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Chalton Walk on 9th October 2024

From the Red Lion car park in Chalton, Jay led us on a walk through to the Queen Elizabeth Country Park. Taking the Staunton Way path we found our way through Chalton Park and eventually reached the Queen Elizabeth Forest.  After skirting the edge of the forest we turned up hill to eventually reach the site of a Roman Villa. Little remains today but it would originally have been an ideal spot for watching shipping in Chichester Harbour. Continuing on the Shipwrights Way we found our drink stop, upturned logs being available to most of us.

Refreshed we soon turned south and eventually found the Staunton Way once again. The more straighforward way was to return via the road but a diversion near to Newbarn Cottage avoided the traffic and took us through an area of large beech trees below Head Down Hanger where the strong sunlight trying to penetrate the canopy was a remarkable sight. We still had to do a road stretch before finding a path up to Chalton Peak and then on to the Red Lion where we were rewarded for our efforts with a great lunch. The walk was about 6 miles.

Walderton Skittles walk on 2nd October 2024

Denis arranged the skittles and led the 3.75 mile short walk to get back to The Barley Mow pub in time to have lunch, and play skittles before the pub closed in the afternoon. 

We walked up the main road to where the River Ems crossed the road, headed up Cooks Lane to pick up Monarch’s Way.  Although overcast, it was dry to allow us to enjoy the views of Walderton Down as we crossed the fields in a meandering route as the path across the field which had been ploughed.  We regrouped before entering the Inholmes Wood leaving the Monarch’s Way.  The route took us down one side of the valley and up the other surrounded by wild garlic in Woodbarn.  Leaving the woods we stopped at the table and seats beside the path with sea views to have our coffee break.  Continuing west, we walked past Watergate, crossed the road and were pleased we turned south rather than climb Watergate Hanger.  Recrossing the road we entered Watergate Park and got back to the path down to Cooks Lane and back to the pub. 

A huge thank you to The Barley Mow for allowing us to play skittles on their alley, and providing a lovely buffet.  The skittles event was won by Stuart on a coin toss having tied as top skittle demolisher with Tim.