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Fiona Barltrop enjoys big skies and sweeping views

marks the western end of the South Downs Way (as well as the South Downs National Park), but the city is soon escaped as you head east along the trail. Before long you reach the first of many fine viewpoints, Cheesefoot Head, which overlooks a large natural amphitheatre

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