24 April 2024

Knepp Circuit, Dial Post

The AAC walk is coming up, and I was looking for another shorter walk so settled on checking out the café in the Knepp estate. Starting at the main car park, then follow the orange and red routes around the estate back to the café.
Leaving the car in the car park and walking around the café picking up the orange route. Cutting through the parkland across to the ruins of the old castle.
From the ruins over to the driveway, and lookign across to the first animals (pony herd).
Past the lake and along the drive to the new castle. We did cut over the grass rather than walk along the driveway all the way.
Cattle away on the other side of the castle. We left the estate and walked up Pound lane, then down the driveway to Greenstreet farm. Then across to Green street itself.
Turning back south over the fields with views down to the south downs and Chanctonbury ring. past Church farm north and across to the windmill picking up the red route once more. Down the bridleway to the edge of the estate.
Down the wide lane down the side of the estate, passing the first tree lookout. Two stags crossed the path ahead, but all I got was bushes on the camera.
Eventually leavign the lane when we reached the edge fo the estate again, turning along the lane behind Benton's place farm (no pigs today)
The storks were flying then one settle in the tree.
We left the red route for the yellow one to cross over above Dial Post village and get back to the café.
Coffee and cake for lunch.