For the final winter walk of the season, we chose a (mostly) new route, starting from the familiar Matfield green, right on the northern edge of the High Weald. However, as we already have an established route out of the village, we will be referring to this as the ‘Brenchley circular’ – the otherContinue reading “Brenchley Circular – 7.7 miles”
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Crowborough Circular – 8.5 miles
It’s fair to say that the starting point for the day’s adventure, Crowborough Station, was very possibly our least desirable to date. The town is much, much larger than most of the villages we base our walks around, and came with all of the wonders of the modern world; smashed glass, industrial estates andContinue reading “Crowborough Circular – 8.5 miles”
Charlton Circular – 5.3 miles
A second, somewhat unexpected adventure to the South Downs National Park for this one, for which we were up and on the road just gone 7am, a full day’s schedule ahead of us. We arrived at our starting point for the day’s walk, parking up just outside The Fox Goes Free pub in theContinue reading “Charlton Circular – 5.3 miles”
Bignor Hill to Amberley Circular – 11.5 miles
Time for another of our further-afield adventures, this time really pushing the envelope, by delving all the way into West Sussex – a whole county further along than normal. The occasion occurred because the following day we were due to be going to the Goodwood Festival of Speed; my 30th birthday present from Beth. AsContinue reading “Bignor Hill to Amberley Circular – 11.5 miles”
Hawkhurst to Bedgebury Circular – 7 miles
Returning to a more familiar walk than recent weeks, on this particularly overcast, muggy Sunday, we chose to tackle a walk we had done before, starting from the village green on Hawkhurst’s ‘moor side’, swinging out and around to the edges of the Bedgebury Forest. This was, however, one of the routes whose instructionsContinue reading “Hawkhurst to Bedgebury Circular – 7 miles”
Coxheath to Lenham – 11.8 miles
The task: walk from Coxheath to Lenham (11.8 Miles) in four and a half hours. The day: very hot. The guide: Rowan. Yours truly: hungover. What could possibly go wrong? The occasion was to celebrate our guide’s 25th birthday with a summers walk along the Greensand Way from his house to one ofContinue reading “Coxheath to Lenham – 11.8 miles”
Bodiam Castle Circular – 5 miles
Before we start, I would like to talk about spring, and why it is our favourite of all the seasons. There are of course the obvious reasons, which we have spent the past few weeks gushing over. The arrival of lambs in our fields, the glow of the bluebells amongst the woodland floor, theContinue reading “Bodiam Castle Circular – 5 miles”
Bewl Water – 12.5 miles
It’s fair to say that we are generally fair-weather walkers. Given that we live more-or-less within an hour of 99% of our walks, we’re not shy of hunkering down on the less pleasant days and letting the rains pass before venturing out the following week. Why then, did we find ourselves parking up atContinue reading “Bewl Water – 12.5 miles”
Cowden circular – 5.4 miles
Here we go again for another spring adventure, this time heading a little south from last week. Beginning at Cowden station we turned left up the road into a cool, slightly overcast day. The start of the walk is a short sharp wake-up call to the leg muscles, before turning right onto leveller ground. Continue reading “Cowden circular – 5.4 miles”
Ightham Mote to Knole Park circular – 8.5 miles
Midspring is upon us – the lambs are frolicking, the leaves are bursting from their buds and the woodlands are awash with colour. The latter of these is exactly what today’s walk is all about, specifically perhaps the most iconic British spring flower of all – bluebells. The circular route between National TrustContinue reading “Ightham Mote to Knole Park circular – 8.5 miles”
Matthew G. Huggins 