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Saturday, 17 June 2023

Ashurst Circular

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A choice of 3 lengths on this walk:

 Short: 9.2 miles/15 km

 Medium: 12 miles/ 19 km

 Long: 15.1 miles/ 24 km

 Difficulty: 3, 5 or 7 out of 10 – depending on distance

 

Train: 10.07 from London Bridge; E Croy 10.21

Arrives Ashurst station: 10.57

Return trains from Ashurst station: 56 mins past hour

 Buy a day return ticket to Ashurst

 This is a lovely walk with options for all. It begins along the Medway Valley and visits the charming village of Withyham for an early lunch. After lunch, there is a choice of three routes to the next village. On the medium and long routes you pass across Pooh Bridge where you can have riveting Pooh stick races and on the long walk you venture out for a lovely circuit around the Ashdown Forest with fine views to the South Downs. You can find more information about the walk and the instructions here.  https://www.walkingclub.org.uk/walk/ashurst-circular/

 Lunch is at The Dorest Arms in Withyham (01892 770 424) about 4 miles/6 km into the walk. The Anchor Inn in Harfield (01892-770424) would be a good alternative for lunch on the Short Walk.

 Tea options include: Piglet’s Tea Room or the Anchor Inn, both in Hartfield.

 Please note that there are no amenities at Ashurst Station – so you will need to time your departure from Hartfield carefully – it is 4 miles/6 km to the station…..

 


1 comment:

Margaret said...

#11 people, including 1 new walker. 1 on the short route, 1 did the long version and the rest of us stuck to the medium route.

Everything was looking very lush and green. It was a #warm_humid_day so the shady woods scattered along the route were very welcome.

Most stopped at Withyham for lunch, either picnicking or enjoying offerings from the BBQ and Pizza Oven in the garden of the Dorset Arms.

In the afternoon, iced tea and scones went down well at the Pooh Corner cafe in Hartfield before the 4 mile stretch to Ashurst.

The giant field of barley just before Ashurst station was looking splendid in the later afternoon sun but wasn't quick to navigate as the footpaths around its edges hadn't been mown. It's worth allowing a for bit of extra time there to avoid missing the hourly train.