Passing through Blackfriars station on the way down to the downs.

The bus from Brighton to the Devil's Dyke.

Rather nice views from the bus.

At the Devil's Dyke now. Lovely day today.

The bright pink ice cream van looked a bit incongruous with the rolling green hills.

People lounging around atop Devil's Dyke.

Had lunch at the pub, and somehow ended up choosing a pint of Guinness (alas no Harveys on offer here).

I think I must have set off by this point. Sweeping views from (near) the Devil's Dyke along the ridge of the South Downs, and I think you can see all of today's walk laid out before me, with Chanctonbury Ring that final promontory on the horizon.

Still love these South Downs Way sign posts.

Just after Truleigh Hill, where the South Downs Way follows a road for a bit.

Beyond Botolphs, climbing Annington Hill, where there's a pig farm, I spotted this pheasant.

Piglets at the Botolphs pig farm.

Beyond the pig farm now, and looking back down Annington Hill.

Where the SDW turns to the north for a bit, somewhere near the top of Annington Hill, there was a welcome bench, and I sat for a while as surprisingly my feet were hurting.

Quite a long gap since the previous photo! (I was filming on my GoPro intermittently) Anyway, now arriving at Chanctonbury Ring.

I decided to sit for a while atop Chanctonbury Ring, while I figured out what to do next. I supped this can of South Downs Cider (which I picked up in Brighton station) while mulling it over, which initially I thought quite pleasant, but as I proceeded I found increasingly far too sweet.

Eventually after weighing my options I decided to abandon the idea of a wild camp tonight. Instead I made a dash down to Washington to catch the last bus to Pulborough, from where I'd be able to get a train back to London.

A rather pretty woodland scene in Combe Holt, on the slopes of Chanctonbury Hill.

I also got to pass through this field of sheep and lambs.

They seemed pleasantly unperturbed by me.

Lovely.

On arrival at Pulborough, having bought a return ticket to Brighton, I was going to get a single ticket from here to wherever the two lines meet, but the machine wasn't working.