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Seven Sisters, East Sussex

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modern development and are also allowed to erode naturally. As a result, the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head remain a bright white colour, whereas the White Cliffs of Dover are protected due to the important port and are therefore increasingly covered in vegetation and are greening as a result. They
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runs along the edge of the cliffs, taking a very undulating course. Many landmarks around the area are named after the cliffs, including the
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Some of the cliffs and adjacent countryside make up the Seven Sisters Country Park, which is bounded on its inland side by the
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An east-facing photo of the Seven Sisters is included as one of the default landscape wallpapers packaged with
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premiered, shot around the Seaford area, featuring numerous views of the Seven Sisters.
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had shots of the Seven Sisters Cliffs that featured Sienna Miller and Rupert Friend.
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A panoramic view of all seven sisters from the Beachy Head cliffs near
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in the chalk South Downs which are being gradually eroded by the sea.
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The Seven Sisters is featured in episode 5 of the Netflix series
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The Seven Sisters cliffs and the coastguard cottages, from
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coast, and are a stretch of the sea-eroded section of the
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The Seven Sisters are seen in the background of the
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From west to east, the sequence starts just east of
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The Seven Sisters cliffs and the coastguard cottages, from Seaford Head across the River Cuckmere
Seaford Head
River Cuckmere
https://www.sevensisters.org.uk/
50°46′N 0°10′E / 50.76°N 0.16°E / 50.76; 0.16
chalk
cliffs
English Channel
South Downs
East Sussex
England
River Cuckmere
Seaford
Beachy Head
Eastbourne
dry valleys
A259 road
South Downs National Park
Cuckmere Haven
grid reference
TV549963
Birling Gap
Belle Tout Lighthouse
Beachy Head
South Downs Way
Seven Sisters Sheep Centre


Birling Gap

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