An autumn walk through the woods, passing by Shulbrede Priory to reach Fernhurst village green for lunch. The afternoon route heads through Valewood Park to Haslemere.
Trains: 10:00 London Waterloo, 10:59 Liphook. Return trains from Haslemere at xx:14, xx:30, xx:52. Buy a day return to Liphook.
Lunch: Red Lion, Fernhurst (01428 643112).
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n=11 walkers met at liphook. The morning took us through lovely woodlands with just a tinge of colours enhanced by the change of the weather from w=initially_overcast_then_clearing_to_sunshine with the rays of the sun dancing through the branches and leafs. Arriving at the Red Lion with a historic car in front decorated with white ribbons we were initially worried that a wedding party might have taken over the pub but the slightly stressed bar staff assured us that we could sit in the garden where 3 of us had a delicious lunch while the rest picnicked on the common. In the afternoon 8 decided to climb up to the Temple of the Winds from where 6 walked gently down over the heathland to Haslemere while 2 others followed the escarpment. 5 highlanders joined 2 lowlanders at Hemmingways for the deserved tea and cake. A lovely day out in great company.
Decided against the expensive fare to Ely and attempted to join this walk. Sorry to have missed everyone but engineering work closed the train line from Brentford and by the time I’d caught the bus to Richmond I’d missed the train at CJ for Woking and no train to Liphook for another hour. Enquired about a cab to discover Liphook was 25 miles away from Woking and a £50 fare so like DAC aborted the trip to arrive in Twickenham with the 267 bus on diversion via Kew Gardens as the roads were in chaos around Isleworth and Brentford due to the Chelsea fixture at Brentford’s new stadium. What a waste of a precious Saturday!
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