2 November. Fourteen ramblers arrived at Kenley Station for the short, steep climb up to Riddlesdown Common. Some unusual sheep (possibly Jacob’s Sheep) are now on grass control. And large placid brown cows – quite indifferent to people walking by – could also be seen, in and out of the Read more…
Trains: London Bridge 9.40; East Croydon 09.58; arr Kenley 10.14. The train goes to Caterham and Tattenham Corner (dividing at Purley). You need to be in the front section of the train (going to Caterham). The return journey is from Coulsdon South, where trains run roughly every 15 minutes either Read more…
28 September. It was a rare sunny day for Sally’s famous Fishbourne to Bosham walk. But the train started announcing signal problems when we were not long out of Victoria. To cut a long story short, we started the walk at Chichester (because the train stopped there) and walked down Read more…
This is now a TEN MILE walk – largely because I now know that the pub is open on week-ends (though we did not have a chance to check it on our mid-week recce). Trains: As per programme – Charing Cross, 8.34, Waterloo 8.37; London Br 8.43, arr Chilham 10.08. Read more…
1 June. I am writing this post in penance for not being on the walk – which I was supposed to lead. Very many thanks to Daphne, who stepped in to lead, with support from Christine M and Tony. This is a walk through farmland, orchards and woods on the Read more…
This walk is much muddier than I expected for the time of year. You are advised to bring poles for navigating the mud – which makes this 9-mile walk feel more like 10. There are about ten stiles, two or three of them difficult (one almost impossible). Two busy roads Read more…
27 April. This was an unexpectedly good day for walking, with the rain keeping off till we had all piled into a bus at Alfriston. Coming to the top of the steep hill up from Polegate, and rewarded by the song of skylarks Then to Jevington, where they claim to Read more…
9 March. This was a slightly truncated version of my planned walk (probably about seven miles as it turned out). The mud, which is sabotaging all our walks this year, made us abandon the planned lunch stop in Underrriver. The final steep descent was impossible when I did the recce Read more…
13 January. A grey but largely dry day, and we avoided the worst mud. We skirted alongside the edge of Farthing Down in the Morning, through Happy Valley and up to Chaldon Church. This had been open when Christine M and I did the recce, but unfortunately it was closed Read more…
Trains: Please note the train is earlier than originally advertised. It will be leaving London Bridge at 9.59, East Croydon 10.17, arr Coulsdon South 10.25. The Walk is 7-8 miles through Farthing Down, Happy Valley and Coulsdon Common. It is undulating with some short but sharpish hills. These can be Read more…