Gravel Bikepacking & Wild Camping | South Downs Way 

Well done guys completing the SDW. My local trail. Laura smiling all the way to the end and a swim despite having bike woes! Epic. The SDW is quite punishing as there are lots of f climbs out of valleys and the path is littered with flinty / chalky rocks and little ravines to knock you off your pace. Slippery and sketchy if it’s wet on the fast descents. All the pubs and cafes are off the hill so you have a steep climb back up. That’s probably why doing it all in one day or staying in a BnB works so you can travel as light as possible. Great views especially swooping down into Eastbourne at the end feels like flying!!

Girl after my own heart Laura - can't see the sea without going for a swim that's my motto - great little vid this Juliet - well done and youve inspired me to go ride it myself - cheers

When you do trips like this you could easily make a one hour video of it and I wouldn’t be bored. Great fun! Thank you ❤️

Roger Deakin would be proud of Laura! 🙂

I love how much of your commentary has been about what to eat next!

Really enjoyable to watch. Brings back recent memories on the SDW. I had a broken gear cable and thought the trip was over but, being a hub, I could still change up with the second cable and then dismount to pull the snapped cable at the hub to give me first gear at the base of climbs. Definitely a (scenic) mini-epic...Well done! 🛩"Swooping down into Eastbourne at the end fells like flying".

Back in the 90's my brother and I packed our bikes in Canada and headed to Ireland. We rode a lot of stuff like this. No phones/GPS etc. Lots of maps bought in each area. Also, the bikes were...well from the early 90's. Fantastic adventure for us.

Hi Juliet, saw you getting off the ferry at Dittisham today. Really didn’t expect to bump into a RU-vid celebrity at such a random place ! Wish had the presence of mind to say, thanks for all your content. Love it.

That looked like enormous fun! I should get back into shape and do a trip like that again. It's been years since my last one, lol.

I'm going to be doing similar in spring, 2 nights camping along the way. I am considering riding the whole thing in 1 day back to my van in Winchester, but will see. A couple of my friends have done the double and ridden from Winchester to Eastbourne and back to Winchester in one ride!! They were broken

4:41 🤣😂😁 Absolute all round wonder of a trip!! I would give the fashion prize to Juliet 🕶; The best at navigating would be.. Laura🧭; Better at cakes and pastry review, probably Juliet 🍰; The most fearless swimmer is Laura 🌊; And all the joy and the comforting smiles came from the both of you two together!! 😄😊 🌞

can we just take a minute to appreciate how rad that maad tee is

I love the sound of the wheels on the road

Good effort I tried to ride in a day on an old mountain bike with a rucksack on my back, it was damp and I crashed twice on super sloppy chalk, once into nettles, eventually ran out of daylight around 55 miles in. I went to this pub ordered a large glass of red wine, and called international rescue. I was surprised how many hills there were so unfinished business but cracking scenery and I will be back, glad you both made it and you were still smiling

A terrific adventure..well done you two! ..love the swim for a finale.

Really like this style of bikepacking; I’d rather enjoy it than pack the miles in. Another one who’d like to see Laura’s video - I’d like to know how she got ok bivvying two nights in a row, I’ve only ever done one night and condensation has been had enough that I’d not have liked to do a second night without drying sleeping bag etc!

Brilliant🤩 A bit of everything I like about cycling, friends having fun. Loved the comment about Laura being as good at navigation as you Juliet😊👍 The look she gave was hilarious 🤩👌👍 Thank you for sharing🤩👍

Glad you done it. I often stop at the youth hostel when passing.

We did the SDW in 3 days a few years ago and it is definitely hard work. When we did it the SDW the ultra run was on, the winning time was 14 hours! Great video, recognised where you camped on the second night.

enjoyed this ....I did miss not seeing the fish and chips though yum!

Great video Juliet. Tried to do in one a few years back but weather was biblical!! Then did a much better over two days, stopping at Truleigh hill youth hostel (where you got the pizza!). Hopefully this year fitness pending I may try again for the one in good weather. Only just started wild camping and love it! Well done on a great vid.

Cheers for the reminder of my own trip a few years back, such a nice ride, must do it again!

I usually watch through my TV , but had to come here to 👍 and say how much I enjoy your videos 🥂💜🙏

Here's Laura's channel, go give her a sub! ru-vid.com

SDW is a tough ride, not sure people expect that because it’s in the South, but very few flat sections. Great effort 👍

Looks like you had a great time! Fun to see you riding through my local section of the SDW, and it looks like you picked a fantastic top-secret wild camping spot for night 2.

Great stuff Juliet, Lovely scenery and not bad weather by the looks of it...

Love the content. I can't get my better half to MTB but she watched this with me and even asked me to rewind at the farm food stop. More food content please, as an enticer to get Mrs. H back on the bike.

I walked the South downs way from Petersfield to Brighton on Trailwalker a few years ago. There is something like 9000 feet of ascent because several river valleys punctuate the line of hills. The blisters on my feet were so bad the medics were questioning my sanity at the Devils Dyke checkpoint but I did finish it. Now I get tingling feet every time something reminds me of the experience - but it is a beautiful route and well worth doing whether on bikes or on foot.

I love bike packing and have included trains to help people group up from different areas and also change the time frame

Great vid, amazing adventure, looks like the graveller was perfect too. ❤️💪🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏁🏁

Loved this, I grew up just near Ditchling beacon and have done this trip. The climbs are brutal! Well done girls!! M

Great video, looked fun. I’ve done parts of the SDW but would love to do the whole route - one day! Well done 😅

Brilliant video, what’s not to love… Thanks for sharing 😊

glad you have got a spare of shorts and knickers if that is youre referring to

Simply wonderful, thanks!

One of my favorite video!!!! Thanks Juliet and Laura!!! Where can we found Laura video?

Great fun Ladies ,I rode 60 miles home along ridgeway recently

Great video 👍 not too far away from me. Thanks for sharing your adventure

Great video, you rode through my local at QE Country Park, the descent off Butser Hill is awesome isn't it!

Sometimes you just want to ride and forget about training! 😸

Recognised Harting Hill there my old local hill. Been wanting to do this rout for agees!

Very inspiring Juliet, you always have fun, love to try this Come to Somerset and explore, it's beautiful : )

Love this! What a fun trip! When you said: “Laura and I have got quite different bike set ups to do this ride”…I half expected you to cut to you on a ladies shopper with basket and Laura on a Penny farthing..! Can you imagine…?! 😂 😂

I used to live near your first camping spot, brought back some good memories. Check out the Pennine Bridleway for your next adventure!

Thanks so much for such an amazing time xx

That looked like great fun. The SDW is deffo on my list of places for bikepacking.

puffy eyes might mean your allergic to something...maybe down or something. Looks like a fun time :)

That looks like a right good time!!! :)

Awesome

What a great trip! Thanks for sharing Juliet. How come you let Laura go swimming by herself???

A lovely feel good video - fun and enjoyable - good on yer girls 🙏

The swim would of been a great finish what a great trip

"I've got spare pants" 🤣, epic 👊💥

Puffy eyes = cold night

Juliet do you rock a shock seat post on yer gravel bike? Also have some waterbottle cage locations for when you need to carry more water... you've had such wonderful weather... thanx 4 sharing🔆

Please share the reward at the end of the ride, "the food." I love fish n chips and was sad you did not show it. Great ride with lots of fun.

Love your adventures.

Nice, I just may watch again.

Supposed to be riding a modified south downs way route in June. Start near maid stone down to Dover then back up and round through Canterbury and back

Looks like an amazing adventure! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

"Bloody hell Laura" 😂😂😂😂🚴‍♀️💨

lol How many jackets?? God I need to get out there...........

Excellent Juliet

Man it's amazing where you live!

Love my Alpkit Soloist nice and lightweight but also I can sit up in it.

Always great videos. Ypu are such an accomplished cyclist and grrat content crrator/provider. I fkn laugh everytime at your cats skreetch intro. !!😬🤣🤣

Thanks for sharing,very inspiring.

I stopped at your channel by chance. Great video. I am giving 👍 and subsribe. Best regards form the Czecg Republic.

825 metres 😂 Your joie de vivre is inspirational ❤️

Buster hill on a gravel … nice one

Amazing trip

Another great vid….did you have any punctures on that trip and what tyres did you use?

Can we see your camera gear mate. You do such quality shots and I would love to see what your gear is to get the shots

Love this. XX

Inspired thank you 😊

Buster hill on a gravel …. Nice one

Hi. This is a bit of a delicate question, but when you wild camp what exactly do you do about calls of nature? I've camped (once) at a campsite, where obviously there are facilities, I've thought about giving wild camping a go, but am not really sure what to do about this.....aside from seeking out an open pub or something with loos, which could entail a significant diversion.

Your friends bike seat position appears to be too high. Her legs look like they're fully extended at the bottom of the pedal stroke.

Brilliant video, thank you. Do you carry a bike lock/ did you lock the bikes overnight while you were in the tent?

10:45 Hmm, looks uncannily like Devils Dyke in the background 🤔

Very nice 🙂

Great video as ever :-) Whats the funky music you have used in the first half of the video please? Thats my bike earworm now :-)

Got to do this

Juliet can I ask? What was the music you used on your video. Love that jazz sound. Thanks and great vids as always 👍

Camping spot 2 - Devils dyke near summer down car park just prior to wildflour cafe. If you dont want to share, dont film the location and keep the whole trip to yourself.

Very nice video!

Squeeeeeeee. Bloody hell Laura! Hahah. Maybe funnier to me as an American.

This ride is basically impossible in the winter when the chalk turns to clay!

Morning !

Brilliant video Juliette 👍 loved the campervan too! Is that yours? X

Hi Juliet, great video. I have just completed the Way of the Roses bikepacking. This route is now on my to-do list thanks to your video. How do we find laura's channel, please?

What tent is that?

Hey Jules and Laura enjoyed the video! Can i ask i see your helmet has an insect guard is it built in or can the guard be bought seperate like? Thanks x

More Ning!

..cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…

Coffee: you need an aeropress Go

Nice work Juliet. How did sleeping on a slope work out for ya? Lol.

Juiliet says she loves her tent. Does anyone know what brand it is so that i can get the same one ?

Nice work, some of those climbs are brutal.. was the pizza any good? I cycle past that youth hostel most days.