Seven Sisters from Cuckmere Haven

England's most famous chalk cliffs: seven white hills cut sheer above the English Channel. The classic route starts from the Seven Sisters Country Park visitor centre, at Exceat, goes down the Cuckmere river valley between meanders to the Cuckmere Haven beach, with the coastguard cottages and the cliffs in full view ahead, and carries on up and down along the top of the Seven Sisters towards Birling Gap.

To the beach is about 45 flat minutes; continuing along the cliffs to Birling Gap is another two hours of short, steep climbs. Without a car, the 12 Coaster bus leaves from central Brighton and stops at the visitor centre; the simplest plan is to walk back the same way and catch the bus home. Do not go near the edge: the cliffs crumble.