Southwestern have now
released their travel tickets for 14th June to 17th June.
Friday 14th June 24: A walk on the downs starting at Shanklin,
incorporating Shanklin Down, Luccombe Down, Bonchurch Down and Boniface
Down. Ending in Ventnor with frequent
buses back to Shanklin if people opt to stay there.
Travel: Take the 10.30
Portsmouth Harbour train from London
Waterloo
Arrives Portsmouth &
Southsea 11:57
Bus departs Portsmouth
& Southsea at 12:10
Arrives Southsea Hoverport
at 12:20
depart Southsea Hoverport
at 12:30
Arrives Ryde Hoverport
arrives at 12:40
Walk to Ryde Esplanade
station 17 minutes
Train departs Ryde
Esplanade at 13:13
Arrives Shanklin station
at 13:37
Ticket type: buy a return ticket to Shanklin.
Meet at Shanklin
railway station and start the walk
towards Ventnor. It will be the Lake to
Shanklin walk in reverse. See here for
GPX track and full details of the walk here. You will need a picnic for this walk.
Or
Option 2:
If you wish to have lunch in Shanklin, please use the same GPX route to go down
to the seafront or to the town centre to have lunch, or a swim and then getting
back onto the main walk route to Ventnor by following the track along the
Worsley trail here
Saturday 15th June 2024: A beautiful walk from Chale to Ventnor with
spectacular cliff top views over the sea taking in the annual Round the Island
Yacht race. This walk was devised by
Sylvia Cummins, a regular SWC walker who died in October 2022.
Meet at Boots, Ventnor for
the 10.05 No 6 bus. This is a 2 hourly
bus so please don’t miss. Arrives Chale
Church at 10.41.
Lunch: Buddle Inn, Niton, Bookings are highly recommended – book online or call 01983 730243.
Swimming possible on the beautiful beach at
Rocken End, which is reached by a steep walk down. This is a good spot for a picnic as is basically
anywhere along this route.
For walk details and GPX see here
Sunday 16th June 24:
Ventnor to Godshill stopping for a picnic lunch in the grounds of the remains
of Appuldercombe House.
Meet outside Boots ,
Ventnor at 10.30am where we start the walk.
Length Length: 12.6 km (7.9 miles).Toughness: 6 out of 10. Some steep bits but nice views.
Map Walk: There are no written directions for this walk, only a GPS route.
For GPS: t=swc.410 Please note however, that once you have
explored Appuldercombe house and gardens, make your way back to the main gate,
and either retrace your route or take the path on the right for a small but attractive
diversion.
Features
The walk will take us along
St Boniface Down and then a climb up the very steep path to Bonchurch Down,
across Wroxall Down and past the Radio Station viewpoint. The walk then takes
you across Stenbury Down and into the grounds of Appuldurcombe House. After
looking around the hollowed-out rooms and possibly picnicking in the grounds we
will walk into Godshill village for tea and cakes. After that you can return by
bus to Ventnor or Shanklin or walk back.
Return Buses from Godshill
Hollies:
No.2 to Shanklin (15
minutes) or Ryde (1 hour). These leave at around xx:11 & xx:41;
No.3 to Ventnor (20
minutes), Shanklin (40 minutes) or Ryde (1 hour 20 minutes). These leave at
around xx:23 & xx:53 last bus 15.23
Monday 17th June 24 Option 1
Walk from Shanklin chine, along the seafront to Brading Station, where
you can catch the Island Line train to Ryde Pier. The walk is around 10 miles. The full walk skirts around under Bembridge
Down with its Fort (you can divert up to this if you have time) and then
through Brading Marshes nature Reserve and so into the historic town of
Brading. This is a map led walk, but you
keep the sea to your right until you turn off towards Brading. Find the map here
Plenty of eating and
drinking spots along the seafront, and swimming opportunities weather permitting. The walk can be shortened by cutting away
from the beach to either Lake station, or Sandown station. GPX route can be found here: Please note, the
walk poster has not walked this route yet.
Meet at the Fisherman’s
Cottage pub, right on Shanklin beach by the mouth of Shanklin Chine at 10.30
Option 2: If you prefer
a relaxing morning and afternoon, then a visit to the Isle of Wight Botanical
Gardens just outside Ventnor would be a restful and rewarding experience. This is a truly delightful garden with rare
and exotic plants and trees, and its micro climate averages around 5 degrees
warmer than the rest of UK. More
information can be found here: https://www.botanic.co.uk/about/
There is a café and a
restaurant in the gardens.
How to get there: Head
west and up Church Street – along Belgrave Road – down Park Avenue – then
Steephill Road – onto Undercliff Drive – turn left into the main entrance.
Approx. 10-15min walk. Due to landslips,
I am not sure whether you can walk along the coastal path heading west from
Ventnor to the gardens.
Tropical Garden Tickets: £11
Accomodation on the
Isle of Wight: Ventnor is the best town to stay in for the
planned walks. If you cannot get
accommodation in Ventnor then Shanklin would be a good alternative. The No. 3 bus connects Shanklin and Ventnor
which are close together.
3 comments:
Walkers may wish to check out thisshort but sobering TV programme on coastal erosion on the south coast of the Isle of Wight - an area where some of us have walked. It’s about the collapse of part of the coast around Bonchurch and Luccombe on 10th December 2023 ‘when 14 million cubic metres of rock and earth slipped away overnight.’ You can see ‘Crumbling into the sea – the Isle of Wight from above’ on BBC iplayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001zpdr/from-above-coastal-erosion
Is there a WhatsApp group? Please could you add me, as would be great coordinate meeting up. Thanks.
Friday 14th June 2024 Shanklin to Ventnor
#20 gathered in Shanklin in #sunshine at around 2pm. People joined the route at various points along the downs. Lovely panoramic views. We did walk t=369 in reverse, from Shanklin to Ventnor over Shanklin Down and St. Boniface Down. Most ate at the iconic Spyglass Inn that evening.
The countryside throughout this weekend has been a beautiful vibrant green, with buttercup meadows, vibrant orchids, gorgeous woods.
Saturday 15th June 2024 Chale to Ventnor walk. #27 gathered in #very-windy-but-sunny weather on this lovely walk designed by Sylvia Cummins. We were joined on the walk by 5 members of Sylvia’s family and saw the much reduced round the island boat race being lashed by waves as we walked along the cliff top. Only two people braved the massive crashing waves on the seashore. Lunched at the Buddle Inn and most walked back to Ventnor. Due to another landslip in St. Lawrence, we did a diversion (actually two options for the diversion) and the GPX will be updated to reflect this. One diversion was through an amazing wood which felt almost primeval.
Sunday 16th June 2024: Ventnor to Godshill via Appuldercombe House. T=410. #16 on this walk in #sunny-and-warm-but-breezy weather. We all had lunch in the grounds of the house. Two diverted to the Donkey Sanctuary, but most had tea/beer in Godshill and buses back to Shanklin or Ventnor.
Monday 17th June 2024 Walk to Brading or a visit to Tropical Gardens.
#3 visited the Tropical Gardens on the undercliff in Ventnor. #6 took a bus to Shanklin and had a lovely swim there. Then walked onto Brading along the seafront, skirting around Bembridge Down and into Brading and then onwards to the big smoke.
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