tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post4582303148991759956..comments2024-03-29T12:30:31.492+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Saturday Walk: Balcombe Circular (winter walk)Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-5555343320687202882020-01-13T00:14:03.048+00:002020-01-13T00:14:03.048+00:00I didn't count but at least n=16 got off the t...I didn't count but at least n=16 got off the train and I think all did the posted walk. It was w=cloudy-with-a-short-sunny-spell after lunch. Lots of slippery mud along the way. Ten ate lunch by the resevoir while one newcomer was bird spotting. All moved on quickly as the cool breeze made it uncomfortably cold. Three had indicated they were going for a pub lunch and two may have joined them or lunched somewhere else. Some finished in time to catch the 13.52 train. Five went to the tea room in Balcombe which was hot and steamy. A big array of cakes on display but none of them vegan :(. Three left to catch the 14.22 train and the other two followed shortly after, abandoning teas which were not to their taste to run all the way to the station, arriving at 14.21 to find the 14.22 cancelled. No sign of the three who preceded us, apparently whisked away on an earlier, late running train. We cleaned our boots and caught the 14.52. <br />Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-69110707493005859732020-01-10T08:18:56.556+00:002020-01-10T08:18:56.556+00:00If you want to do lunch at Ardingly and wish to dr...If you want to do lunch at Ardingly and wish to drop out there, it appears you can catch a 272 bus to Haywards Heath at 14:11 or to Three Bridges at 15:16 see <a href="https://www.metrobus.co.uk/route-information/272#timetable" rel="nofollow">the timetable here</a>. If you're planning on going to Haywards Heath, make sure you buy your return train ticket to that Station.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com