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  Birling Gap Hotel, Eastbourne , East Sussex
This little Victorian Hotel is situated on top of the magnificent Seven Sisters Cliffs which stretch from Birling Gap to the mouth of the Cuckmere River.
Birling Gap is a National Trust beauty spot and has it's own lovely beach and the South Downs Way passes directly through this spot.
The old coastguard cottages at Birling Gap are slowly slipping into the sea but the stories of age old smuggling from here continue to be told.
www.wheretostay-guide.co.uk /html/birlinggaphotel.html   (221 words)

  
 BBC News | SCI/TECH | Crumbling cliffs highlight coastal crisis
The tiny settlement of Birling Gap near Beachy Head in southern England, caught in a narrow cleft in the South Downs, teeters picturesquely over the stormy waters of the English Channel.
English Nature says Birling Gap is important because of the way land and sea interact at the shoreline, for its sections of exposed rock, and for the habitats and species it shelters.
The National Trust's regional director, Sue Forster, said it had offered to buy the three privately-owned cottages at Birling Gap, only one of which is now occupied, and allow the owner to rent one of the three which it owns at a peppercorn rent.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/833296.stm   (656 words)

  
 Wildlife News: Birling Gap defenses turned down   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The cliffs at Birling Gap are not only a beautiful part of the local landscape but are also nationally important for the study and understanding of the Ice Ages.
Birling Gap is four kilometres west of Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex.
A local group, the Birling Gap Cliff Protection Association, proposed to put a rock revetment at the base of the cliff as a protective measure.
www.naturalworldtours.co.uk /articles2001/march/march1001d.htm   (634 words)

  
 Birling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Birling can refer to several places in England:
Birling can also refer to the sport of logrolling as practiced by lumberjacks.
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birling   (92 words)

  
 Birling Gap
The sea is an enemy at Birling Gap, a tiny hamlet nestling in a fold of the white cliffs near Eastbourne in East Sussex.
The National Trust owns three of the cottages (as it happens, the three nearest the sea are privately owned) and most of the land at Birling Gap, a geologically sensitive area and a Site of Special Scientific Interest that is internationally famous for its coastal erosion.
To geologists, Birling Gap is an unspoilt example of a glaciated dry river bed, carved through chalk by torrents of water from melting ice 100,000 years ago.
easyweb.easynet.co.uk /~durham/birling_gap.htm   (1363 words)

  
 Sussex Wedding Venue - Birling Manor - for your Civil Ceremony and Reception   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bardolphs Hall is located in a peaceful, downland setting within the extensive grounds of Birling Manor, for a wedding in Sussex set in timeless charm and tranquility.
Birling Gap, Beachy Head, Seaford and Eastbourne are a 5 minute drive away.
Birling Gap, Beachy Head, Belle Tout lighthouse, Seaford and Eastbourne are a 5 minute drive away.
www.birlingmanor.co.uk   (528 words)

  
 The South Downs Shoreline Management Plan (1997)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The chalk cliffline at is intersected by a hanging dry valley at Birling Gap; the cliff top is 12m high and continued erosion exposes the truncated dry valley deposits and extensivley weathered chalk.
The rate of erosion at Birling Gap is higher than on the adjacent cliff-line and has created an embayment with a shingle beach on the wave-cut platform.
The defence needs of the existing small development at Birling Gap is currently the subject of a benefit-cost assessment which will review the management policy in accordance with current MAFF criteria for scheme appraisals.
www.sdcg.org.uk /SMP1_Summ/SMP1-MU18B.html   (356 words)

  
 Should Birling Gap be saved?
Abrasion/Corrasion is acting on the cliffs of Birling Gap as it is wearing away the cliff by materials hurling against it.
Hydraulic impact is forcing the water and the air to hit the cliffs at a very high force at Birling Gap (up to 6 tonnes per cm2 in severe storms).
Areas such as Birling Gap where limestone or chalk geology occurs are prone to this kind of erosion.
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 Naturist UK - Beaches - Birling Gap
The village of Birling Gap is situated to the south of Eastdean, near Eastbourne in East Sussex
Even at the height of the season the naturist section of Birling Gap is relatively quiet, with a mixture of couples and singles, the predominant age group being 40-50's.
Birling Gap made the news recently because local residents are campaigning for work to be undertaken to protect their properties from the on-going coastal erosion, while the National Trust feel that nature should be left to take its course.
www.n-2.org.uk /nuff/pages/beaches/birling.htm   (1744 words)

  
 Birling Gap, nr Eastbourne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Birling Gap is not an official naturist beach.
The beach is about 2.miles down an unclassified road signed for Birling Gap and Beachy Head.
I left the beach at about 5.30 and by then there was almost no one there and following another nude couple it was possible to walk to within a 100 yards of the steps before putting shorts on again.
www.sunaked.com /Birling%20Gap.htm   (412 words)

  
 Birling Gap Hotels. Hotels in Birling Gap - Accommodation UK
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www.picturesofengland.com /England/East_Sussex/Birling_Gap/hotels8/pricehigh   (958 words)

  
 Birling Gap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Birling Gap is a coastal hamlet in East Sussex on the South Downs between Eastbourne and Seaford It is situated on the Seven Sisters not far from Beachy Head and is owned by the National Trust.
View of the Seven Sisters from Birling Gap
Coastal erosion has already removed the hotel and some of the row of fishing cottages built in 1878.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birling_Gap   (129 words)

  
 Speculation on the location of Sherlock Holmes' Sussex cottage
except at Birling Gap, where the descent to the beach is relatively short and by means of steps cut in the chalk; the cliffs streching in either direction are high and preciptitous.
There is access to the beach at Cow's Gap by means of steps, as at Birling Gap.
Birling Manor Farm is sheltered in a woodland dell in the Downs about three-quarters of a mile from Birling Gap, but gives a view of the Channel from an adjoining field.
spicerweb.org /pages/RussAtlas/russellatlas_holmes_cottage.html   (796 words)

  
 Birling Gap - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Birling Gap - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Coastal erosion has already removed the hotel and some of the fisheing cottages built in 1878.
Birling Gap, Interesting Features, External links, Villages in East Sussex and National Trust properties in England.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Birling_Gap   (155 words)

  
 Birling Gap, Seven Sisters and Beachy Head, East Sussex - Free Pictures - FreeFoto.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
There are steps down to the beach with fine views of the famous Seven Sisters in one direction and Beachy Head in the other.
Birling Gap, Seven Sisters and Beachy Head, East Sussex
Birling Gap is a unique hamlet near Eastbourne, East Sussex, owned by the National Trust.
www.freefoto.com /regional/europe/united_kingdom/england/east_sussex/birling_gap/index.asp   (166 words)

  
 Solicitors in Birling Gap East Sussex England UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Solicitors in Birling Gap East Sussex England UK Solicitors Online in Birling Gap East Sussex, England UK Welcome to Solicitors-England.co.uk, the place to find law firms in your area that can help with your legal issue.
Solicitors in Birling Gap England, UK provide you with links to solicitors, lawyers, legal advice throughout all the English regions, towns and cities.
Personal injury lawyers in Birling Gap East Sussex England, UK can advise you, should you have suffered an injury in the past three years for road accidents, work related accidents, medical negligence, or a simple tip or slip injury.
www.solicitors-england.co.uk /England/East_Sussex/Birling_Gap.htm   (197 words)

  
 Wealden District Council - 019 geograph
Birling Gap is to be the venue for Geograph, a series of art events over the summer which links the evocative Wealden beauty spot with the coast of Java and the effect of the Tsunami tidal wave in Indonesia.
Geograph explores the transient nature of Birling Gap, a constantly changing landscape where the cliffs are eroding at a rate of nearly one metre a year.
It means the beach at Birling can only be regarded as a temporary space, enjoying a precarious existence at the behest of the tides.
www.wealden.gov.uk /Council/Media_Releases/2005/019geograph.aspx   (456 words)

  
 Conveyancing solicitors in Birling Gap - get the best conveyancing services. (BN20) - conveyancing solicitors Birling ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Birling Gap is a locality in East Sussex, England.
The average selling price for property in Birling Gap over the past twelve months has been £355,790.
Four people have used Estate Angels to contact an estate agent during the last twelve months, which is an increase of 100% over the preceding twelve months and we processed two mortgage adviser contact requests in Birling Gap during the last twelve months, an increase of 100% compared to the preceding twelve months period.
www.estateangels.co.uk /conveyancing/birling_gap   (397 words)

  
 ENGLISH NATURE : News
We have reaffirmed our commitment to helping neighbouring owners, and have unveiled details of plans to support the future evolution of the community of Birling Gap, and help provide for the continuation of the Gap as a destination for visitors.
We hope that a decision is reached quickly, that it is clear cut, and that it is based on the merits of the case".
We are anxious to do as much as we can to help the other owners deal with the current situation, and have underlined this commitment by offering to acquire their cottages - two out of three of which are unoccupied - and shoulder the demolition costs which would otherwise fall on them.
www.english-nature.org.uk /news/story.asp?ID=17   (521 words)

  
 UK birling websites UK
The sea is an enemy at Birling Gap, a tiny hamlet nestling in a foldlived at No 4, The Coastguard Cottages, Birling Gap, for ten years and has known it forcommunity is part of the fascination of the Birling Gap saga.
An Inspector Calls - Sample Essays - descriptions of the characters; for example, Mr Birling is a “rather portentous manÂ…rather provincial in his speech” while Mrs Birling is “a rather cold woman and her husbanddominate the arrogant and hypocritical Birlings and Gerald.
The gang offloaded at nearby Birling Gap and Crowlink, and brought the contraband up the valleys to Jevington where they were stored in the cellar of the Rectory
www.splut.co.uk /sub/b/birling.html   (792 words)

  
 Birling Gap Surf Report, Surf Forecast and Surf Webcams
Birling Gap Surf Report, Surf Forecast and Surf Webcams
Just a chance of some groundswell reaching Birling gap.
And get the latest detailed 48 hour swell, period and wind forecast data for this spot on your UK mobile.
magicseaweed.com /Birling-Gap-Surf-Report/16   (170 words)

  
 Birling Gap Hotel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Both bar and restaurant have beams and leaded windows, log fires burn in winter creating a warm friendly atmosphere.
Birling Gap is a small hamlet close to Beachy Head and Eastbourne.
At the village of Eastdean turn towards Birling Gap, hotel 1 mile on cliftop.
home.btconnect.com /ihmltd/individualpages/birlinggap.html   (93 words)

  
 Krista Bennett - England - Birling Gap - May 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Birling Gap is a beach under white chalk cliffs on the southern coast of England, between Eastbourne and Brighton.
It's a nice pebble beach, with families taking picnics and groups of friends having some relaxing fun.
We went there and spent an afternoon in the sun, playing with rocks and having a nice time.
grothoff.org /krista/photo_europe_04_england_birling.php   (64 words)

  
 The Village of Birling Gap in East Sussex, Wealden DC country of England, South East UK - Local Information Events Bed ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Old photographs of The Village of Birling Gap in East Sussex, Wealden DC country of England, South East UK, old maps of Birling Gap-East Sussex, local photos, genealogy, ancestors, ancestry, history
The Village of Birling Gap in East Sussex, Wealden DC country of England, South East UK Societies and Groups
The Village of Birling Gap in East Sussex, Wealden DC country of England, South East UK Local Broadband
www.ukvillages.com /ukvillages.nsf/villages/Birling+Gap-East+Sussex   (263 words)

  
 lettingsearch Property to Rent in Birling Gap renting property in Birling Gap Property Rentals in Birling Gap rent ...
We have complete property listings - These contain detailed information about the available properties to rent in Birling Gap and it's surrounding area, all of which have been added and regularly updated by the letting agents in and around Birling Gap.
Welcome to Birling Gap a national directory of houses and property to rent, collecting rental data from local letting agents.
Using Birling Gap letting will help you find acommodation in your area.
www.lettingsearch.co.uk /east_sussex/property_rent_birling_gap.php   (445 words)

  
 The Birling Gap Hotel
Welcome to the Birling Gap Hotel, the most friendly family run hotel on the South coast of England.
Birling Gap is a small hamlet close to Beachy Head and just 4 miles west of Eastbourne.
If you would like any further information on the Hotel or any of our services, then please do not hesitate to contact us.
www.birlinggaphotel.co.uk   (242 words)

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