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Thursday, 13 July 2023

Thursday Evening: Lovely Lullingstone Lavender near Shoreham

SWC 289: Shoreham Circular (North Loop with short cut) t=swc.289

Distance:          Approximately 5.5 miles or 9 km for those more metrically minded

Difficulty:         3 out of 10

Train:               18:17 Hasting train from London Bridge with change in Sevenoaks (18:43 arrival/18:52), arriving Shoreham at 19:02

Return:             20:45; 21:02; 21:32; 21:45; 22:02; 22:15; 22:32; 22:45; 23:02 (to a variety of London-bound destinations)

The short northern loop of this walk (with short cut) makes for a lovely little evening country walk….an easy journey from London and gentle undulating countryside….with a splash of purple ….The walk route passes by the usually very impressive lavender field at Castle Farm which should be in good bloom now…

Unfortunately, most of the pubs in Shoreham stop serving evening food rather early (usually about 8:30pm) – but, I have secured a booking at the vineyard at 8:30pm – so, hopefully, we will get fed this year!

More information about the route can be found here.

1 comment:

Stargazer said...

N=4 regulars assembled for this w=lovely-lavender walk in w=cloudy-but-dry conditions. The north loop of this walk makes a great evening outing in pretty countryside. We took a slight diversion to pick up a path that runs next to the lavender farm. The lavender was in full bloom looking marvelous with large sections of the hillside painted the most intensely deep purple. And, oh, the scent -- the air was heavily perfumed as we passed the main farm fields. We then picked up speed so as not to be too late for our booking at the vineyard....arriving 20 minutes late, we were still welcomed and not at all pressured to order quickly. All enjoyed some of the creative and quirky pizzas on offer and sampled some of the local wine production...I think everyone enjoyed their meals with the only disappointment being the presentation of ice cream in a cardboard pot -- though in the end this facilitated a take away to catch the 10.02 back to London. A fun night out and great to finally have a meal at the end of an evening walk in Shoreham.