Amex from the Downs - Amex Stadium March 2011

It's fair to say that at WeAreBrighton.com, we are not the most fitness or exercise conscious people in the world as is indicated by the sheer amount of beer and unhealthy food we get through ain the course of an Albion supporting weekend.

However, we put aside our phobia of physical activity for a very worthy cause that was cycling from the top of Ditchling Beacon down the South Dows Way to Stanmer Park.

The reason? Despite the clubs claims in the planning process, the Amex looks absolutely fantastic from the top of the Downs. On a clear day it's a shining beacon for development. And here are the views we encountered on our descent