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Crossing the final ‘sister’, Haven Brow (so-named because it looks down onto the estuary of Cuckmere Haven), the path of the South Downs Way veers right, but we continue ahead down the slope to cross a stile, then curve right and angle down to a kissing gate. The path continues to descend easily, passing a pillbox and through a gate brings you onto the valley path which leads all the way back to Exceat and the Seven Sisters Country Park Visitor Centre.

The Cuckmere River near Exceat

The Seven Sisters Country Park covers a large area of chalk downland east of Cuckmere Haven

Established by East Sussex County Council in 1971, and now managed by the South Downs Joint Committee, the Seven Sisters Country Park covers 690 acres (280 hectares) of chalk cliffs and downland spreading east of Cuckmere Haven. It is heavily used by walkers, for whom the route across the Seven Sisters from Birling Gap is a noted classic. The visitor centre is housed in a converted 18th-century barn, while midway between Exceat and Cuckmere Haven the Country Park has a campsite and camping barn in Foxhole Bottom. Visit www.sevensisters.org.uk.