Scaling the heights at Seaford Head
Flint McGill explores the beauties of the South Downs at Seaford Head
The Seaford golf course (and the surrounding area) is interspersed with countless trails and pathways and hidden passages that all weave in and out of each other in an awe-inspiring tapestry of natural beauty. The course also features a multitude of good climbing trees that grant additional entertainment.
My favourite place within the golf course is the old trenches, an open area with varying levels of terrain that are great fun to traverse. In addition, it is off the main path meaning there is rarely anyone else there, even a dog walker. This creates a peaceful, serene atmosphere that juxtaposes the horrific events that led to their creation.
Behind the trenches is a hidden (and quite overgrown) passage that leads to one of the climbing trees, before looping back around to another part of the golf course, where you seemingly pop out of the bush due to the disguised exit. The path, although overgrown in places, is somehow even more peaceful and calming than the trenches as you wander through the somehow permanently damp undergrowth, with branches and leaves allowing limited sunlight to filter through, casting the whole scene in a dim but beautiful light.
The trenches, although not used or made for combat, were made during a training exercise in 1938. Upon being cleared in 2003 (approximately) it was believed that they were made in 1914 as they were identical to other trenches made in 1914. However, former Alfriston blacksmith Les Edwards contacted the Sussex Eexpress and informed them that he had been part of a training exercise to make the trenches in 1938. There are, however, proper 1914 trenches elsewhere in Seaford, probably made by soldiers at a tented camp.
The golf course is a wonder to walk through every time due to its breathtaking nature-filled pathways and rich history, as is the coastal path that skirts it and leads from Seaford onto Cuckmere Haven.
Flint McGill, Year 9
The Seaford golf course (and the surrounding area) is interspersed with countless trails and pathways and hidden passages that all weave in and out of each other in an awe-inspiring tapestry of natural beauty. The course also features a multitude of good climbing trees that grant additional entertainment.
My favourite place within the golf course is the old trenches, an open area with varying levels of terrain that are great fun to traverse. In addition, it is off the main path meaning there is rarely anyone else there, even a dog walker. This creates a peaceful, serene atmosphere that juxtaposes the horrific events that led to their creation.
Behind the trenches is a hidden (and quite overgrown) passage that leads to one of the climbing trees, before looping back around to another part of the golf course, where you seemingly pop out of the bush due to the disguised exit. The path, although overgrown in places, is somehow even more peaceful and calming than the trenches as you wander through the somehow permanently damp undergrowth, with branches and leaves allowing limited sunlight to filter through, casting the whole scene in a dim but beautiful light.
The trenches, although not used or made for combat, were made during a training exercise in 1938. Upon being cleared in 2003 (approximately) it was believed that they were made in 1914 as they were identical to other trenches made in 1914. However, former Alfriston blacksmith Les Edwards contacted the Sussex Eexpress and informed them that he had been part of a training exercise to make the trenches in 1938. There are, however, proper 1914 trenches elsewhere in Seaford, probably made by soldiers at a tented camp.
The golf course is a wonder to walk through every time due to its breathtaking nature-filled pathways and rich history, as is the coastal path that skirts it and leads from Seaford onto Cuckmere Haven.
Flint McGill, Year 9