europeannovice

Hi,

Has anyone taken photos of the Seven Sisters? Is it best to take it in the morning light or late afternoon?

What is the best viewing place? Enter the Seven Sisters Country Park? Is there another place to get a good view and again better to view in the morning or late afternoon? If there is sun (one can only hope!) and the angle is wrong, the pictures can look washed out so was wondering when the opportune time would be.

I see great pictures with the cottages in the foreground and the Seven Sisters right behind. Where do you have to be to get that great photo op?

Thanks again for all your help.

hetismij2

I think the cottages are the coastguard cottages at Seaford Head.

The best time to photograph them, assuming sunshine is probably getting on for sunset, so they have the reflected golden glow. The sun will set behind you as you stand looking at them.

If you search for the photographers ephemeris you can use that to see how the sun rises and sets over an area on any day of the year. You can also get it as an app I believe.

europeannovice

Thanks hetismij2. I also think they are the coastguard cottages at Seaford Head. What is the best way to get there? Do you approach by entering the Seven Sisters Country Park? I read there is a trail to take opposite the visitors center but not sure if that trail leads to that spot that I saw in the pictures.

MmePerdu

Keep in mind the long summer days. In June-July, approx sunrise 5 am, sunset 9 pm.

Old_Buffer

I have been to Seaford Head and you can see a few of my photographs here:

http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk...ford11big.html
http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk...ford15big.html
http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk...ford22big.html

Bearing in mind that the cliffs face south almost any time of day would do. As far as getting there goes I could give you instructions but that would depend on what mode of transport you intend to use. If you let me know what transport you are going to use I'll explain how to get the viewpoints I used.

europeannovice

Thanks MmePerdu--yes we will keep in mind the later sunset times for the summer.

Thanks Old_Buffer--those are beautiful pictures--that is exactly what we will be trying to capture too when we go there. We plan on hiring a car and we will most likely be coming from the Weald and Downland Museum or Petworth House going toward Seaford. If you could give us directions and how to get those viewpoints that would be great!

Old_Buffer

You'll need to head for Seaford and get on to the main Eastbourne Road, A259, heading east towards Eastbourne and from there you'll need to get onto the unclassified (yellow) road I've marked with the arrow (roughly in the centre of the map) which is Chyngton Road changing into Chyngton Way as you go east. I'll leave you to work out a suitable route as I don't know where exactly you'll enter Seaford.

You can use the zoom control to zoom into the map until you can see road names.

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x...&ay=98655&lm=0

When you reach the end of Chyngton Way you will see a very narrow road going off uphill to your right (south) which is only one car's width and there were no signs to indicate that it leads to the car park when we were there but it is the right road and the public do have access. The car park is free.

From the car park you will see a track heading south-east. That is the track on which the cottages are situated so walk down as far as you want to obtain your preferred viewpoint. Somewhere along that track you will also be able to get onto the grassland (there are worn paths) and if you head south (seaward) you will reach the edge of the cliffs.

If you zoom into the map using the next zoom step (3rd step from the last) you will see the car park marked and there is a path (green dashes) going to Hope Gap. There are nice views of the Seven Sisters from there and if the tide is low you can go down the steps to the beach and get some nice views from there.

I hope that's enough information to get you there but if there is anything else you want to know just ask.

europeannovice

Thanks so much for the directions.

Just to clarify though, for these directions, we do not need to enter into the Seven Sisters Country Park or do we access the road from within the park?

How long approximately is the walk from the car park to the vantage point?

Thanks again.

Old_Buffer

I'm not sure what you mean by "we do not need to enter into the Seven Sisters Country Park". If you mean the area on the map with that name then no you don't need to go there.

You need to access the road I've marked with the arrow from within the town of Seaford as I've mentioned previously.

The squares overlaid on the map are 0.6 of a mile across so your walk from the car park will be no more than one third of a mile down that track. The Coastguard Cottages on the track are the same side of the river as the car park. Assuming that you are not disabled in any way then the distances to the cottages and to Hope Gap are minimal.

If you go to Google Maps and select 'Get directions', make sure that the car symbol on the left is selected, then enter 'Petworth House' in the search box then select "Petworth House and Park, Church Street, Petworth" when the list pops up.

Enter "Chyngton Road" in the destination box and select "Chyngton Road, Lewes, Seaford" from the popup list.

Click "Get Directions" and you'll have instructions on how to get there. You can, of course, change "Petworth House" to any other starting point.

You could also view the Seaford Head area using Google Maps satellite view.

I hope it now seems easier rather than more complicated.

Don't be afraid to ask again if you feel the need.

Old_Buffer

P.S. (I can't edit my previous post so I've added this)

You can also 'drive' up to the car park using Google Street View. Turn left at the top and you will see the Seven Sisters in the distance.

europeannovice

Old_Buffer--Thanks again for the directions. Yes, it is clearer and yes I was referring to the point on the map called Seven Sisters Country Park.

Hopefully now we can easily find it! We are not going for a while though but will report back when we do.

Old_Buffer

I would be interested to hear how you get on and perhaps even see a photograph or two.

RM67

Lol at the title of your blog Old Buffer - genius!

RM67

And great pictures of some areas I love

Old_Buffer

"Lol at the title of your blog Old Buffer - genius!"

Thanks RM67 (catchy name ). I wouldn't call it genius though - it seemed to be a rather obvious choice for a travel site.

europeannovice

I agree great blog Old_Buffer!

I am looking forward to writing a full report when we return and some pictures too if I can figure out how to attach. Your pictures are exactly what we are trying to achieve