The Long Man and The Seven Sisters

What a great day this was. I looked a bit like a lobster at the end of it - “cor what a scorcher” as The Sun would have said!

I genuinely felt terrible about abandoning Tweedy to the night, but then I remembered I’m always watching him sleep in ditches and hedgerows! What a relief to see that he made it out the other side OK!

Some lovely shots of the following morning and the beach river crossing was epic!

Cheers Tweedy - good to “work” with you again!

Well done fording the river at the foot of the Seven Sisters…wonderful morning views from the England Coastal Path, as well. You were blessed with a nice day or two. Great to see Mr. WC21 rocking the tweed shorts again. Is that a bit of apparel in Tweedy’s future?
Lovely video…paired with my morning coffee…Thank You…CHEERS! 🍻

Great idea to carry a bivy bag in the event of missing your train. Keeping a pair of folding wellies in your backpack is so handy too. 👍

Wow!. I'd not long finished watching Longman on Mr WC21's channel and thought it must have been a nice day out in the English countryside and you both went home. I'm amazed to discover you ended up on such an intrepid adventure. I think I'd have remained in the pub.

Good morning, Tweedy
I found watching your pre dawn/ early morning walk along the clifftops and coast very satisfying and calming ☺️
I love the fold up wellies - I did not know you could get such "overboot" footwear, so something new I have learnt this Sunday morning 🤣

Hi Tweedy. Such an enjoyable video. Your collaboration with both @Tweedy Pubs and @WC21(UK)ProductionsLtd never fail to deliver and delight. This was no exception. The Long Man has a fascinating history and I concur, a drunken monk was probably the culprit in its inception.
Having recently suffered the throngs of coach loads of Far Eastern tourists at Birling Gap and Beachy Head, I can now see that a 4am visit is the way to go.
Keep up the great work. 👏👏👍🍺😀

Great collaboration (watched @WC21UKProductionsLtd's video as well) and we learned that cancelled trains can be a stroke of luck – because otherwise there wouldn't have been improvised wild camping in marvelous landscape.

I grew up a bit farther along the cliffs towards Brighton. The Seven Sisters and Cuckmere is still my favourite view of anywhere. But to be fussy Mr T., "Cuckmere" is pronounced "cookmere'.

Superb forward thinking with the foldable wellies. A real shame that Mr WC21 slummed it in a hotel rather than enjoying the expanse of a starry field; work in progress I assure you! Splendid video.

Wonderful, informative and always refreshing to see those collabs of the two of you - Wish I could have been there! I think the British countryside always wins hands down no matter what you compare it with. I am now going to copy paste this exact comment for Mr. WC...except for 6 little changes...

Walking in the dark up to the Seven Sisters with little to No Light. What could possibly go wrong !

Entertaining stuff Tweedy,
I'd just like to apologise for not commenting much of late, (life's a bit "lifey" at the moment, barely got time to fart 😅)
May just look into getting some folding wellies myself..
Cheers for sharing

Take care
All the best
D & B 👍

What a fabulous video, Tweedy 👌
Loved your unexpected night under the stars, so to speak, and your early walk, demanding as it was 😊
The paddle wearing the overboots was a tad tense for we viewers! (and for you I would think)

Superior to Galoshes!

Thanks for the unique and enjoyable entertainment Tweedy and Mr. WC21 👌

Tweedy. You are fabulous in every way. Even watching your 'B roll'. And as you wend your way across our majestic planes (or hills) is a tonic for the soul. I noticed that you had a dark night of the soul contemplation in recent posts. But I feel ensured that you must continue in your noble quest. Decency and tradition will prevail. "evening ladies".

Crossing the river in silhouette rather remiscent of a 1970's Hammer Horror Frankenstein movie.
Its been more than half a lifetime since I walked along the Seven Sisters, two things I learnt (considering most of my walking has been in the Scottish Highlands) there is no water in the valleys due to the limestone and the ground is very hard, worse than igneous areas because it just bakes solid.
Can't see The Long Man being Norman propaganda, just too minimalist, maybe I just want it to be lost in the mists of time. The isn't a St Samson recorded in the area is there ?

Thanks for the nice video, good to see you rough sleeping again. 👍

splendid crossover: pubs, wc21 and Tweedy in a field (terrible nontent). carry on.

Excellent stuff. A good mix of sights, pubs, beers and coastal path walking! I have visited the Long Man pub in a previous guise, staying in a nearby guesthouse in the village. Love the area!

I loved this video! Who else but Tweedy would make a makeshift camp on the cliffs because his train was cancelled. Thanks again, Tweedy!

Is this the same neck of the woods that the Victoria tree V is at?

Interesting theories. I enjoyed the episode. Lovely hike along that bit of coast.

I was drawn to this video because of the title "seven sisters' and "LongMan'. I'm Australian and have worked with Aboriginal people, and am aware of an Aboriginal Dreaming story that speaks of seven sisters (stars- a constellation known as Pleides found in the Taurus constellation.. anyway.. the interesting comparison is that their myth speaks of the seven sisters fleeing from a man that wants to marry one of them but it is a 'forbidden love'. the myth has it that each night they can be seen in the sky with the man (big dipper) chasing them. and there we are .. in England they have another version of seven sisters but this time its with a Long Man. edited to say your Longman looks to me not like a King but like he is holding spears.

I like these authentic little videos. So different to everything else out there.

What a great looking adventure and it brought back lovely memories of my time living down in Worthing.
I walked a bit of the South Downs Way and along the beach of the Seven Sisters, including the bit of excitement of getting to the Birling gap before the tide came in.
That night I camped under the stars in just my sleeping bag near Beachy Head. Woke up after sunrise surrounded by rabbits having their breakfast.

Yes, looks idyllic but is a heavy slog along the sisters. Nice work crossing the estuary, must invest in some foldable wellies 🤔

Excellent, loved this, in spite of or perhaps because of the "terrible camera work" which always seems to produce some beautiful images. Thank you.

Thanks for the memories of catching mackerel off of Cuckmere Beach and a cook up. A good pub at the top of the hill.

Well done crossing the river Cuckmere and while shooting the video!

Another lovely thoroughly enjoyable walk. Well done negotiating the Seven Sisters, it is quite the energy sapping hike but worth it to look down on the meandering river Cuckmere meeting the sea.

Excellent. A bit different from your Burgundy and English sparkling wine videos. I am learning that Tweedy is a man of many parts.
When I lived in London (45-50 years ago or so) I would occasionally spend days tramping around neolithic sites: Avebury, Silbury Hill, Uffington White Horse, and the Cerne Abbas Giant (not neolithic, you say) etc. I usually took the train there and thumbed a lift home (after a pint or two of Wadworth's, if it still exists).
Now I am safely back on my home patch of northern England: Lakes; Dales; Bowland fells and the Howgills. And drinking good wine rather than beer.
I shall look out for more of your Tweedy Outdoors videos.
Thanks for putting in so much time and effort.

Ha ha it’s pronounced cookmere haven, I live near by .