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Tillington Day Walk 25th October 2017

Maddie, June and Marian's very pleasant walk started from Tillington and took us through Upperton and River Common and the village of River, before heading for a very pleasant lunch in The Halfway Bridge near Lodsworth. We then headed for the banks of the River Rother, before heading north via South Lane, through the vineyard at Upperton Farm to eventually return to Tillington village.

Tillington is famous for its Scots Crown Tower on  the church, financed by Lord Egremont in 1807 and to later feature in paintings by Constable and Turner. There is a fascinating book called "Village Boys Still" written by Trevor Purnell about each of the 31 Tillington men who perished during the Great War.

It was good to welcome a guest walker Pete, a retired engineer who worked locally. The walk was about 7.1/4 miles.

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Alice Holt Day Walk 11th October 2017

Jeff's walk was a little thin on the ground, but a very pleasant walk through and around Alice Holt forest. Lots of places to take children with play areas, rope walks, wooden castles and obstacle courses. The walkers did not stay long as they were keen to get to the delicious food at the Bluebell in Dockenfield.

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Northchapel Morning Walk 4th October 2017

Kate and Nigel's walk was a wander around the fields and woods to the north of Northchapel and whilst the going was mostly good, some shoe-removing clay was there for the unwary. We had coffee on a bridge and watched a sole fisherman unmoved by anything for several minutes until someone said it was a dummy. Deer Lodge had a deer in sight but too quick for the camera. We were pleased to meet up with guest walkers Mike and Gill who joined us for the walk and we ended up by dropping into The Half Moon for a very good lunch.

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Buriton Day Walk 27th September 2017

Jennifer's walk took us along the Staunton Way and past Ditcham Park School. We took advantage of some nicely placed logs near the school for coffee before heading for the pond at Buriton which had some very large carp cruising the shallows. The Five Bells in Buriton provided excellent food at very reasonable prices and walkers were reluctant to leave, possibly as we suspected more hills were on the menu. Our suspicions were well-founded as we climbed up to Head Down Plantation. However most things that go up eventually come down and they did as we headed towards the cars parked by the railway line in the shadow of Chalton Peak. About 7 miles with around 850 feet height gained.

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Stedham Morning Walk 20th September 2017

Celia and Miguel took us on a splendid wander around Stedham Commom and the Severals before we crossed the road to find the River Rother. We headed upstream past Stedham Mill, once famous for its blotting paper, to re-cross the river at Stedham Bridge. Early in the 20th century John Scrimgeour arrived and became Lord of the Manor. He enlarged and improved not only the nearby Stedham Hall but much of Stedham. A bath house, village hall, sports ground, reading room and the first pumped water supply were all given by him to the village. The Hall now is divided into 8 apartments. After a wander through this pretty village we returned to The Hamilton Arms for some very nice food (especially the Thai food!). 

 

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