Balcombe Circular via Ardingly Reservoir walk (summer walk)
Length: 19.5km or 12.1 miles. 7 out of 10
"Balcombe is a great place to walk - the one stop on the Brighton line that feels truly remote and rural. The moment you leave the station you are in a Wealden wonderland of hills, woods, pasture and hidden farms. These walks also feature Ardingly Reservoir, romantically set between steep hills." This walk can be very muddy, so now should be ideal.
Trains: Get the 0945 Thameslink Brighton train from London Bridge (0958 East Croydon) arriving Balcome 1025. This train comes from Cambridge so will have other stops in London.
Return trains are xx04 xx34
Lunch: The Ardingly Inn, (10.1km (6.3 miles) into the Summer Walk, no longer serves food at lunchtime.
Lunch: The Ardingly Inn, (10.1km (6.3 miles) into the Summer Walk, no longer serves food at lunchtime.
Next door is the Ardingly Cafe (01444 891 113), which serves sandwiches, salads, soups and light meals until 3pm. There is also a village bakery.
Picnic spots: There are many benches around Ardingly Reservoir.
Tea: Wakehurst Place 14.2km (8.8 miles) has a self-service cafe, the Seed Cafe, which is open until 5.30pm or the The Half Moon Inn in Balcombe
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2 comments:
The 9.45 train is showing as cancelled. 9.35 and 10.15 still seem to be running.
n=8 ,I'm told by someone who was there. some trouble with getting food, as all options were closed/short staffed or had just stopped serving food.
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