Midhurst Footpath Companions
Walking in Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey.

Liphook walk on 20th November 2024

 Isabel’s 5 mile walk started at The Links Tavern on the old A3 just outside Liphook.  After debating how many layers to wear and donning the appropriate clothes determined by our individual weather crystal balls, we headed up the old A3 towards the Post Office and took the left path at the outskirts of the town.  Crossing fields and the edges of woodland we stopped at the lakes of Foley Manor to watch the bird display before moving on through Stag Wood, crossed a field and back into the woodland of Birch Piece and followed the contours of the land heading south west through marsh and with occasional glimpses of Weavers Down to our right.  When we got to the southern point of our walk we had great sunny vistas across the Down, accompanied by the odd siren from Longmoor Camp.  At this point we milled around for our coffee break and then walked the Sussex Border Path in woodland past Folly Pond onto the extensive groundworks underway near Home Park.  Skirting Wheatsheaf Common we linked up with the historic Shipwrights Way path that guided us back to the Links Tavern where we had a splendid lunch.

All layered up to counter the cold

Evidence of last night’s heavy frost

Shuffling through the autumn leaves

What do you mean you have seen better pirouettes in Swan Lake?

Trying to miss the marshy bits

What do you think that was?

View across Weavers Down

Shall we stop just here??

Coffee stop had no seats but...

Coffee with a lovely view

Single file through the woods

Enough blue to make a whole ship’s sailing crew a pair of trousers

Lunchtime at The Links Tavern

Route of the 5 mile walk

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