Backpacking and Wild camping the South downs way A 100 mile trail
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2019
- The South downs way is a 100 mile long route which follows the chalk hills from Eastbourne to Winchester. The route goes through quaint English villages steeped in history with many local pubs close to the route.
The views are breathtaking with many miles walked on the windy tops but some stretches take you through dense woodlands too.
Some hard climbs and the path can be hard on the feet with the small sharp flinty stones so good footwear is needed.
All in all a lovely walk.
Link to Bill Hambeltons video about this walk:
• South Downs Way 2019
Dear God, please preserve this beautiful country for Britain's children and their children, for posterity.
It was emotional to see the Poppies on Joseph Oestermanns grave,.. there IS decency in ALL of us, its just good to see it shown now and again. Well done for showing it to us, it warmed my heart.
PS . Joseph died in 1940 at the height of the Battle of Britain, .. NOT 1948!.
Really enjoyed this Sandy. Great video and company. Feeling inspired. I’ve camped at odd spots in the SDW but never walked it in it’s entirety. Thinking about it for 2023. Thanks again - Ben 👍
Thanks Ben, it is a lovely walk
Greetings from Melbourne. Thank you for this great presentation. I enjoyed it very much. Last year I came to Britian to walk parts of the South West Coast around Penzance and to walk the Two Moors Way from Ivybridge to Lynmouth. I absolutely loved it! Trail walking is much different here in Australia with greater distances between towns. I plan to return to England in to walk the pilgrimage route from Bury St Edmund to Walsingham.
Wonderful! you have already done some great walks by the sound of things
Wonderful Sandy. A delight to watch you walk through the land of my birth. So many familiar places. At Amberley you were very close to my all time favourite camping spot.
I'll leave you with this.
If I ever become a rich man,
Or if I ever grow to be old,
I will build a house with a deep thatch,
To shelter me from the cold,
And there shall the Sussex songs be sung,
And the story of Sussex be told.
I will hold my house in the high wood,
Within a walk of the sea,
And the men who were boys when I was a boy,
Shall sit and drink with me.
Best wishes
Al
P.S. also, you were fairly close to the source of my name.
That was nice Knucker. I hope you become a rich man. Sounds to me that you would be wise with those pennies.
Beautiful, Sandy!
Great video but also sad. Unfortunately, due to massive claudication of the Aorta, I can only walk 20 feet - let alone 100 miles. However, as an ex-army officer and Falklands vet, I have previously done my share of walking. I really envied your trip. I would love to do myself. Best of luck, Sandy. Ian Swindon Subscriber.
This is very quickly becoming my favourite YT channel. Currently working my way through your back catalogue and enjoying it very much. 73 mate, Jon
Really enjoyed that - thanks so much!
I am one of those that sadly am unable to do this, but I enjoyed every second of this video Sandy. Thankyou. Well done all.
Nice one Sandy....once again enjoyed your delivery and filming,lovely job...
Absolutely stunning 😲
I know the South Downs well even though I’ve never lived there. All my relatives live down that way and spent a lot of my childhood down that way.
Does the beginning of the walk start at princes park end.
Great video, might see you one one of your walks as I walk the Marlborough downs regularly. Take it easy 👍
I'm planning to do this walk. Great video thank you
Great video, enjoyed the whole trip. Thanks for sharing it :)
Thanks Simon
@@WiltshireMan no problem Sandy
Brilliant guys❤💪
Awesome walk Sandy.
Loved it guys and taken inspiration
Great vid Sandy, thanks.
I love this video. Thank you, Sandy, for taking us along on this adventure.
Tea, cake and good company what a great way to spend a week, not to mention beer and pub grub. Thanks fella, I have added this to my list of walks for next year.
I walked the seven sisters many years ago, such a beautiful place!
That was really excellent thank you. I live in Spain now with no possibility of returning..South Downs was my home turf and so good to see it again. Fantastic
Hey Sandy! A couple of mates and I are walking this next week for something to do during lockdown. Cheers for the inspiration, a lovely video.
During..LOL, Brilliant.
Inspired, thank you
Did the same about 2 weeks ago, fantastic views the whole way. Well done!
Lovely video ❤
What a lovely pub crawl ops sorry walk. Looks like you all had a great time.
Very interesting ,good work👍👍👍
Fabulous. Planning this for springtime 2021
Sandy, you are an inspiration to me. Watching you take short and long walks have made me work harder and to try to walk with my crutches further. I may have to use them permanently but they help me get from A to B. You have some great trails to hike. I like the small towns you come across and the stories they have to tell. So very cool indeed. Thanks for sharing. Tony
Beautiful scenery and villages.
Congrats on completing that Sandy, great achievement.
And congrats to the others for putting up with you for a whole week too, a bigger achievement ;)
LOL Yes they deserve a medal. It was a great challenge Si. The scenery really outstanding at times.
Sandy
I’ve walked the South Downs Way myself a couple of times. Each time from Winchester. I made roughly the same stops as you but wasn’t carrying camping gear, so well done. The last time I did it with my best mate from Canada. We grew up together in Woodingdean, up on the Downs outside Brighton, so doing it together was a bit of a pilgrimage. I really enjoyed seeing you three sharing such a magical time in such a beautiful place. Thanks. Tony Lenton
Thanks Tony I really enjoed the Southdwons way, I can still remember one section that was really steep going, well several actually. There's no doubt it is a walk through time almost
Wow ever so Inspiring you three guys. It's always a great pleasure to watch your videos sandy takes me back to when I was a child without a care in the world.
Thank you 😎
Amazing sights and sounds.....brilliant sandy. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful scenery, great that the weather held up!!
What a amazing trip Sandy. Thanks for taking us along.
Absolute pleasure to watch. Thank you :)
Marvellous walk well done.
Lovely stuff, thanks Sandy.
What a journey! Thank you for sharing Sandy
Absolutely beautiful.
Epic video and what beautiful scenery , im from the North of England so its a treat for me to see the other end of our country in such a spectacular way Thank You . All the best . Darren (:
Excellent video of the trail sandy ,very enjoyable
Excellent, looking forward to watching.
Awesome trip Sandy! Thank you for sharing the beautiful countryside with us and the nice chats with others along the trail.
Cracking video, loved every moment.
An enjoyable watch, thanks Sandy 👍
What a delightful record of a great adventure through stunning countryside. Well done... and thanks for taking us along with you. 👍
Gorgeous country. Spring is fantastic. Thanks Sandy.
Well done on completing that walk. Fantastic scenery and enjoyable company.
Excellent video Sandy.
Really enjoyed this video Sandy 👍
Great video Sandy and well done to you all for completing the walk. Keep it up! Looking forward to the next one.
Excellent video. Thoroughly enjoyed that.. almost made be homesick .. Keep up the great videos
Wonderful adventure 👍😎
Excellent walk with breath taking sceneries, thanks so much for sharing it!!
Sandy, thanks for the video !!!!
Brilliant Sandy. Thank you for the upload, it’s a beautiful part of the world we live in .
Great views along the way and some interesting villages, windmills etc.
very good enjoyed it so much
Made for an awesome video bro so thanks for taking us along. All the very best
Congratulations to you all another epic journey, loved the content with the history guide information along the way 🤜🇬🇧🤛 cheers Spenny
Well done guys, showing the British landscape at its best .. Some beautiful areas that you passed along the way. atb Dave.
Brilliant sruff, really well done. im going to be doing this walk this year for sure.
I like this video! And I like Your Team.
Enjoyed that congrats
ATB, James
well done .plus another amazing vid .
Well Done Sandy, Tony and Bill! Amazing! One day I would like to do this. 😁
Congratulations Sandy. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this, such beautiful countryside!
Fantastic video, really enjoyed watching.😀👍
Very enjoyable video Sandy and looked a great walk so well done to all three of you! Weather appeared very kind to you and some lovely camp sites. Thanks for sharing.
Well done great video wonderful country side
Great effort Sandy, very inspiring route, wonder if someday I might do it. And you kitchen menu's were innovative. Lively filming. Thank you again. Harry
What can I say it was absolutely beautiful video👍
A fantastic journey Sandy, love it!
A pleasure as always well done that’s quite a walk.
Well done to all of you on a great achievement. Some stunning views & villages along the way too. Great to see plenty of woodland still knocking about. I hope that the country stays that way for future generations but I fear that many will fall by the wayside one way or another ! Take care Sandy & all the best, Neil.
certainly looked a nice walk and you got some great weather for it
Well done Sandy & Co! Makes me want to get out too!
yet another wonderful video packed with amazing landscapes - cheers
Thank you for sharing your green and pleasant walk.
it’s a great pleasure to watch
Thanks, Sandy...great trip. I watched Abbie Barnes do this route last year, so it was nice to re-visit it again from your perspective. Cheers!
Great video looks like a great trip. Fancy having a go myself
Good video of your adventure, well done guys.
I'm a Sussex lad living in Cumbria and you have made me so homesick ! What a great video, Sandy. Well done.
Beautiful - the walk, filming and relaxed but informative commentary! I'm inspired to have a go at something like this....
Sandy,you make some lovely videos, a pleasure to watch , Thank you :)
Lovely weather for the whole length of the trip, that's really lucky 👍😊
And those fantastic vistas and morning mists! 😳😳😳
What a great way to spend the days!
It really was a pleasure to watch (what a great way to spend 43 minutes in the late evening), thank you 😊
congrats on completing the walk and such great weather.. loved the little titbits of information & no hassles with the wild camping (and some of it looked quite in the open)!
Well done Sandy and the boys looked a great adventure this and the weather was kind. ATB Paul 👍🏻🍻
Really enjoyed this, Sandy. I would love to do something like this one day. What a way to see England!
A good long hike there Sandy, and I'm sure speaking as a guy from Sussex a pleasure every step. Congratulations 😊👍
I'd be pleased to make it to just one pub! 🍺 Thank You for bringing us along. So fortunate to have such a lovely countryside.
Stunning villages.
Beautiful countryside.
Far from the madding crowd.
Well done lads.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏
Another fine documented walk. Thanks for taking us with you Sandy. 👍
🍻 Volker
Thanks for sharing
Awesome video Sandy
A brilliant video sandy , a round of 👏👏👏 to the three of you 👍👌🧭⛺