Hastings Coastal Cliff - Green London

Legendary Hastings Coastal Cliff Hike - Hastings Coastal Cliff, Surrey and East Sussex

On this hike we take you to Hastings for a monumental hike around the clifftops running up to the legendary local beauty spot Fairlight and the Fire Hills. This is a legendary landscape that kind of reminds me of Narnia - I always expect to see Aslan come galloping round the corner with a bunch of Centaurs. The area is part of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is situated in south-east England.

Covering an area of 1,450 square kilometres the High Weald runs from Surrey to East Sussex. It is the fourth largest Area of Outstanding Beauty in England and Wales. The landscape features a mosaic of small farms and Sandstone cliffs covered in grass and gorse. The path we follow runs up to the Fire Hills, so called in local legend because the gorse bushes which cover the hills are known to burst spectacularly into flame over the summer months when they become tinder dry.

On the way to Hastings country park we'll go past the outside of Hastings castle, which dates back to 1066 and was built by the Normans during what was to become the last successful invasion of England. We finish in an historic grade two listed building public house for a well-earned beer and pub meal... or you can have fish and chips if you so please!

On this hike we'll see plenty of the giant local herring gulls, we might catch a glimpse of a barn owl as dusk falls and it's even been known to spot perregrin falcons. More beautiful scenery is very hard to find.

Distance: 6.5 miles approx
Walking Time: 3.5 hours approx, excluding lunch break.
Difficulty: 8/10 – moderate
Departure Point: London Charing Cross.
What's Included: Guided hike, 10% of fee donation to “Putting Down Roots” a gardening project providing training and occupation to London's Homeless.
What's not included: Food, drinks.
Price: £16.00 per person without train travel. £29 with train travel
Groups of over 10: £12.50 without train travel. £25.50 with train travel

Pick up time: 9.45

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