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East Dean walk on 30th July 2025

We started out from The Star and Garter and headed north to the church of All Saints. After a quick look at a few gravestones, including a somewhat neglected memorial to the playwright  Christopher Fry (The Lady's Not For Burning), Jennifer led us up the hill of Halfmoon Piece through fields dotted with wild flowers. A quick dive through Wood Lea and then a descent of North Down via the West Sussex Literary Path to pick up North Lane, taking us to a pleasant coffee stop. Refreshed we again tackled the ascent into Wood Lea taking a north east path towards Forest Hanger before turning again towards Scratlee. We eventually picked up the path we had used earlier, but took a diversion to eventually reach The Star and Garter where we enjoyed an excellent lunch, even though they were busy with punters en route to the Goodwood horse race meeting known as Glorious Goodwood. The walk was a little under 5 miles.

Well, it's about time we started walking

That's the church up there, I believe

Church of All Saints

Christopher Fry is in there somewhere...

A brief stop to get our breath back

and admire the chicory growing everywhere

Away we go again up the hill

Through the woods at Wood Lea

and then a turn down the West Sussex Literary Path

View as far as Goodwood from the North Down

North Lane, heading for a break

Some sitting, some perching

I wonder where we are?

Heading for home

View to East Dean - what is that field full of??

Alfafa/Lucerne - used for animal feed and as a green manure

Lunch at last!

About 4.1/2 to 5 miles

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