Midhurst Footpath Companions
Walking in Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey.

Isle of Wight 5th June 2019 Ventnor walk

The base for the walk was Ventnor Botanical Gardens and from there we walked along the coast path towards Niton. At the Undercliff we turned north and found a sign advertising free refreshments in a church. This obviously needed checking out and we eventually reached the 12th century St Lawrence Old Church. Happily the sign was correct and the neatly kept churchyard was also a good place for a mid-morning snack. We decided against climbing up a large hill and decided to walk back along the A3055. This road is little used as it became a no through road as a result of a landslip in February 2014. Once we reached the Botanic gardens, they kindly allowed us to use their eating area so we could tuck into our packed lunches. They also sold delicious coffee. A leisurely walk around the gardens followed before we headed back to Harrington House. Two of us went by car to somewhere near Cowes and were rewarded with a distant view of the Red Arrows display over Portsmouth in commemoration of D day 75 years ago

Mended knee still needed some help

A3055 roadside flowers

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St Lawrence Church interior

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St Lawrence Old Church

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