tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post1255319648203346042..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Midweek day walk Holmwood to ReigateAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-44327146749521145712016-01-08T16:47:22.636+00:002016-01-08T16:47:22.636+00:00Sounds as if some of us had a lucky escape. jfkSounds as if some of us had a lucky escape. jfkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-34712653281847889372016-01-06T19:23:57.980+00:002016-01-06T19:23:57.980+00:00n=11 on this walk, if we include two who parked at...n=11 on this walk, if we include two who parked at the lunch pub and only did the second half of the morning. (Do we count such people?). Weather = w=grey-and-a-bit-chilly.<br /><br />Can I confess, dear reader? I always expected a walk over lowland fields at this time of year to be a squelch-fest, and so it proved. Large portions of the route were more of a paddle than a walk. Never have the words "cross the next field" induced such trepidation. The waterproofness of boots was tested to the limit and in several cases (including mine) found wanting.<br /><br />Lunch in the friendly Plough was a delicious, dry interlude. After it, three of the "proper" walkers accepted a lift from the car drivers. Presumably three more had already gone on ahead, because three of us were left to plod onwards in the gloom. The quitters probably had a point, as the afternoon was if anything soggier than the morning. At one point the directions said "you may be able to see the River Mole to the right": we could: it was a vast Amazonian expanse of brown. The road bridge we crossed it on had half collapsed (not sure if this is recent damage, however).<br /><br />We also walked into a pheasant shoot. A man was waving an orange flag but made no attempt to stop us, so we carried on, entering a field where a line of guns were facing us,weapons at the ready. The words "STOP DRIVE!!" were heard and we walked guiltily across the line of fire. A sentinel lady at the other side was very nice about it.<br /><br />Two of our lot had tea in the park cafe in Reigate. My companion said "I have never managed to get into this cafe because it is normally full of mothers and toddlers." But not today. The staff were cleaning the floor but still served us tea and cake. We left, guiltily reflecting that we had not removed our boots....Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-18213302086121669262016-01-06T15:05:30.340+00:002016-01-06T15:05:30.340+00:005 bailed out at lunch time - wimps. Actually very...5 bailed out at lunch time - wimps. Actually very sensible wimps as it turns out - I am sure someone else will report more fully on the quagmire.<br />I truly know what it is to be muddy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-59715849665388139582016-01-05T21:55:57.666+00:002016-01-05T21:55:57.666+00:00Intend coming but will have to travel illegally as...Intend coming but will have to travel illegally as the senior railcard and freedom pass doesn't kick in til 9.30am for those who have to use trains and not the tube!! The pub phone no is wrong in the walk notes but correct in the walk post and the pub is open for lunch. Have spoken to the landlord who will expect us around 1pm but no need to book tables. Marionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-42253061124692613872016-01-05T00:48:46.512+00:002016-01-05T00:48:46.512+00:00Sorry That is a different Plough in a Different Le...Sorry That is a different Plough in a Different LeighAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-53184437210345867622016-01-05T00:43:21.023+00:002016-01-05T00:43:21.023+00:00The Pub's website says it is closed until 14 J...The Pub's website says it is closed until 14 January http://www.theploughatleigh.com/<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-9081038742136896942016-01-03T12:04:33.455+00:002016-01-03T12:04:33.455+00:00however, some of us can't get the other discou...however, some of us can't get the other discounts..too early for meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-20142846295220441952016-01-03T10:49:18.741+00:002016-01-03T10:49:18.741+00:00The Network Railcard is no help on short midweek j...The Network Railcard is no help on short midweek journeys because of the £13 minimum fare. An off-peak London-Holmwood day return is £13.20 so you'd only save 20p by taking the 10.31 train.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491475051270094030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-77097231130674816112016-01-03T08:45:17.723+00:002016-01-03T08:45:17.723+00:00Thanks for putting this on, Arthur.Will the Networ...Thanks for putting this on, Arthur.Will the Network Card discount work on the 9.31?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com