Today’s walk will take me over the cliffs through Hastings Country Park.
Although research suggests that it is possible to walk along the base of the cliffs all the way to Hastings, it would seem to entail a lot of trudging over pebbles and clambering over boulders! So I’ve decided to take the easy option and follow the English Coast Path along the top!
There is a short walk along the road through Cliff End to start, then the path is signposted to the left…
It heads uphill between the back gardens of Cliff End and is a bit muddy…
In less than ten minutes I’m through the village and into the woods on top of the cliffs. There is a nice view looking back at Pett Level…
Shortly the foliage thins out and I see the village of Fairlight ahead…
The path goes downhill into Fairlight, then climbs again through the village…
Eventually it emerges back on the cliff top…
Another ten minutes or so and I reach Hastings Country Park where there is a handy information board! I find I am in the Fire Hills, and yes, the views are pretty good…
It’s a nice easy walk along the cliff to the old WW2 era radar station. It apparently closed in the 1960s, but doesn’t look derelict from what I can see!
From here, the path drops quite steeply into Warren Glen. It is wooded and muddy and slippery in places, but I make it to the bottom where I find a small stream…
Now the fun begins! It remains wooded and muddy and slippery as I climb out the other side of the glen. It is also quite steep in places!
After a stiff climb, I reach the top and find that I have to repeat the whole process down into Fairlight Glen! I slither down to the bottom and find another, slightly larger, stream…
At this point I’m a bit hot, hungry, and knackered! So I decide to make this another mini-walk like the last couple and call it a day here. I find myself heading back up the steep hill and turn off inland toward the visitor centre and the Bale House cafe for coffee, a fat sausage roll, and cake…
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