Burridge to Charlton
work in progress
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France for a rest…
Travelled to France on Thursday for a few days. Flying from Southampton to Limoges is so convenient – the biggest worry is the wait for the taxi – will it turn up etc. Flight superb, over before we knew it and the car booking arrangements were faultless.Spent the weekend basically chilling – didn’t venture on
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Picos can be dangerous
Two British walkers die from exposure on the Picos range in Northern Spain. Also see this link
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Singleton to Heyshott
This is a splendid 10 mile walk from Singleton, across the Downs to Heyshott and back. There are plenty of slopes to be tackled, a couple of them extremely steep. This walk is not for the unfit. We walked the route in January – following a period of heavy rain. The bottom section, which follows
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Graffam West Sussex
Fascinating 10 mile walk circling this beautiful area of West Sessex. The terrain is pretty flat and there is a fair amount of road and track walking. Route here. The route passes through Lavinton Stud Farm – get ready to see some really beautiful animals. Anquet file (GPS) here
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Cares Gorge
Ok I said – this is a walk we must do. It’s been recommended by Mick – so it’s gotta be good- So we drove to the starting point. And so did several thousand Spanish people looking to enjoy a gloriously sunny "bank" holiday. The walk through the gorge is amazing, it’s everything that it’s
Going down market
Relocated to Hotel La Tahona De Besnes. We wouldn’t recommend this hotel. While the staff were very helpful the buildings were best described as “tired”. We had a small room which was verging on the unpleasant. On the plus side though the hotel was in great location for the walks that we wanted to do.
A 12 miler from Morestead
This walk today. The start is very close to Morestead. We were about 4 years too late to see the crop circles. But beware – there is an incorrect instruction for the walk. After coming to Cheesefoot Head, crossing the A272 and walking as short distance accross a field the walker is instructed to take
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Flying Hawks
Spent the day at the Hawk conservancy in Hampshire. A great day. We were looked after for the day by two experienced Falconers who introduced us to the wonderful world of raptors. It’s an uplifting experience to have a graceful and powerful hawk fly onto your gloved hand to retrieve a morsel of meat. Have