number if requested as Meetup messages can be delayed.
Not changing your RSVP status or informing the walk leader may result in your being removed from the group.
Leaving A Walk
If you have to leave a walk early, even for a short period, ensure the Walk Leader knows and has acknowledged that.
Becoming Ill Or Injured
If you become ill or injured during a hike, kindly inform the walk leader, or ask another walker to do so for you.
Kit & Provisions
Be appropriately clothed, booted, equipped & prepared for emergencies and have sufficient & appropriate drinks, food & snacks with you.
Pet Parents & Four Legged Members
Dogs are important members of our group and always very welcome, however on a lead around livestock please, for everyone's benefit.
Weather
The weather forecast can change, so keep an eye on Event Chat and messages in case the weather prompts a cancellation.
Finally
Have Fun!