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Walk from Winchelsea to Hastings - Saturday
From Winchelsea we walked across to a gate of the old town, then down to the marshes and along the military canal. We saw a white house, mock '30s, which had been in the Grand Designs TV program.

Here the group split into the geologists, and others. The geologists walked along the coast admiring the fossils and strata. We had to scale the cliffs a couple of times, in one place it was extremely muddy, with a rope to help us up. At the top was a notice warning of the dangerous state of the cliffs.

Final part of the walk was through Hastings Country Park to the Coast Guard cafe and a pre booked lunch.

After lunch, continued the walk to Hastings and back to the hotel.

 Leaving Winchelsea by the town gate.

Leaving Winchelsea by the town gate.

 Walking along the militart canal

Walking along the militart canal

 Nesting swan on the Military Canal.

Nesting swan on the Military Canal.

 Nesting swan on the Military Canal.

Nesting swan on the Military Canal.

 Group splits here into Geologists and the others

Group splits here into Geologists and the others

 Peter W lecturing on the Geology

Peter W lecturing on the Geology

 A fish scale fossil has been found

A fish scale fossil has been found

 A fish scale fossil has been found

A fish scale fossil has been found

 An area where erosion was evident

An area where erosion was evident

 Climbing the muddy cliff

Climbing the muddy cliff

 Climbing the muddy cliff

Climbing the muddy cliff

 View from the Hastings Country Park

View from the Hastings Country Park

 Continuation of the walk

Continuation of the walk

 Fossil

Fossil

 Fossil

Fossil

 Leaving the beach finally

Leaving the beach finally

 Leaving the beach finally

Leaving the beach finally

 Leaving the beach finally

Leaving the beach finally

 Leaving the beach finally

Leaving the beach finally

 Leaving the beach finally

Leaving the beach finally

 Leaving the beach finally

Leaving the beach finally

 Leaving the beach finally

Leaving the beach finally

 Leaving the beach finally

Leaving the beach finally