FRIDAY 7 OCTOBERToday all walks are circular and start and finish at
various points across the county. All finish times are dependent upon progress
made and any other contributory factors.
WALK 1: Thumbs up for
Compton This walk is fully booked - please choose an alternative. Start: 10:00 am Finish: by 3:30 pm Grid Ref: SU
790 182 Distance: 11 m / 18km Meet: N.T.
car park Harting Down, on B2141 about 1 mile south of South Harting. Explore the verdant, rolling countryside of the
West Sussex/ Hampshire border. Starting at Harting Down we walk west then
south, through an area of remote farmland and old houses. Following a lunch
stop in the pretty village of Compton, with options to picnic or use the
teashop or pub, we return to Harting Down and perhaps an ice cream? Terrain: Downland,
wooded valleys, remote farmland Grade: 3 Leaders: Keith
McKenna & Sally Dench (Footprints of Sussex)
WALK 2: A Different Aspect Start: 10:00 am Finish: by 4:00 pm Grid Ref: TQ
267 293 Distance: 10 m / 16 km Meet: Car
park at Nymans Gardens (N.T.), Handcross A circular walk that explores the wonderful N.T.
woodland of Nymans (and perhaps some areas not before visited) as well as
venturing beyond into the Ouse Valley and some remote areas of the High Weald. Terrain: Woodland,
open fields, Ouse Valley. Grade: 3 Leaders: Terry
Owen & Peter Anderson (Per-Rambulations)
WALK 3: The Park and Gardens of Petworth Start: 10:00 am Finish:
by 1:00 pm Grid Ref: TQ
966 238 Distance: 5½ m / 9 km Meet: Car
park about 1 mile north of Petworth centre on A283 (pay & display but no charge for participants). A rare opportunity to explore Petworth Park and
Gardens with someone who really knows them.
Learn more about their creation, maintenance and future plans and
witness the diversity of the fauna and flora, and of course the deer herds, at
close quarters. Terrain: Parkland
– landscaped and open, gardens Grade: 2 Leader: Gary
Liddle (National
Trust Head Gardener, Petworth Park) Back Marker: Lisa Creaye-Griffin
WALK 4: St Leonard’s Forest
Circular Start: 10:00 am Finish: by 3:00 pm Grid Ref: TQ
208 298 Distance: 8 m / 13 km Meet: The
Forestry Commission car park at
Roosthole on Hammerpond Road,
300 metres north-west Goldings
Lane at Mannings Heath, near Horsham. A pretty and exhilarating walk mixing the
woodland, fields and heathland of St Leonard’s Forest. Terrain: Woodland,
fields and heathland Grade: 3 Leader: Jill
Shuker & Mike Powell (Horsham
Healthy Walks)
WALK 5: A Trip to the River Start: 10:00 am Finish: by 3:00 pm Grid Ref: TQ
020 070 Distance: 8 m / 13 km Meet: Beside
ruins alongside river opposite main entrance
to Arundel Castle. Park in Mill Road, Arundel or in town car parks. Enjoy a day by the river, through Arundel Park.
Excellent views of the Castle, Cathedral and Hiorne Tower. Maybe finish with a
cream tea in the town? Terrain: Riverbank,
park and woodland Grade: 4 Leaders:
Jenny Clark (Member of the annual SDW Team) & Lorraine Constantine
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