Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters
South East, England
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Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters
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Beachy Head is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, 162m above the water, with the Beachy Head lighthouse standing in the sea below it, built to replace Belle Tout on the next headland west, which was decommissioned in 1902 because mist hid its light. West of it the cliffs dip to Birling Gap, then rise and fall over the seven crests of the Seven Sisters to Cuckmere Haven, an undeveloped stretch often used in films as a stand-in for the White Cliffs of Dover.
Required Activities
1
of 4
Stand on Beachy Head above the lighthouse
2
of 4
Walk the switchback of the Seven Sisters towards Cuckmere Haven
3
of 4
See Belle Tout, the clifftop lighthouse first lit in 1834, and walk down to Birling Gap
4
of 4
Walk down to the meanders of the Cuckmere at Exceat
Stand on Beachy Head above the lighthouse
Walk the switchback of the Seven Sisters towards Cuckmere Haven
See Belle Tout, the clifftop lighthouse first lit in 1834, and walk down to Birling Gap
Walk down to the meanders of the Cuckmere at Exceat
Before you go
The cliff edge is undercut and crumbling in places. Keep well back from the edge, especially in wind or rain.
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