Length: 18km / 11m
Toughness: 5 / 10
Transport: Take the 9:37 from London Victoria arriving in Amberley at 10:58. Return trains at 16:18, 16:50 and then xx:17.
A visit to the Arun valley and the splendid landscape between Amberley and Arundel. In the morning you will climb up onto the downs of Arundel Park, then descend into the valley passing the charming Swanbourne Lake before reaching the lunch pub in Arundel along the grand loop of the Arun with Arundel castle in your sight. In the afternoon you will again climb up into Arundel Park and descend along the other side of Swanbourne lake, skirt the Wetland centre and finally continue back to Amberley passing the spartanly decorated churches of South and North Stokes. Waiting for the hourly train in Amberley should be significantly eased by using the amenities of the Bridge Inn right next to the station.
2 comments:
Does anyone know if there are any swimming opportunities on this walk?
#7 met at the station and we quickly disentagled us from a very large group of Metropolitan Walkers. 2 picked up a slightly faster pace than the other 5. Waiting for them at the entrance to Arundel Park after a fun walk through woods drenched by a thunderstorm was unsuccessful, they just seemed to have been swallowed by the earth, or fallen into the river. The 2 walked on across the downs and along the Arun to Arundel. After a nice lunch at the Red Lion and another quick sharp shower we had to stop at a sunny bench right next to the river at the wonderfully situated Black Rabbit for some drinks. Back in Amberley one went straight to the station for the 17:17 while I myself preferred another drink at the Bridge Inn, where I encountered the missing 5. It turns out they were frightened by the first sign of lightening and immediately went back to Amberley after the first Arun crossing and only resumed the walk after the thunderstorm had passed. They did a shortened circular route to Swanbourne Lake without ever getting to Arundel. After more drinks we took the 18:17 home. #Heavy_showers_but_mostly_sunny.
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