Extra Walk 11: Amberley Circular: Out
Along the Foot of the South Downs above Wild Brook Wetland and Back along the
Ridge of the Downs
Distance: 11.1 Miles
Difficulty: 5 out of 10, mainly flat with one long, but
well-graded, hill
Train: Take the 9:32
Southampton Central Southern train from London
Victoria, arriving at Amberley at 10:57.
Return trains from Amberley are at
17:17, 18:17, 18:59, 19:29, 20:29 and 21:29. Buy
a day return to Amberley.
This lovely walk around Amberley and along
the Downs -- covering both the lowlands and the magnificent South Downs ridge
itself. More information and the instructions can be found here.
The recommended lunchtime pub is The Crown Inn in Cootham (tel 01903 742 625), about 5.5 miles into the walk. The Sportsman
in Cross Gate (tel 01798 831 787) or Parham House in Parham Park (01803 744 888) are both possible earlier lunch stops at (2.6 miles
and 4.6 miles into the walk, respectively).
Larger groups should call ahead and provide some warning.
The Bridge Inn near the train station in
Amberley provides refreshing post walk libations.
Enjoy the walk!
2 comments:
WALKERS =7 mostly sunny. Masses of walkers got off the train but gathered around at least one leader waving a piece of paper; perhaps it was Neville Chamberlain.
The marshes were fairly dry so we didn't trail mud thankfully. Amberley village and the Deer Park were pretty as we passed through. The Crown at Cootham served up tasty meat pies, fish & chips and refreshing liquids alfresco. It seemed to get much warmer as we ascended onto the Downs where we encountered horse riders and several cyclists. We had a clear view of the coast and the Isle of Wight.
After descending one caught the 4.17, two drove home and three of us enjoyed tea and tiffin at the Riverside Cafe in a bit of a sun trap with semi-tropical trees and sparrows for company before catching the 5.17 along with the seventh walker.
n=7 w=warm-and-sunny
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