tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post9168137477210490273..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Sunday Walk 1: Pride, Prejudice and Water BuffalosAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-19781688038868349582016-04-11T10:02:38.162+01:002016-04-11T10:02:38.162+01:00n=18 on this walk plus a late appearance by the wa...n=18 on this walk plus a late appearance by the walks inspector. Weather w= hazy-sunshine-with-a-cool-breeze and the going good. Perfect day for this attractive Hampshire walk through Jane Austen country which is now fully rehabilitated after its revamp but with perhaps a bit too much tarmac. On a warm summers day the lanes would be pretty busy.<br /><br />A small group opted for the short circular walk but after meeting the walks inspector ended up doing a circuit of paths around the town and completing a distance similar to the longer walk. The rest of us ambled on to the Fox in North Waltham which served large portions promptly. I had a sandwich in the grounds of the nearby beautiful church of St Michael. (I'll post a photo on the walks page.) <br /><br />After lunch we spotted the water buffalo in their winter quarters - another group saw a few in the fields. (Incidentally my OS map identifies this as Berrydown Farm not Laverstoke.)<br /><br />We arrived back in Overton well in time for a leisurely drink before meeting the "circular" walkers and catching the packed 16.58pm train back to London.PeteBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135468832090264900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-57395160084108168922016-04-03T20:56:51.482+01:002016-04-03T20:56:51.482+01:00You won't recognise the White Hart: it has bee...You won't recognise the White Hart: it has been utterly transformed and is now a very nice tea stopWalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.com