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Walking in Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey.

East Dean walk on 31st July 2024

On a warm, sunny day, the walk started at the Star & Garter in East Dean and immediately headed uphill. Skirting Halfmoon Piece we entered Wood Lea and descended to North Lane. Turning left onto North Lane we descended further to meet the West Sussex Literary Trail. A short climb took us to the coffee stop where the views were widely admired. Crossing North Down, we re-entered the woods and then made our way through the woods to Pond Barn. From there it was an easy walk past Wests of East Dean back to the Star and Garter for a good lunch. The total of 617 feet ascent over the 4.76 mile walk was met with ease by our walkers and a combination of high cloud and lengthy times in woodland helped keep us cooler than anticipated.

No skid risk where we went!

Chicory in bloom everywhere we went

Going up the gulley towards Court Hill

These sheep had the right idea - bet they wish they had a cooler coat!

Court Hill, with chicory

At the crossroads in Wood Lea

Heading down North Lane

Drinks time on North Down

Group portrait

We came across this huge patch of thyme on the hill

There are still some butterflies around!

Must be Indian country!

Lovely house sadly in need of some TLC.

Could be anenome?

Dropping down into East Dean

Roadside mullein, dried leaves for tea, can be smoked, concoctions made from it supposedly good for almost everything!

Some tasty food went down well.

Star and Garter at last

About 4.3/4 miles

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