We delayed the walk this week so that we could meet up with Noeleen... we headed over towards the far east of Surrey as well to be closer to her. The target this time was a circuit around Limpsfield - as these things go it would turn out that it would go through a number of houses and lanes that Noeleen remembered from her training days.
Parking in Ridlands lane car park, next to all the early morning dog walkers, watching as the last for the initial drizzle moved away.
Not long later we moved off down the road towards the Chart - a village with a pub that Sue remembered from an earlier visit with her friend Mary.
The next section was in the Chart forest area ... following the Greensand way - a long distance path we had touched several times before this year, then cutting down hill to the edge of a steep slope.
we traversed along the edge of this slope above the expensive houses facing south. Then dropping down to the bottom of the valley and some interested residents watching us curiously.
Past some more expensive farm buildings converted into residences.
Back up the slope again now, besides some fields and into the broad-leafed woods again.
This path ultimately led to a residential area in the grounds of a large house - almost a gated community, all the while the location was bringing back memories for Noeleen.. then we went down a lane which turned out to go past the house she stayed in all those years ago.
Strange memories for her.
At the bottom of the next valley my map reading took a slight diversion and we carried on ahead instead of turning up the road.. which caused a diversion around the school grounds and up a busy road without pedestrian facilities.
The return was across Limpsfield common, another wooded area, where we stopped for a bite to eat on a convenient tree stump - Bertie begging for food from anyone who looked most likely to give some up.
Back to the van across the golf course. Time now to take a look at the various "structures" around the woods by the van ... first a big hotel, then Owl's house and a hedgehog hotel ... Peter Rabbit's post office was removed because of Covid... but it was an interesting diversion.
Back at the van and time to return to our base.
Back to the van across the golf course. Time now to take a look at the various "structures" around the woods by the van ... first a big hotel, then Owl's house and a hedgehog hotel ... Peter Rabbit's post office was removed because of Covid... but it was an interesting diversion.
