We fancied a walk somewhere different today, and ideally somewhere not muddy, so after consulting some of my usual inspiration sites I came upon this route.

I’ve never been to this bit of Eastbourne before, so it was well worth an explore. Fortunately, we didn’t head out until the early afternoon. It looked like the Eastbourne Half Marathon had made use of the area earlier in the day, so we timed it just right to miss the crowds.

The landscape at Sovereign Park felt familiar. The shingle plants there reminded me so much of the ones growing in the new vegetated shingle area near Black Rock in Brighton. It gave me a lovely glimpse of what the Brighton site might look like once it’s fully established.

I also loved seeing the trees with their little care labels. I scanned a couple of the QR codes and found out a little about the Russian Olive and the Four-stamen tamarisk.

We finished off with a drink at the cafe. Overall, it was a fun walk linking two parks together. It completely hit the “mud-free” brief, even if it’s more of a pleasant local stroll than a major destination walk.