Midhurst Footpath Companions
Walking in Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey.

Rogate walk on 25th January 2023

John and Barbara had a poor day to lead their walk, with cold and icy conditions combined with fog. In spite of the conditions we all had a very enjoyable walk and also welcomed a guest walker, Beverly from Midhurst. Starting out from the Rogate Village Hall car park, we headed north to Fyning Common before crossing the road to Fyning Hill. The walk along Rondle Wood usually produces glimpses of fine views over towards Milland but we could only see the field below!  A hunt then began for a suitable coffee stop, but no benches were available so we rested on some fallen trees and branches. At Borden Cross crossroads we turned down Cumber's Lane, finding some early snowdrops at the bottom, to be followed by more early blooms outside the  Church in Terwick. Crossing fields we reached Fyning and from there we were soon back in our cars after about 4 miles. We then had lunch at the Sky Park Farm where we had the pleasure of meeting up with some other Footpath Companions. It was quite busy and we had some concern our large group would cause a problem but the staff managed to serve some very nice food in a very efficient manner.

Leaving Rogate village

Good job someone knows the way!

Esteemed walk leaders

"Look, just over there are the South Downs - no sign of the Spinnaker Tower at the moment!"

Fyning Wood

Did the barber run out of time?

Choccy time.

Cumber's Lane

Alpacas next to Cumber's Lane

Early snowdrops hiding in the hedge

Brief spell on what used to be the A272

More flowers near the church

St Peter's Church, 12th Century.

Plenty of ice still in the fields

Sad Pumpkins well past their sell-by date.

Sky Park Farm deer

Happy walkers needing feeding

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