Wobblers
Euthermic
- Location
- Minkowski Space
Are you thinking of waving the ferry off from a convenient pub? In which case I just might be tempted to join you.
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Are you thinking of waving the ferry off from a convenient pub? In which case I just might be tempted to join you.
OP
OP
redfalo
known as Olaf in real life
- Location
- Brexit Boomtown
y
yes, we'll have breakfast at a nice Italian café which is serving beer in the morning.
AKA Bob
Riding a folding bike far too much of the time...
- Location
- Reading upon Thames
Is it worth setting up a petition similar to the one targeting Great Western Trains?
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petiti...trains-the-beginning-of-the-end?state=initial
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petiti...trains-the-beginning-of-the-end?state=initial
OP
OP
redfalo
known as Olaf in real life
- Location
- Brexit Boomtown
CTC is on the case.
AKA Bob
Riding a folding bike far too much of the time...
- Location
- Reading upon Thames
Excellent once you have the link please share....
I'm probably up for this, as a ride from London to Newhaven. I've done it a couple of times before, and it's not a bad ride. It's basically the ride to Brighton, only without Ditchling, and then you can amble along the seafront to Brighton, and get a train back to London.
The A259 along the seafront is fairly horrible. Once you get towards Brighton you can divert down to the Undercliff Walk, and cycle half the route along there, but I wondered if it's possible to get from here near to Newhaven, to here, missing out another 1½ miles of the A259? Looking at Google it looks like it may be possible, but I wondered if anyone with more local knowledge knows if it's sensible?
Yes, I know the Undercliff Walk, but this section looks to be of a similar construction, at least from the point-of-view of Googles aircraft. Now, it's only for about 1½ miles of the A259, but it was more a case of curiousity. The western end looks like it's an actual road (or wide path) down to the path, but the eastern end looks like there's a set of steps going down the cliff, which may be too much of a faff with bicycles.
OpenStreetMaps also labels it as (the/a ?) Undercliff Walk, and specifies that access is allowed for pedestrians, cyclists and horses, but not motor vehicles.
Looking at Google, it would appear that there's are two gaps of 800m each, either side of Portobello Sewage Works, but otherwise there is already Undercliff Walk from just west of Newhaven to Brighton Marina, around 6 miles of it. The section from Saltdean to the Marina is obviously the most substantial and useful, but it looks suspiciously like other parts are being considered.
I wonder if the Sewage works are a problem, because it may be that they don't want to allow the public access to that short section, effectively making it impossible to continue the Undercliff Walk along that section ?
I did go that way once, and it was characterless horribleness. The A259 was easier and faster, if a little overly motorised.
... and the dead end goes further east than the access point, which could imply some sort of intention to continue in that direction.
Aha, it appears that it was built by Lewes District Council in the 80s. There's the vague suggestion that the bits may be joined up eventually, but I'd guess there's no solid plan.
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#Brighton Bits - Bits from a born & bred Brightonian - The Peacehaven Undercliff
