Saturday, 6 August 2022 - SOUTH DOWNS CHURCHES - BERWICK CIRCULAR - 12 miles - Leader: Nick W
A circular walk through the beautiful landscape of The South Downs visiting seven ancient churches including the Good Shepherd at Lullington, the smallest in Sussex, and St Michael and All Angels, Berwick, famous for its paintings by Bloomsbury artists. This will be an undulating walk over varying terrain.
Lunch: at Alfriston where there are pubs, cafes and benches for picnics.
Climbing up from Berwick station
Sunflowers in our first church
Nick and Jane checking our route
The 1,600 year old yew tree
Harvesting next our pathway
Stunning South Down views
Alfriston lunch break
Onto our next church
Another impressive church
Art in praise of the South Downs
Heading back to Berwick station
· Leader warns: 7 churches and 12 miles to go!
· Arlington reservoir with colonising Canada geese
· Wilmington: St Mary and St Peter: a little history. Originally part of a Benedictine monastery
· Pulpits spanning the centuries: Jacobean wood carving (St Mary and St Peter, Wilmington); and 20th century painting from the Bloomsbury Group (St Michael of All Angels, Berwick)
· Modernity: stained glass: the millennium window (Wilmington St Mary and St Peter); and the Cuckmere, Selmeston Parish Church
· Telling the time: scratch dial (Alciston Parish church)
· Sunflowers
· Going up to the Downs..
· .. and views
· On trend lounge wear
· The Long Man
· Waiting for the train home…
Pilgrim pot
The South Downs - or is it Provence?
Dryad
Rolling landscape
Photos: Martin F, Ruth, Gary W, Linda C, Dave H, Kevin G