18 km 11.2 miles, difficulty 5/10
Up the hill to Jack and Jill
Then tumble down to Plumpton town*.
Hey diddle diddle Half Moon Inn, then back along the top again.
Along the way we will behold a hilltop fort and ponds of old.
To continue on our South Downs walk, we march back down like the Duke of York.
Along the Ouse in seven-league shoes, then up through the castle into Lewes.
Trains:
Get the 09:32 Brighton train from Victoria (09:39 Clapham Jct, 09:48 East Croydon) arrives Hassocks 10:27,
From Lewes, trains return direct to Victoria at xx:21. Get a return to Lewes.
Lunch: the Half Moon 01273 890 253, Plumpton. A nice pub that involves going down from and back up to the downs. (Some prefer to picnic on top.)
Tea:
The White Hart, once a 16th Century coaching inn, now a quaint posh place on the High Street.
The Lewes Arms a homely pub with good beer, beside the castle walls in Mount Place. A Mr Tiger favourite. To find it, turn left when you reach the castle walls. (Or round to the lefft after the castle and High Street). t=1.29
Walk Directions: here
*Plumpton: - officially a village but that didn’t rhyme.
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A total of n=16 and a small dog today. Hardly time for introductions before the group raced off.
Poor Mr Tiger found the first Jack and Jill a bit chirp and cheep so he took his orange and lime and was soon left peel and rind.
Never saw most of the others again.
About 6 ventured down to the Half Moon. Mr Tiger stayed on top. This was just as energetic because he had to throw sticks for a dog.
Weather was w=cloudy-sunny-cloudy-sunny
A bit of a crisis after Hamsey. A section of the Ouse path was closed. Mr Tiger continued along the bridleway, through Landport, and successfully navigated his way to the Lewes Arms. Here one or two others caught up. Hope the others found their way ok.
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