Midhurst Footpath Companions
Walking in Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey.

Stansted Walk on 1st May 2024

Isabel did well to get us to the starting point and arrange dry, sunny weather for our walk. 

We met up at Stansted Park Garden centre for our five mile walk passing St Paul’s Chapel and the front of the Edwardian Stansted Park House when we were distracted by the highland cattle lying down as if recovering from a hard night out.  We took the path at the edge of New Coopers Wood, Rosamond’s Hill and at the crossroads at Wythy Piece turned east across the fields to Broadreed Farm, then on to the woodland at the edge of Watergate Hanger where we stopped for our coffee break before heading south east.  On reaching WoodlandsLane we turned west skirting the edge of Lordington Copse, crossing fields and woods until we returned to the path beside the highland cattle that had woken up by then.  Lunch was a fine affair at the Victoria Inn at West Marden.

The happy walkers

Striding out in the sunshine

What do you think? Did we overdo it last night?

First Bluebell rug of the walk

I’m not a very good fisherman, the great white shark I caught was this big

A Wilton of Bluebells

Looking cool and nonchalant on our walk

Our audition for a Madness album cover

Keep your eyes out for litter, I haven’t found any so far

The rolling view of The South Downs National Park

Route planning by committee

How did you guess my name was Smokey?

The Victoria Inn for lunch

The route of our 5 mile walk at Stansted Park

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