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Easebourne walk on 4th March 2026

Isabel lead our 4.5 mile walk from Cowdray Café across the road onto The Race for a short time before cutting across to Easebourne Street and into Glaziers Lane, passing the cemetery to pick up the pathway to the right that led between the fields. A shallow hill brought us to the remains of Wick Lane where we encountered a fallen tree.  Magically Tim produced an assortment of tools from his rucksack to clear a route through with other members demonstrating their forestry skills.  Entering Whitters Copse we stopped for our coffee break at the picnic hut, availing ourselves of the long benches under the cloudy sky.  Carrying on up the hill to a lane, we turned right enjoying a short lived downhill section, crossed Easebourne Street again rising into the woodland of Grevatt’s Common.  Reaching the farm buildings at Gravatts we turned south between fields, past the reservoir at Lower Vinning taking the lane back to Easebourne Street down past the old Holly Tree pub (that is no longer a liquid refreshment establishment!) and back to the Cowdray Café car park.  An excellent lunch was then procured at The Royal Oak.

Starting out from outside Easebourne Priory, dating back to the 13th C

Leading us up Glaziers Lane

A misty start, but sunny 2 hours later

Into the open fields

Leading us through the fallen tree

It helps to have a Lumber Jill to work with the Lumber Jack

Strolling along as though nothing had happened

Our team's full backs making sure we had not lost anyone

Leaving the fields to enter the woods

Coffee break on the long benches

Striding downhill

Picking our routes around the puddles

Trying not to disturb our reflections

Past the worst of the mud

Which way now?

The sun burnt the mist off to highlight the Blackthorn blooms

Enjoying the sun beside the reservoir at Lower Vinning

4.5 miles from Easebourne

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