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Rogate walk on 25th February 2026

The walk started from the Jolly Drover in Hill Brow, led by Tim and Jane. We headed for the top car park on Rogate common, next to Clayton Court and from there walked through the woods towards Tullecombe. It was a very sunny day and quite warm for February. With about a mile of walking through the woods we turned south and after more shady walking we  suddenly emerged into daylight outside a large house called Commonside. A little way down the drive we turned west towards Tipsall and had a look at a large herd of cows enjoying their lunch. At this point we could have climbed a stile but with some pipe hazards in the way, we headed south towards Slade Farm before turning west again along a so called footpath. It proved somewhat challenging with a deep gulley, fortunately not with deep water in it! Thankfully we found a northbound path which had a few scattered seats for our coffee break and we then turned across the airstrip at Carrols to find the  Sussex Border Path. This led all the way back to the car park and then on to The Jolly Drover for our lunch.

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Fittleworth walk on 18th February 2026

The previous rain put off a few walkers, but a select group rallied at the Welldiggers Arms to the east of Petworth prepared to slide through the mud but at least the rain held off.  We set off along the main road to the first path on the right into the southern part of Low Heath leading onto Egdean Common.  Crossing a B road we entered fields, encountered assorted sheep and saturated wetlands with ponds on the lower levels.  At Hesworth Farm we climbed up into Hesworth Common with our coffee break being the reward for the climb, complete with a bench to admire the view to the south.  Picking up the Serpent Trail on the common, we followed it into Fittleworth skirting woods and fields before leaving it to enter the woods for some road walking and crossing fields to Little Bognor taking a path on the right across fields and a track to pick up the path at Low Heath to retrace our footsteps to the Welldiggers Arms for a welcome, tasty lunch where we were joined by some more of our friends.

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Midhurst walk on 11th February 2026

Eleven of us met at North Street Car Park in Midhurst to brave the mud and flood aftermath following three weeks of rain.  Our route took us along The Causeway to the Cowdray Ruins and onto the road doubling back to the Mill and onto the footpath beside The River Rother where we were warned of flooding and mud which necessitated a diversion for the end of our walk.  We took the Permissive pathway behind the school skirting fields onto June Lane which we followed to the Half Moon where we entered Midhurst Common.  A handy bench and tree trunk with views over the common provided respite for our coffee break before heading downhill to follow the Serpent Trail to the access track to cottages which returned us to the main road.  We walked up the hill on National Trust land with views of Woolbeding House and Tulip green house, down the other side and along the southern bank of the Rother.  At the place where flooding was anticipated we skirted the field and picked up an ancient track back to the rear of the school and retraced our route back to the car park for a 4.45 mile walk.  Kemaelli’s provided us with a fine lunch where we were joined by a couple of additional members.

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Milland walk on 4th February 2026

Despite days of rain, Tim and Jane were lucky to be able to lead a relatively dry walk around Milland, although there were still some very muddy patches. Eventually the clouds disappeared and we had a splendid sunny finish to our morning. 

Starting from The Rising Sun, it was decided some walkers would go the easier route a little way along a road, whilst the rest went on footpaths, with a notoriously high stile to climb. The river was certainly higher than usual but we all survived the paths and the stile. We then met the road walkers before turning down the footpath towards New Barn Farm. The farm has an extensive collection of plants in the nursery, complete with high security fencing but the concrete driveway was at least easy to walk on! A short spell of road work and we then turned up the driveway of Great Trippetts Farm, sometimes a  home of a Marquess and Marchioness. However, we weren't invited in, so stopped for our drink in a nearby wood. After walking through the wood, along a drive and a short piece of road work, we turned towards Combeland Farm. The drive led us as far as the house, but we then had a somewhat muddy path to navigate. However we were soon on a decent track past Maysleith Wood, then Maysleith Hanger and finally to the house itself, Maysleith. From local information we learnt it was lived in by Hugh Gaitskell's mother, Hugh Gaitskell being a visitor well known enough to be asked to open the Milland Village Hall in 1948.

From here we turned south and took the drive past the Milland Pottery and onto the Roman Road which led us directly back to The Rising Sun, where we eventually enjoyed some delicious food. The walk was slightly over 5 miles.

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Lynchmere Walk on 28th January 2026

We gathered together in the Iron Hill car park near Hollycombe for Jay's adventure over Lynchmere Common. The recent weather for at least a week had been historically wet but our walk ended up being virtually dry all morning. After welcoming a new walker, we set off through the conifers, following The Serpent Trail and the Sussex Border Path northwards. We eventually turned east, passing Danley Farm, originally the home of the Dimbleby broadcasting family. The area must be a little special as the first rooftop we could see through the trees was the childhood home of Rachel Portman, the first woman ever to win an Oscar for Best Soundtrack. We continued up hill and down dale through to Linchmere Common and The Ridge. After a muddy walk through to Lynchmere village we took a path down to Poison Copse where we had to deal with a couple of stiles, then onto Stanley Common and eventually back to our cars. Road works made it exceptionally difficult to reach the Deers Hut but fortunately the food was worth the effort.

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