tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post8544488619987050335..comments2024-03-17T23:14:14.187+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Saturday Second Walk - The South Downs (avoiding Southern trains)Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-49784796157980882232016-07-19T00:05:06.335+01:002016-07-19T00:05:06.335+01:00It was a yellowhammer, yes. There were loads of th...It was a yellowhammer, yes. There were loads of them singing all day too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-25693602683110165882016-07-18T18:23:51.186+01:002016-07-18T18:23:51.186+01:00it was a walk full of beautiful wild flowers, adde...it was a walk full of beautiful wild flowers, added to which a pretty bird with a fluffy yellow head flew into the hedgerow ahead of us. I think it was a yellowhammer.sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547891155453315679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-32234157770167469682016-07-17T11:55:01.888+01:002016-07-17T11:55:01.888+01:00Re Bus at Uppark National Trust: The bus 54 stops...Re Bus at Uppark National Trust: The bus 54 stops on the main road at 16:12 just outside the car entrance to the National Trust. The main road is about 5-10 mins walk (600m) through the woods from the ticket office of the National Trust. Fare costs £3.80 to Petersfield. You need to across the road (no bus stop sign) and stand opposite the bus stop for Petersfield to Chichester services. Stick your arm out with a smile when the bus comes. <br /><br />Re Lunch at National Trust Cafe: You do need to buy a ticket (£10 if you are not a National Trust or Art Fund member) to access the cafe. However, there is a National Trust snack van parked by the ticket office, but probably not suitable if you need lunch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-71134319079368842322016-07-17T09:19:34.807+01:002016-07-17T09:19:34.807+01:00PS Some photos of this outing on the Saturday Walk...PS Some photos of this outing on the Saturday Walkers Club Facebook page (yes, we do have one)Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-8020580903638570632016-07-17T09:17:05.655+01:002016-07-17T09:17:05.655+01:00N=20 on this walk, surprised to be greeted on dise...N=20 on this walk, surprised to be greeted on disembarking at Petersfield by w=blazing-sunshine, which lasted till mid afternoon after which it clouded up. The walk down to Buriton was full of flowers and butterflies and the shade of trees was very welcome in the climb onto the downs.<br /><br />This is a different kind of South Downs Way from the more familiar sections further east. Quite wooded and with big sections on tracks and lanes. The first half would actually make a good bluebell walk and it would not be a bad autumn colour outing either. <br /><br />Once on the downs the group fragmented. At least four went to Uppark to see that National Trust site and I heard two managed to get a bus to Peterfield from there. The sandwich eaters stayed on the ridge while six of us descended to South Harting for lunch - two more were supposed to come but perhaps missed the turn-off. The White Hart in South Harting was friendly and had a nice garden but its mains were hideously expensive, so many of us opted for baguettes and chips. After lunch we found an homemade ice cream seller on Harting Down. <br /><br />It then clouded up but the scenery in this mid section was wonderful - classic grassy downland, with lots of ups and downs and great views. After more woodland (and a fleeting glimpse of a rare white admiral butterfly) there was a long track section through flowery meadows and a beautiful descent to Cocking, perhaps the best scenery of the walk. <br /><br />It was a shame to rush this last bit but the last bus from Cocking at 6,40pm loomed (actually there are later buses but they do not have connections to Haslemere). We were all set to take a taxi and have time for a longer drink but the publican said taxis were all booked to 9pm. So having at last got a really big pot of tea out of a pub I had to wolf it down (raising my oesophageal cancer risk another notch). The two buses, connecting in Midhurst, then got us efficiently back to Haslemere, though at £4.80 for the combined fare, I think a taxi would have been competitive in price had we been able to get one.Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-8966641286244219262016-07-15T17:11:23.015+01:002016-07-15T17:11:23.015+01:00I'm joining this one. I'm in for taxi shar...I'm joining this one. I'm in for taxi sharing. Pub or packed lunch?Mark Hodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989316248519563621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-48973100401349947592016-07-13T13:00:01.652+01:002016-07-13T13:00:01.652+01:00Yes, I am
Yes, I am <br />Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-64623000567660419642016-07-13T12:40:26.398+01:002016-07-13T12:40:26.398+01:00Keen to do this walk - anyone else?Keen to do this walk - anyone else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-19379978564908119412016-07-12T19:14:12.998+01:002016-07-12T19:14:12.998+01:00Oops! driver even - no he wasn't adorned with ...Oops! driver even - no he wasn't adorned with a snorkelMike Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516534159029263874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-43180944396373068662016-07-12T19:12:31.124+01:002016-07-12T19:12:31.124+01:00The Taxi company used was Paddy Cars t: 01730 2632...The Taxi company used was <a href="http://www.paddycars.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Paddy Cars</a> t: 01730 263263 | 01730 262279<br />Journey Cost for a 4-seater was £20 last year but the diver said a 7-seater would cost the same. So yes, quite comparable with the Bus fare (unless you have a bus pass!)Mike Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516534159029263874noreply@blogger.com