Sunday walk - Liphook to Haslemere

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Length: 15km (9.3 miles) Toughness 5 out of 10 This walk has plenty of relatively mild uphill and downhill sections. It is almost entirely through full-grown mixed woods - mainly oak, beech and chestnut trees - offering plenty of shade on a hot summer's day. After passing Shulbrede Priory in the middle of the woods, you come to the pub and church by the village green in Fernhurst. In the afternoon, you cross streams in the forest before passing through Valewood Park and up into Haslemere, a town surrounded by beautiful countryside.

Trains: Take the 10:00 from Waterloo station (Clapham Junction 10.09; Woking 10.33). Arrives Liphook 11.12. Return trains from Haslemere are at xx.17 and xx.42

Buy a day return to Liphook. Lunch: The suggested lunchtime stop is the Red Lion pub (tel 01428 643 112), some 8.3 km into the walk, by the village green at Fernhurst.  Just down the road from the pub is Fernhurst recreation ground and cricket club, a perfect spot for picnickers. Tea: Haslemere has several options including Hemingway's, Darnley's, Heidi's, Costa etc. There's a pub in the High Street also.

For walk directions, map and GPS, click here

Sunday Walk – Eridge Circular

Extra Walk 120 – Eridge Circular

Length: 17 km (10.6 miles). Toughness: 4/10

09:51 East Grinstead train from Victoria (Clapham Jct 09:58, East Croydon 10:09), changing at Oxted (arr 10:33, dep 10:38) for the Uckfield train waiting on the adjacent platform, arriving Eridge at 11:05.

If you miss this train and decide to take the one an hour later, consider getting off at Ashurst (the stop before Eridge) and doing the walk's Alternative Start from this station. It's 2½ km shorter than the Eridge start, so you should reach the Crown Inn in Groombridge from the other direction only about 20 minutes behind the main group.

Trains back from Eridge are hourly at xx:51, again changing at Oxted for East Croydon and Victoria.

This walk used to have a choice of two fairly short afternoon legs, but these have now been stitched together so that both the imposing Harrisons Rocks and the RSPB's Broadwater Warren reserve are included. This is actually the first outing for this extended version, although both of the original endings are still available if you want a shorter walk.

Other features on this walk are the steam locos and heritage diesels to be seen (and heard) on the Spa Valley Railway at Eridge and Groombridge, and a close-up view of Groombridge Place, a Jacobean manor house surrounded by a medieval moat.

Walkers who want a pub lunch in Groombridge usually go for the Crown Inn overlooking the green; the alternative is ten minutes away in the main part of the village, the Junction Inn. At the end of the walk you can unwind in The Huntsman pub, a stone's throw from Eridge station.

You'll need to bring the directions from the L=swc.120

Saturday Walk Riddlesdown to Coulsdon - Coulsdon Common, Chaldon Church and Doom mural, Happy Valley and Farthing Down

The original walk planned for today - SWC 312 (r) Horsham to Balcombe - is postponed until Saturday 24 September, due to strike action today on some rail lines.

As of mid-morning Friday 29 July, the strike action by ASLEF train drivers for Saturday 30 July remains on, affecting 8 rail companies. Southern Rail is not one of the eight, so there is an expectation Southern services will run as normal, with the possibility of some cancellations due to a knock-on effect from striking companies.

So - as things currently stand - the Riddlesdown to Coulsdon walk goes ahead.

Book 2 Walk 15 - Riddlesdown to Coulsdon 

Length: 16.8 km (10.4 miles)   Option to take shortcut, reducing walk by 2.7 miles

Toughness: 4 out of 10

London Victoria: 10-20 hrs   Southern service to East Grinstead    CJ 10-27 hrs,   EC 10-40 hrs

Arrive Riddlesdown: 10-48 hrs

Return

Coulsdon South to Victoria: direct Southern trains at 20 & 50 mins past the hour

Coulsdon South on Thameslink service (change at East Croydon):  09 & 39 mins past the hour

Rail ticket: Riddlesdown and Coulsdon South railway stations are both within TfL Zone 6,  so a one-day travel card is an option.

For walk info please refer to the Walk Directions.

Lunch: the Fox pub, Coulsdon Common, some 3.9 miles into the walk

A visit to Chaldon Church  is recommended after lunch to view its Doom mural.

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Saturday walk - Welwyn Circular

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Length: 11 miles (17.7 km) 2 out of 10

"Once out of the Garden City and over the A1(M) you are in some attractive Hertfordshire countryside, including the landscaped parkland of Brocket Hall and Lamer House. In the afternoon you reach the picturesque village of Ayot St Lawrence, which has two unusual churches – one reminiscent of a Greek temple, the other an ivied Gothic ruin – and if you wish you can visit the home of George Bernard Shaw, Shaw's Corner, now owned by the National Trust. (Open to the public from 1300, garden 1200)"

Trains: Get the Thameslink 0958 Royston train from Kings Cross (Finsbury Park 1004 gives a connection from London Bridge 0931 & East Croydon 0915) arriving Welwyn 1025. Return fast trains at xx22, xx52 to Kings cross, with slow trains at xx05 & xx35 to Moregate. 


Lunch: The recommended lunch pub for this walk is The Brocket Arms (01438 820250) in Ayot St Lawrence, 11km from the start. 

Tea: a walk report recommends the Doctor's Tonic pub "very cosy and well appointed" The directions have The Waggoners, 1km from the end or Simmons cafe, close to the railway station.

Along the South Downs to the Sea (Amberley to Shoreham by Sea)

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Distance:  Main Walk: 15.5 Miles or 25.0 km for those more metrically minded;

If stopping in Upper Beeding and catching a bus to Shoreham, 12.1 miles/19.4 km; and

If walking to Lancing Station, 13.9 miles/22.3 km.

Difficulty:  7 out of 10

Train:  Take the 9:35 AM Bognor Regis/Southhampton Central train from London Victoria (stopping at Clapham Junction at 9:42 and East Croydon at 9:53), arriving in Amberley at 10:58.  For those finishing in Upper Beeding, you will need to take a No. 2 bus to Shoreham. Return trains from Shoreham by Sea are at 12 and 42 past the hour and from Lancing at 8 and 32 past the hour. Buy a day return to Ford.

This walk mostly follows the airy ridge of the South Downs Way with fabulous views throughout. It passes by Chanctonbury Ring, a ring of trees planted on the remains of an ancient hill fort. There is an option to divert off the ridge to Washington for a pub lunch. For those needing to cool off after the exertions of the day, it should be possible to take a dip in sea at Shoreham. More information and the walk instructions can be found here.

The walk notes recommend a picnic at Chanctonbury Ring – but it is possible to divert to the Frankland Arms in Washington which adds 1 km.

There are plenty of refreshment options in Shoreham. For those opting for the bus in Upper Beeding, there are two pubs. Not sure what is available in Lancing.

Enjoy the walk!

An Evening Exploring the Olympic Park and Surrounding Areas

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Distance:          Approximately 5.3 or 5.8 miles or 8.5 or 9.3 km for those more metrically minded

Difficulty:        1 out of 10

Meet:               18:30 at Robert, the heritage train engine in the forecourt of Stratford DLR/Tube/Mainline Station (town side), see walk notes for instructions if unsure

Return:             Stratford DLR/Tub/Mainline Station

This is an easy and varied walk exploring the former Olympic Park and its surrounding areas, Hackney Wick and Fish Island. The area is continually transforming and has changed a fair bit since the Olympics – 10 years ago!  It is part urban development with sports facilities and part varied parkland with gardens and wetlands. Leaving the Olympic Park, the route then explores neighboring Hackney Wick and Fish Island, formerly industrial areas, now the home of artists and microbreweries, before returning to Stratford.

Plenty of options in Hackney Wick and back at Stratford for refreshments.

More information about the route can be found here.  

Enjoy the walk!

Late Again

Another chance to visit a "Late" event at the Science Museum

During SWC's last visit, I never got round all the exhibits (spread over the four floors at the museum) and a couple of friends who weren't able to go have requested another posting.

So if you're up for a visit/revisit then please join us, you can book for free at https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/lates for the Wednesday July 27^th 2022 event, book the 19:15 slot.
You may also book for a presentation on "A NEW AGE OF BROADCASTING: PANDEMIC CHALLENGES" at https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/a-new-age-broadcasting which is being held at the Ronson Theatre on the ground floor, cost is £10. (However this will eat into your time to view museum exhibits). Other attractions include the Silent Disco (£3), Pub Quiz (£2) and Wonderlab in the Equinor Gallery (£5).

You can find where stuff is at the museum on the floor map Here

Meeting Point

As is customary, the meeting point will be on the steps leading to the Albert Memorial opposite the Royal Albert Hall from 6:30 pm onwards. Here folks usually bring a picnic and quite often some treats to share.
Nearest tube: South Ken (District Line) or you can stroll across Hyde Park from Lancaster Gate (Central Line) about 20 minutes walking for both. There's also Paddington (Elizabeth Line) which is about 30 minutes walking.  A 9 and 52 bus route stop at the Royal Albert Hall too. 

WhatsApp

There's a WhatsApp Group LateAgain so event goers can keep in touch if they wish, email me at quitenearmike[AT]gmail[DOT]com to join it

Wednesday Walk Yalding to Borough Green - postponed until Wednesday 14 September - assuming rail strike goes ahead today

Rail Strike

As of mid-day Monday the strike seems to be on, so:

"Do your own thing "  "Go your own way" today 

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Sunday Walk: Harpenden to St Albans

Difficulty 3/10 17.6 km  (10.9 miles)
Through commons, a newly created Woodland Trust forest (Heartwood),and into Sandridge for lunch, then a quaint country estate (Childwickbury) and finally ye olde St Albans, with its Abbey, Roman remains and, most importantly, the ‘oldest’ pub in England.
Lunch
There are 3 pubs in Sandridge.
The 17th century Queens Head (tel 01727 855069) in Church End . Booking ahead is advisable. The churchyard beside it would suit picnickers.
The Green Man (tel 01727 854845) at 31 High Street.
The 400 year old Rose & Crown (tel  01727 859739) at 24 High Street A country pub with a beer garden. It specialises in cask ales.
Tea     
The suggested tea place is the Cathedral Cafeteria, just inside the Cathedral, which is open daily until 4 pm .
An alternative is Abigails (tel: 01727-8560039) in the Village Arcade in the Cathedral precincts, which is open daily until 5 pm. But..…..before you climb to the cathedral, Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (tel: 017227 865830), is one of several pubs claiming to be the oldest  in England. It hit the rocks during the pandemic but has miraculously re-opened. Good for beer.
Trains You want a return to Harpenden.
Get the Thameslink Bedford train at St Pancras at 10:21 arriving Harpenden at 10:51.(Sarf  Londoners can catch it at East Croydon 9:48 or Blackfriars 10:12. Norf  Londoners can too at West Hampstead 10:29).
There are about 5 trains an hour returning from St Albans City. 
There is also one train an hour from St Albans Abbey station (xx:29 changing at Watford) but this requires a separate ticket.
St Alban's Abbey (the Cathedral) is worth a look. Open till 5. If you're really lucky, one of the volunteer guides might give you a spiel. There are two medieval shrines - to St Alban and St Amphibalus  See if you can find a modern addition to the latter. (A head wearing a face-mask was added to remember the pandemic).
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Sunday Walk: Eynsford Circular

There's been a request for a lavender walk so here you go. Options b or c are suggested but suit yourself. Long, short, whatever,.
Main walk with shorter afternoon (option b) 18¾ km , 11.7 miles.difficulty 5/10
Short Walk, omitting Otford: (option c) 14 km, 8.7 miles
In the afternoon, these go past both Lullingstone Roman Villa and the lavender fields near Castle Farm. The farm’s Hop Shop sells all things lavender - and all things hop.  (There's an option to finish early at Shoreham (point 62) if you want, but there'll be no lavender or villa for you. For refreshments, detour into Shoreham first)
Trains: get the 09:45 Sevenoaks train from Blackfriars (Elephant & Castle 09:49, Peckham Rye 09:56), arriving Eynsford at 10:52
Return from Eynsford at xx:11 and xx:41 (Shoreham xx:08 and xx:38)
Get a return to Eynsford or, if you might finish there, Shoreham (the further station).
Lunch in Otford: (for option b)
The Woodman  01529 522 195 and The Bull, 01529 523 198
Lunch/Tea in Shoreham 
The Samuel Palmer  01959 525442 (formerly Ye Olde George) near the church and the Crown  on the High Street 01959 522903  There’s cafés in the Aircraft museum and, nearest the station, the Mount Vineyard's Coffee Box (it closes at 3)
Tea near Eynsford
There's a Café in Lullingstone Country Park Visitor Centre. 
In Eynsford itself, you've got the Malt Shovel,  the Five Bells, and the Castle Hotel. The Riverside tea room 01322 861551 closes at 4.
Attractions:
You should be able to see Castle Farm's lavender from the footpath (harvest permitting) but for real devotees, there are organised tours (£4.50 each  - book in advance).  
Lullingstone Roman Villa (definitely worth a visit, open till 5 cost £9),
A detour near the end will take you to the ruins of Eynsford Castle – Free entry - open till 6.
Directions: available here
click on option b or c (or, to keep all options open, don't click on nothing) 
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Saturday Walk: Reading to Henley along the River Thames

10.5 miles / 16.9 km

(or finish at Shiplake for a shorter walk of 8.2 miles)

This is an easy walk following the Thames towpath, which you pick up a few hundred metres after leaving Reading station. 

Trains:  10:20 London Paddington, 10:47 Reading.  

Return trains from Henley at xx:00, xx:30 (4 mins later from Shiplake), change at Twyford.  

Buy a day return to Henley via Reading (this is slightly more expensive than a regular Henley return).  If you have a Freedom Pass, you can use this for travel all the way to Reading on TFL trains, and will just need a single from Henley to Twyford.

Lunch: The lunch stop is at The Bull Inn, a popular pub in the attractive village of Sonning.  An alternative is the Coppa Club.

Tea: The Chocolate Cafe, near the town bridge at Henley, is a long-standing SWC favourite.  There are plenty of pubs and other tea places in the town centre.  For an earlier stop there's The Baskerville Arms near Shiplake station.

Click here for walk directions and full details

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Hastings to Rye

CW2 Walk 29 - Hastings to Rye 

Length: 19km (11.8 miles) 

Toughness 7/10. 

Catch the 9:15 train from London Charing Cross to Hastings, arrives 10:48. 

Return from Rye xx:48 

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Blackwater to Crowthorne or Wokingham - Berkshire woods and heaths (and maybe some heather?)

Length: 17.9km (10.8 miles) to Crowthorne, 25.5km (15.8 miles) to Wokingham T=swc.83

9.28 (Cheltenham Spa) train (which might be a bit crowded, it being a summer Saturday...) from Paddington to Reading, arriving 9.51, changing there for the 10.01 train to Blackwater, arriving 10.19.

OR

9.00 train from Waterloo to Guildford, arriving 9.32, changing there for the 9.45 to Blackwater, arriving 10.09, in which case please be nice and wait ten minutes for the Paddington crowd to arrive

Buy a day return to Wokingham (or Crowthorne as applicable) if coming from Waterloo, or to Blackwater if coming from Paddington. From Waterloo a cheaper "via Ascot/Guildford" ticket is possible, but from Paddington you need "Any Permitted" (ie a normal off peak return).

For walk directions click here, for a GPX click here, for a map of the route click here.

This walk, which has not had an outing since 2018 (and then on a wet day in winter), has a bewildering array of options, some of which seem to have been added since I last did it (eg the ending in Wokingham?). I know how you SWC types hate making choices, so I have distilled them down to two - finish the main walk in Crowthorne after 10.8 miles, or carry on to Wokingham (15.8 miles). But by all means study the introduction to this walk for other possibilities.

The walk description promises a riverside section, pine woods, heaths, ponds and a nature reserve or two. Mixed scenery, in other words

For lunch there are two pubs in Finchampstead after 6.8 miles, both of which seem to be open (ie, having functioning websites...). Tea options are as outlined in the walk introduction, with Wokingham having the better choice.

Trains back from Crowthorne are fastest (49 minutes) to Paddington with a change at Reading (though might involved squeezing onto a crowded long distance train...), or you can go back to Waterloo via a change in Guildford (1hr 16 minutes).

From Wokingham trains go at 23, 27, 42 and 57 past the hour to Reading, changing there for Paddington (44 to 57 minutes depending on connections), or there are direct trains at 26 and 56 past to Waterloo (1 hour 8 minutes). There are also other change at Guildford options to Waterloo, but it is hot and I am getting a headache...check the planner on the day is my suggestion.....

Evening Walk: An Evening in the West End (West End Common that is)

West End and Esher Commons Short Walk (AKA Short Oxshott Circular) T=Short.17

Distance:          Approximately 6.2 miles or 10 km for those more metrically minded

Difficulty:         3 out of 10

Travel:            18:03 South Western Train Guildford bound train from London Waterloo, arriving at Oxshott at 18:41 (if you miss this train, take the next one 30 minutes later and catch us up at the pub). Return trains run on the hour and half hour until 23:30

This is one of my favorite evening walks….just a short train journey from London brings you to Oxshott from where you magically step from the train platform directly into heathland….. The walk explores two adjoining common lands, both with a fairly wild wooded feel….We will stop midway through at the Prince of Wales pub in the pretty village of West End Common for a quick drink and bite…

More information about the route can be found here.

Enjoy the walk!

Wednesday Walk Cookham to Maidenhead - Cookham Dean, Bisham Woods, Winter Hill, The River Thames, Cookham, Cliveden, then the Thames path to Maidenhead

Book 1 Walk 24 - Cookham to Maidenhead (or Cookham Circular)

Length: 17 Km (10.6 miles)     Circular walk 11.3 km (7 miles)

Toughness: 3 out of 10     A few easy ups and downs in the morning,  afternoon totally flat

Either

London Paddington: 09-57 hrs    Great Western service to Didcot Parkway    Ealing B'Way: 10-05 hrs

Arrive Maidenhead: 10-31 hrs    Change trains

Leave Maidenhead:   10-35 hrs    Great Western service from Maidenhead to Marlow

Arrive Cookham:     10-42 hrs

Or   For London Councils Freedom Pass holders 

London Paddington: 09-43 hrs    TfL Rail Elizabeth Line to Reading    Ealing B'Way: 09-50 hrs

Arrive Maidenhead: 10-24 hrs    Change trains

Leave Maidenhead:   10-35 hrs    Great Western service from Maidenhead to Marlow (as above)

Arrive Cookham:     10-42 hrs

Return

Cookham to Paddington, changing at Maidenhead:  Great Western services at 15-22, 16-15 and 17-32 hrs

Maidenhead to Paddington: six trains an hour (TfL Rail and Great Western services)

Taplow to Paddington: four Elizabeth Line stopping services per hour to Paddington: 03, 14, 33  and 44 mins past the hour

Rail ticket:  Seniors holding Freedom Passes, if travelling on TfL Rail, Elizabeth Line trains, travel free of charge from Paddington to Maidenhead, leaving them to pay for a single from Maidenhead to Cookham (or a day return to Cookham if on today's circular walk). Everyone else: buy a day return to Cookham.

If the weather forecasters have got it right, temperatures today should be bearable for walking and maybe / hopefully even pleasant. 

Today's figure of nine walk loops around the hills above Cookham (plenty of shade after the start) with fine views of the Thames Valley from Winter Hill, before you drop down to the River Thames, for riverside breezes,  for a most pleasant riverside walk back to Cookham, where I suggest you stop for lunch. Of the pub options available, popular with SWC walkers is the Kings Arms in the High Street.  Picnickers often stop earlier beside the River Thames. You can complete today's walk in Cookham, by walking from the High Street to the railway station  (allow 20 minutes). If opting for the short walk today, you might like to visit the Stanley Spencer Gallery in the town, and or visit  Cliveden.

For those on today's longer walk, you walk beside the River Thames on the Thames path (plenty of shade),  passing Cliveden on the opposite bank before continuing on to Maidenhead. A good tea stop just before you leave the river is at Boulter's Lock. From here you continue on to Maidenhead or cross a bridge and head for Taplow.  Alternative tea stops in Maidenhead include the usual suspect coffee shops plus several pubs for those who prefer a tincture at walk end. 

Directions for the walk ending at Taplow Railway Station are shown in the Directions after the main walk.

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Sunday Walk – Walton-on-the-Naze Circular

Extra Walk 98 – Walton-on-the-Naze Circular

Length: Up to 12 km (7.5 miles). Toughness: 1/10

10:41 Clacton-on-Sea train from Liverpool Street (Stratford 10:48), changing at Thorpe-le-Soken (arr 12:03, dep 12:06) for the shuttle service to Walton-on-the-Naze, arriving there at 12:18.

Trains back from Walton-on-the-Naze are hourly at xx:30 to 21:30, again changing at Thorpe-le-Soken. There's one final train at 22:25 requiring an extra change at Colchester, but you might need a night bus to get home after returning at midnight.

With a heatwave forecast for next weekend my original plan for a hilly walk in the High Weald didn't look too appealing, so I've substituted this rarely-posted beach walk where you should be able to cool off with a quick dip in the sea. As high tide is at 15:21 it seems sensible to walk out along the beach and return via the low cliffs (or along the sea wall behind a nature reserve), as suggested in the fairly sparse directions. Please read the walk notes carefully and follow any local signs as some optional parts of the route might be inaccessible.

Refreshments are available en route at The Naze Tower and of course there'll be a good choice back in Walton itself. You probably won't want a longer walk but the author recommends a stroll out along the pier (or carrying on along the seafront to Frinton) as possible extensions for anyone who hasn't wilted in the heat.

Please bring the walk notes from the L=swc.98 with you.

Sunday Walk - Bruton Circular (via Stourhead) [Somerset Trip]

Length: 22.7 km (14.1 mi) [Longer Walks possible, see below]

Ascent/Descent: 490m

Net Walking Time: ca. 5 ¾ hours

Toughness: 6 out of 10 

 

Meet at Bruton Station at 10.45. 

From Westbury and Frome, take the Weymouth train at 10.22/10.32, arrives Bruton 10.43. 

From Castle Cary, take the London Waterloo train at 10.07, arrives Bruton 10.12 (and start walking or wait). 

From London, take the 08.51 Penzance train from Paddington (09.18 Reading), change at Westbury (10.00/10.22), arrives 10.43. 

 

Return trains to Castle Cary: 17.20 (via Westbury), 18.58, 19.12 (via Westbury), 21.59. 

Return trains to Frome/Westbury: 17.20, 19.12, 21.19. 

Return trains to London (change in Westbury): 17.20 (long wait), 19.12, 21.19. 

 

This excursion is centred on the small remote Somerset town of Bruton, with its honey-coloured stone-built cottages, a large dovecote on a mound overlooking the townscape and a fine selection of tea options. It leads along the vigorous River Brue and through bucolic pastures up to the wooded range forming the boundary between Wiltshire and Somerset, with the dominant local landmark Alfred’s Tower, a folly, on top of it. From there you drop down through enchanting woods to the heart of the Stourhead Estate at the source of the River Stour, with its breath-taking 18^th century landscaped garden with lakeside walks, grottoes and classical temples (National Trust, ticketed entry, although large parts of the garden and most notable buildings are visible from the walk route). 

After lunch at the estate pub or an NT restaurant you circle back past the large Palladian mansion with views, then through a U-shaped grassy valley (by the source of the river Stour) and up through hanging woods to continue high above the Brue Valley with fine far views across the South Somerset landscape. 

Towards the end the route passes the renowned art gallery Hauser & Wirth Somerset with its fascinating bar and restaurant, and an optional loop routes up to Bruton’s dovecote and through town.

 

Walk Options: 

An out-and-back to the Bronze Age Bell Barrow site Jack’s Castle adds 550m.  

A loop through the wooded Park Hill and via its Iron Age hillfort site adds 900m.  

A loop at the end up to Bruton’s dovecote and through town past most tea places adds 1.5 km.

 

Lunch: The Spread Eagle Inn (11.0 km/6.8 mi, food to 19.00) or The Stourhead Estate Restaurant (11.4 km/7.1 mi, food to 16.00), both on the Stourhead Estate. 

Tea: Plenty options, including a Hauser & Wirth-managed pub just off route, 4.5 km from the end. See the webpage or the pdf for details. 

 

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