Alfriston Village tour & The Long Man of Wilmington

[@WanderingwithWatto]

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[@GENerationXplorers]

👍1 great thumbnail guys, love how you cut the photo in half and use of fonts! (See you then)

[@bobpape]

What a thoroughly enjoyable video of your day in one of my favourite places in Sussex 😃

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Glad you enjoyed it Bob. Thank you. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏻‍♂️

[@iBe-RuNnErZ]

You done well Watto. Well done mate. Brilliant video 👍🏻

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Cheers buddy. Glad you liked it.

[@DayInParadise]

Exploring the charming villages-what a fascinating tour! Thanks for showcasing these unique spots! 💕

[@WanderingwithWatto]

It is always our pleasure. Glad you enjoyed coming along with us. Best wishes. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@G.J..Journeys]

A lovely place to hike folks. Thank you

[@WanderingwithWatto]

@@G.J..Journeys our pleasure. Thanks for joining us. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@TheHikingHermit]

Quaint little village. I've not ventured in that neck of the woods for many a year. The hike out was right up my street and the Long Man looked pretty awesome. 👍

[@WanderingwithWatto]

It’s a nice place Paul. Gets busy though. It was a I’ve walk except the claustrophobic part. Thanks for coming along. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@kezzaba1]

Lovely video Paul and Kim, I did laugh, when you said this is hard work, I knew it was about to get harder! One of my favourite places and quite close to home.

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Ha ha yes it looked ok on the map. No one told us it was a long old haul up there. We really enjoyed our brief visit and want to come back to explore more of the area. It was great to meet you and hope to see you again soon. Hope your holiday went well. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@jacknaturetravel]

Fantastic shots. Wonderful tour . And so nice nature there. Nice captured and presented. 🤩

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Thank you. Appreciate your kind comments. Best wishes from us both. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@ms.kayak7seas]

Hi Watto and Kim. It is delightful to watch you two's determination to complete such challenging hike. I do really enjoy village stroll, especially historical gorgeous church is appealing in a charming village. I am a big fan of the pipe organ. It is EPIC! Perfect weather. The UK's countryside with no obstacles. The golden wheat(?) field stole the show. I agree with you, descending steep hills is tricky. I am very proud of you, two. superb! Excuse my absence due to my hair appointment.

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Thank you. We enjoyed the day and yes golden fields and views are what English countryside is all about. Glad you liked it. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@nationalparksprincess3216]

That was a wonderful walk about, you two!! 😊

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@PinnedonPlaces]

Truly a wonderful wander with you and the lovely Kim around E Sussex, We've travelled through Alfriston, but after watching your video, we absolutely are going to make a good stop off here! So cool to see the Long man, great aerials! and that church was beautiful! A lovely village too, thank you both for another corker! Always enjoy your videos! xx

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Always a pleasure to have you along with us. We enjoyed our visit and the walk despite all my moaning. 🤣. Be good and we will catch you soon. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@SteveOSpielberg]

Another wonderful ramble

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Glad you enjoyed it Steve, it was a very hot & humid day, that’s why we enjoyed it when we got to the king man, nice & breezy Uk there 😂A nice area to see. Have a cool weekend. 👍🏻🚶‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️

[@SteveOSpielberg]

@@WanderingwithWatto It looked like ideal weather for a lush walk in Englands Green and Pleasant Land.

[@glyn829]

Lovely film guys 😎👍

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Thanks Glyn. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Nice sharing. Have a great weekend 😊

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Thank you! You too!👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@albertsee217]

this is so cool experience

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@inbetween-days]

Hi Watto good to see you back . We love all the fabulous churches we have and this one was great love the flint stone a bit like the ones in Norfolk. The clouds looked stunning they really are amazing against the blue skies. The long man is wonderful isn't he. A big 👍 from us. Hope you get well soon and you and Kim have a great weekend. Best wishes Dave and Dawn ❤️

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Many thanks Dave and Dawn for your great comments. We certainly had a fantastic day. Have a fab weekend. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@Kimspics59]

A fantastic day out Watto, thoroughly loved the area. A great hike up to the long man & back x 😊😊😊

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Glad you enjoyed it Kim, we were certainly knackered after all that walking 🤣👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@PostcardAndAPint]

Loved this guys. What a pretty place. I still think your moaning isn't too bad! Never walk up a hill with us, we're a tad dramatic!!! Loved the droning of the funny elbow man! Another great wander. Cheers 🍻

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Most of my moaning is off camera. And as for Kim. Well you wouldn’t believe it 🤣🤣. Yeah funny elbows indeed. I’m not sure they could draw very well back then. Plus he seems to be a eunuch. 🤷🏻‍♂️. Thanks for joining the prem. have a great weekend. Catch you soon. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@JGucka]

As always this is a well made video of you with awesome footage. It was very interesting to watch. Many greetings 😀

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Thank you very much JGucka, your kind comments are much appreciated. Have a great weekend 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@openmindedwonderer]

Looks like a beautiful walk, I am no good walking up hill but prefer walking up than down. Beautiful views along the way 😊

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Thanks so much Cara, we certainly had a full day of exploring, it was a great area. A lot of huffing & puffing but certainly worth the views at the top. Have a good weekend 👍🏻🚶‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️

[@OutandaboutwithAndy]

Great look around Alfriston and an epic walk, Watto and Kim. To answer your question, my knees no longer like hills especially going down them. I hope Kim bagged some good shots, especially the wheat field, I could see her clicking in the background.

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Indeed Andy. Down somehow seems worse. Kim deffo got some great shots. Still deciding which channel to out them on. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏻‍♂️

[@2twinsters]

Hi Watto and Kim this looked like a great hike. We often need to admire the view too! 🤣 It looked a very hilly walk but the village was stunning. We prefer walking down these days but it does hurt the legs a bit. Good drone flying to see the giant man from above. Thanks for sharing and have a good week! Best wishes 😎😍👬

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Thanks for joining us. It is a lovely village and very popular. The long man is impressive. And the walk there is great for the views. I prefer up as both mine and Kim’s knees are a bit worse for wear. Thanks again. Catch you soon. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@yasminshikingmission]

That looked a really nice countryside walk watto and Kim 😊 the village church looked so pretty. Loved the big wheat field and the views at the top of the hill. Looked like it was definitely worth the climb and nothing wrong with stopping to enjoy the views 😁 I usually like the feeling of reaching the top but I love the downhill most of all. Great drone shots over the man very cool. Hope you both have a great weekend 👍👍

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Awww thank you Yasmin, we definitely enjoyed our day there. A great area to explore, it was definitely worth the climb for those views & the nice breeze up by the Long Man. Enjoy your weekend 👍🏻🚶‍♀️😂

[@wendingourway]

Looks like you picked yourself a beauty of a day! We don't usually have troubles with parking, but many have taking notice of signs that indicate that changes are in the works...probably free is going to be replaced with pay-to-park stations. Pretty amazing church and grounds! Those field views...and especially over your shoulder...are awesome!! Cool, that Long Man was actually on a show that I watched on History Channel I believe...they were highlighting a few such structures. Drinks yes, but an ice cream would be good too! lol Wonderful day out exploring!!

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Thanks Bruce. We really enjoyed our visit to what is a new area for us. There a several so called long man structures across the UK. Must visit some more. We did have a nice ice cream with a cold drink as a reward for a long walk. Glad you enjoyed watching. Enjoy your week. Give Otis a treat from us. Best wishes. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@theresabigwideworld2632]

Lovely area, the Long Man of Wilmington reminded me of 'Marree Man' . In 1998 a pilot flying in the outback in Australia near the remote town of Marree saw that the shape of an indigenous man had been carved into the ground below. Still a mystery as who did it, the area is so remote you could only see it from a small plane, it was a tourist attraction for a while. I'm not sure it's still there as eventually the desert claimed the area back. Whoever did it used heavy machinery and GPS as Marree Man is huge, it's 4.2km from head to toe and nearly 30km in circumference!

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Ah. Very interesting. Sounds huge. Fortunately there are a lot of people that keep these things restored. Makes you wonder about the ancient people who created it. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@TheGrayLifewithJimPearl]

What a beautiful church. Most of our churches here do not have graveyards near the church.

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Hi Jim & Pearl. It is a very big church by usual standards. We always enjoy poking around the graveyards. Gives a feel of the place. We do have cemetery’s here too with no churches attached. But most churches also have a graveyard. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a good week. Best wishes from us both. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@AlanMETALMAN]

I paid £8.50 to park yesterday then found a National Trust car park (I am a member) 200 yards away, on the way back :O(. If you are out for a long walk that is the weather to do it in and it it gets too noisy, that church was perfect to cool off and chill out, it looked amazing inside and outside too. You could have done a machete on that walk and never tried Komoot before. A perfect English summers day, we need more like that and more frequently too. No matter how many times I climb a Fell and how often as well, I am always blowing exactly like you too and great footage of the Old man (not you :o). When I am tired I hate going up and down but always worth it when I am at the top and finished in the car with a satisfied tiredness and I would have given those cows a wide berth too! Cheers Alan

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Hi Alan, Thanks for your great comments. Yes we could have definitely done with a machete, I don’t think Kim saw much walking thru that overgrown bit 🤣😂 It was definitely worth the moaning, groaning & huffing & puffing Alan. Yes most definitely a satisfied tiredness once back at the car. Have a fantastic weekend. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@LynnB_Ky]

Great video. Well done for that long climb up and back. Not for the faint hearted huh. Glad you enjoyed your trip to our part of the world 🥰

[@WanderingwithWatto]

@@LynnB_Ky we certainly did Lynn and can’t wait to venture back across. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@LynnB_Ky]

@WanderingwithWatto be great to see you both again. Now take care and be kind to yourself 🥰

[@GENerationXplorers]

Superb vid guys AS ALWAYS. Very entertaining, what a superb area. I’m sure that Church(Cathedral) showed up in a Magenta video where she was doing Ian’s back story. I could be wrong, so many familiar parts of that. Descending worse for me, a lot of pressure on the knees and the older I get the more I think I will fall on a descent, extra care needed. Trekking poles definitely help though although if you’re vlogging at the same time it’s hard to wrangle them whilst filming..

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Thanks for your great comments guys, it is indeed a great area to explore. We will have to take a look for that video from Dara, I’m sure you are correct. I must watch that. Yes the descent is always worse 😂 Have a great weekend Nick & Jill your support is always much appreciated 👍🏻🚶‍♀️😂

[@atrampinthehills.841]

Must be 20 plus years since we were there...looks lovely...we need to spend more time Darn sarff...we have a holiday in October, hoping for a week in Dorset

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Ah we will be in Sidmouth in October. Devon but not far from Dorset. When are you away. Could be a little meet up for a beer or two.

[@atrampinthehills.841]

@@WanderingwithWatto That would be good mate...i think we are down there the 2nd week in oct...i shall check

[@PhilipOlsen11]

Loved that mate. What a stunning place 👌❤️ and great to see the drone eye view. Going up is not really an issue but going down is awful for my knees. I’m slim mate and nowt to do with weight. Often have to wear a strap on them 😬

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Thanks Phil. We enjoyed our short visit to the area. Yeah I think I agree. I generally moan my way up hills 🤣. But down can be a real challenge. Thanks for watching mate. Hope you are ok. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@IamaDutch-Kiwi]

Hope to tune in too..and hop straight on over to GenX at 9pm ( for me that is😂)❤

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Always appreciated Anita. 👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️

[@Adventures_with_Sog]

Ey up me ducks I'm with you on the cattle thing, I really don't trust them. Lovely walk on a lovely day me owd 🙂

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Yep gave them a wide birth just in case. Cheers Paul. 👍🏻