Mhairi strolling up to the top of the Downs
Originally uploaded by Megan Shields.
Showing posts with label Walking 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Walking 2009. Show all posts
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Revisiting an old walk...
On Saturday Mhairi and I did the 'Pulborough to Amberley' walk that I had done with Julia and Craig a couple of years ago.
This time nettle alley was not quite so bad and we braved the field with the possible bull in it (in fact we think there was one in there, but he was quite happy chewing away with his cows so we were quite safe). We also didn't need to fight our way through the bracken either... Another nice stretch to the top of the Downs - its always good to get back there!
This time nettle alley was not quite so bad and we braved the field with the possible bull in it (in fact we think there was one in there, but he was quite happy chewing away with his cows so we were quite safe). We also didn't need to fight our way through the bracken either... Another nice stretch to the top of the Downs - its always good to get back there!
Sunday, August 02, 2009
A rare Sunday walk...
Headed out with Julia for a rare walk on a Sunday - the last time we walked on a Sunday I fell over and Craig had forgotten to put his walking shoes on... This one started in a similarly inauspicious fashion...
We got to Clapham Junction to catch our train - only one an hour so we were both there very early. Which was a tad unfortunate given that our train was late, so we had to hang around for what felt like a long long time... But it did turn up and we were en-route!
Milford to Haselmere - It was just over 10 miles but we ended up shortening it slightly as Julia's achilles heel was playing up. But it was a good walk nonetheless. In Surrey (ie down the train line from Surbs), and the Surrey walks are normally a bit uninspiring - but this was lovely.
We had a great lunch at The Three Horseshoes pub - benefit of walking on a Sunday is that the pubs do roasts :-). Lovely lamb with mint sauce for me, and beef with Yorkshire pud for Julia. Interesting wee pub - it was closed down for years and then the villagers clubbed together and bought it. Lovely garden and great food! We also wandered through Thursley Common which was burnt in 2006. It is now recovering and was really rather stunning - I'm not sure the photos I took do it justice.
We then ended up walking around the rim of the Devil's Punch Bowl - which was where this walk ended. Great day out tho - and the sun came out for the first time in ages!
We got to Clapham Junction to catch our train - only one an hour so we were both there very early. Which was a tad unfortunate given that our train was late, so we had to hang around for what felt like a long long time... But it did turn up and we were en-route!
Milford to Haselmere - It was just over 10 miles but we ended up shortening it slightly as Julia's achilles heel was playing up. But it was a good walk nonetheless. In Surrey (ie down the train line from Surbs), and the Surrey walks are normally a bit uninspiring - but this was lovely.
We had a great lunch at The Three Horseshoes pub - benefit of walking on a Sunday is that the pubs do roasts :-). Lovely lamb with mint sauce for me, and beef with Yorkshire pud for Julia. Interesting wee pub - it was closed down for years and then the villagers clubbed together and bought it. Lovely garden and great food! We also wandered through Thursley Common which was burnt in 2006. It is now recovering and was really rather stunning - I'm not sure the photos I took do it justice.
We then ended up walking around the rim of the Devil's Punch Bowl - which was where this walk ended. Great day out tho - and the sun came out for the first time in ages!
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