tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post993409891664381736..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Wednesday walk Hassocks to Brighton - up and over the South Downs to Stanmer Park, then on to Brighton via Falmer and Kemp Town racecourseAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-20853192715366418492020-10-01T08:57:10.973+01:002020-10-01T08:57:10.973+01:00Hi Ian, I waited outside the Stanmer Tea Room at a...Hi Ian, I waited outside the Stanmer Tea Room at a table with a parasol, which almost kept off the rain which was falling quite heavily - and I waited....and waited.....and eventually I assumed you must have taken a different route. It was now too wet to continue with my book checking so, like you, I decided to conclude my walk in Falmer. Three quid for a single for the train to Brighton was excellent value in the circumstances and in Brighton I did not have to wait long for my connection for the London train. So, to quote the late and much missed rugby league commentator Eddie Waring, I was home in time for "an early bath".<br />It was windy on top of the Downs which looked lovely in the clear air with wonderful panoramic views. It was worth turning up for the walk today just for this leg up, over then down the Downs.<br />Thank you for your excellent company from walk start to the foot of the Downs beyond Ditchling, and I'm sorry I missed you at Stanmer.Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896105028157686446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-7925765540524220752020-09-30T20:47:01.996+01:002020-09-30T20:47:01.996+01:00I only needed one hand to count everyone today. Th...I only needed one hand to count everyone today. There were N=2 Yes 2. (I don’t think I told anyone I was coming so it can’t be that). There was some discussion about whether we should separate into two groups, but in the end we decided to stick together, at least for the start. The day was w=overcast-with-occasional-light-showers In Ditchling, it was noted that the deli had gone. We had no official lunch break as such but, as we approached the formidable ridge ahead, I could hear my companion’s motor start to rev up. Then suddenly fshoom!! he was off full tilt up the hill. This was to try to get to the Swan for a late lunch cum early tea. Someone had to come second so I just plodded philosophically along with a cheery smile on my face and a kind word for everyone. When I got to the Swan, it still looked open (as did the Stanmer tearooms earlier) but I didn’t go in. I finished at Falmer and got a bus into Brighton. I let a few go by before I realised Old Steine was a street in Brighton. I think my companion would have finished at Falmer too because the weather was starting to deteriorate. For me, the stretches through the universities and past the stadium detract from the rest of the walk, which is OK.Mr M Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125545582867207657noreply@blogger.com