Meridian Canoe Club

I am planning a trip on the River Cuckmere on Sunday 22nd October.

Timetable is as follows.
Meet at boathouse at 8:00 to load boats
Leave by 8:30
Drive the 66 miles (A21) or 80 miles (M25/M23) depending on route taken to Seven Sisters Country Park Car Park, East Dean Road (A259), Exceat, Nr Seaford, BN25 4AD to arrive by 10:00.
Parking fee is £4 for full day, please bring exact coins.
Toilets are across road.
Meet with our friends at Maidstone and Bewl Water Canoe Clubs and launch by 10:30
Paddle the 5 miles with tide to Alfriston arriving about 12:30
Eat packed lunch, and if time explore Alfriston, whilst tide changes.
14:00 launch and return to Exceat by 16:00
Leave by 16:30.
Return to boathouse by 18:30.

Tides for day at Cuckmere Haven.
LW 7:25
HW : 13:21
LW 19:42
Photos from last year's trip at:-
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If you are using club equipment, please book it out at:-
viewtopic.php?f=39&p=6085#p6085


If you have any questions please contact me here.
Will be at the boathouse on Saturday to answer any questions you may have.

With members recovering from Lee Valley and the lure of Kent Canoe's Yalding Day meant it was just Phil and myself on this trip.
Storm Brian passed miles away so we had a perfect if windy day,


With the tide beneath us made good progress until we reached the rushes before Alfriston..


..which turned the Cuckmere into a stream at times.


Once through the rushes the Cuckmere widens and we made good progress to the weir, had lunch...


..and set off for the return.
By now the tide had fully came in and gave us a wider river.



We passed just one other canoe so we had the river to ourselves .


Returned back to Exceat still admiring The Seven Sisters Country Park scenery.
Hopefully next time there will be more members to share the trip with,