tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post962228152112323765..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Third walkAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-73838605799718014662017-01-14T23:08:50.021+00:002017-01-14T23:08:50.021+00:003 walkers off the early train to do the long walk ...3 walkers off the early train to do the long walk option from Etchingham, who managed to get to the War Memorial in Robertsbridge in time to await the masses off the later train: all 18 of them. The walk poster and author himself got outfoxed by a late platform change at Charing X, and was therefore half an hour behind everyone, therefore n=22 in total on a w=dry-mostly-sunny-day. Snow visible on many tops in many directions, but never quite where we walked, unfortunately. Several (about 9) soon forked off to walk a Robertsbridge Circular, the rest mostly lunched at the under-new-mgmt-for-a-year Cross Inn in Staplecross. Early arrivals hogged the table by the open fireplace and there was talk of staying there until last orders. Food was pub classics well executed, and staff were exceptionally nice. Quite a turnaround at this pub!<br />4 of us explored the rumoured to be impassable old route and found it brambles-infested but just about passable, at least in winter (memo to future walkers: next time bring secateurs). We then encountered a Met Walkers group that was doing "a variation of the SWC Robertsbridge Circular", all 17 of them, and re-united with the rest of our group a bit further along. <br />Plenty of views of rolling hills, many good examples of Kentish oast houses, thatched buildings and wooden cottages, some mud, nice woodland stretches, late on though a stretch of arable fields, producing mud agglomerations on boots.<br />We arrived in Battle for the 16.54 rail replacement bus, or the pub. 4 took the latter option, at The Abbey Hotel, to take a bus an hour later.<br />Very nice day out, and a good workout to counter the Xmas excess (aka the biscuit belly). <br />Thomas Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298846868417688062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-54176965343800568482017-01-13T18:34:01.556+00:002017-01-13T18:34:01.556+00:00thank you.thank you.branchlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978723852068387213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-68185115499625358242017-01-13T17:53:16.355+00:002017-01-13T17:53:16.355+00:00as always, click on the walk number in the blue fi...as always, click on the walk number in the blue field in the subject line, '2.20', and on the page that appears: click on 'Download Walk (pdf)'Thomas Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298846868417688062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-53410404094684045862017-01-13T17:04:54.293+00:002017-01-13T17:04:54.293+00:00I would really like to walk from Robertsbridge to ...I would really like to walk from Robertsbridge to Battle (getting a bus back from Battle to Robertsbridge)10.7 miles. I’m really sorry, but I am a bit confused as to which walk I should I print from the website. I cannot find a page 14 or 17 on the links provided. branchlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978723852068387213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-22866918383883124722017-01-12T22:56:22.956+00:002017-01-12T22:56:22.956+00:00There'll be at least 3 of us doing the longer ...There'll be at least 3 of us doing the longer version starting in Etchingham at 10:30amKeldanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-22018110721319156652017-01-11T21:15:59.381+00:002017-01-11T21:15:59.381+00:00Intend going on the main walk.Intend going on the main walk.DAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248487802952116209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-66854367711712312792017-01-10T09:19:02.053+00:002017-01-10T09:19:02.053+00:00SE replacement buses are usually very good. Also I...SE replacement buses are usually very good. Also I may have my car and give a few people a lift back to Robertsbridge station at the end.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594391380504033372noreply@blogger.com