tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post196116969234167761..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Saturday Third WalkAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-54815152611615117522016-02-07T23:30:43.221+00:002016-02-07T23:30:43.221+00:00PS As far as I know, no one carried on to Harriets...PS As far as I know, no one carried on to Harrietsham, but if anyone did, please post a report.Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-84442111612878383392016-02-07T23:29:50.302+00:002016-02-07T23:29:50.302+00:00n=19 on this walk. I confess that I had wondered w...n=19 on this walk. I confess that I had wondered whether it was a good idea to do a walk along an escarpment on a day of w=strong-wind-but-no-rain but in fact the wind never proved particularly troubling, and for considerable sections there were lines of trees to give us shelter. Otherwise, lovely views to the south and dry paths underfoot - a very pleasant winter walk. Several walkers suggested we do it again in autumn when we could scrump apples from the copious orchards (criminal activity that of course I could not possibly endorse).<br /><br />Lunch was once again slow in coming. Having been warned of our coming, the Bull in Linton wrapped itself in knots, insisting on taking orders at the table not the bar - which added about 20 minutes to the proceedings - and then taking a long time to produce the food for some of the diners. On the plus side they were friendly and the food was worth waiting for, and we still finished the walk in daylight, so what the hey?<br /><br />A comprehensive tour of the three pubs in Sutton Valence found that the Kings Arms was the best of the bunch. One senses that tea orders are not something they are used to, but they produced nice pots of the stuff. Some of us also tried the Clothworkers Arms and found possibly the last traditional boozer in the south east - sport on the TV, a pool table and darts board occupying most of the floor space, and no hot drinks. The outside terrace looked like it would be nice in summer, though, with a magnificent view. The Queen's Arm was full of sports fans, though has done tea in the past.<br /><br />Four of us eventually decamped to the much more congenial George and Dragon in Headcorn for a lovely dinner.Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-11932059228020570022016-02-06T18:04:16.893+00:002016-02-06T18:04:16.893+00:00Wonderful walk with almost no mud
Judas Slip Wonderful walk with almost no mud<br />Judas Slip Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-34729498514991176832016-02-03T17:58:20.937+00:002016-02-03T17:58:20.937+00:00As the walk instructions advise, I would strongly ...As the walk instructions advise, I would strongly counsel getting the <b>10.10</b> train from Charing Cross, (10.13 Waterloo East) and changing at <b>Paddock Wood</b> (arrive 10.58, depart 11.11 - both trains from the same platform). This saves you having to hare across the footbridge to make the connection at Tonbridge. <br /><br />Only if you miss the 10.10 is it worth getting the 10.15.Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-61792864150850023772016-02-03T17:36:09.191+00:002016-02-03T17:36:09.191+00:00Sunset is at 16:56 so you'd have about 6 hours...Sunset is at 16:56 so you'd have about 6 hours of daylight before you'd need to use a torch. If you have a one hour lunch stop you'd need to keep up a fairly brisk pace of around 3mph for the whole walk, including hill climbs, stopping to work out the directions, etc. Not impossible, but too much for me!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491475051270094030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-65350436567786640862016-02-03T16:38:34.515+00:002016-02-03T16:38:34.515+00:00With train arriving to Yalding at 11.19 am, do you...With train arriving to Yalding at 11.19 am, do you think it is doable to walk the extended version, so circa 15 miles before the sunset? I would be interested in completing longer walk as long as I don’t have to use torches… Thanks, Bozena Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com