tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post294661780953381817..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Saturday walk - Tunbridge Wells CircularAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-11152422431816334832020-07-11T21:58:40.678+01:002020-07-11T21:58:40.678+01:00N=18 on this walk on a day of W=sun-and-cloud. Two...N=18 on this walk on a day of W=sun-and-cloud. Two elected to do the short start, three or four did the long walk in reverse to maintain social distancing, and the rest of us split into three groups to do the main walk. <br /><br />Clearly given the split, the rest of this account will be somewhat partial and prejudiced (apologies to Jane Austen). My group got lost in several places, but this was not the fault of the directions, as we had all forgotten to bring them, and none of us were very good with the GPX. But in due course we got to Frant, where the George looked utterly empty (though perhaps had some customers in a garden not visible to us). We in any case carried on past it to the village green, where two of the earlier groups were lunching, well distanced from each other. We joined them, ditto. <br /><br />After crossing Eridge Park three of us stopped at the Nevil Crest and Gun, where it was easy to get a table in the garden for drinks, albeit that they came rather slowly. The reverse walkers were at another table 30 metres away, but we eschewed them religiously. I am told by someone who went in for the loo that it was fairly empty inside. People are reluctant to eat indoors, it seems. <br /><br />Back in Tunbridge Wells the Pantiles has more outside tables than an Italian piazza. Almost every establishment was offering drinks there, with table service. Again the drinks were a bit slow to arrive, but the wait was pleasant - “the nearest we will get to a Mediterranean holiday this year” as one of our number remarked. We had more drinks, this time courtesy of Sainsbury’s, on the train home. <br /><br />Note to future posters: this would make a good heather walk. There was lots of it in Broadwater Warren, but as yet only a tiny bit of bell heather was out.Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-71486623355241534592020-07-08T07:51:11.180+01:002020-07-08T07:51:11.180+01:00As on all our walks, everyone must bring the walk ...As on all our walks, everyone must bring the walk directions, GPX or map, yes: links in the walk post.Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-44680354111729715892020-07-08T07:23:30.777+01:002020-07-08T07:23:30.777+01:00Please take instructions with you to be independen...Please take instructions with you to be independent and not needy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com