27th December 2020
I wasn't sure this walk was going to happen as we had been visited by storm Bella overnight which had caused a certain amount of chaos on the roads but the sun was shining and we decided to risk it.
The walk starts in Forest Row and goes north along the old railway line. This is part of a ten mile route known as the Forest Way which runs from Groombridge to East Grinstead. We walk the last few miles from Forest Row to East Grinstead.
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| Trees had their own lakes this morning |
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This path is flat and easy to walk
It is also a little bit on the boring side but there was some interesting gardens to look into. |
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| This family share their back garden with their pig. |
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| Whilst whoever owns this field has an abandoned plane. |
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| The pathway was very busy - not a problem usually but a bit daunting in the current circumstances. However everyone was very careful to keep to their side of the path. |
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| Once you get to East Grinstead you turn off and walk through a housing estate and down a short section of the A22. Today the road was closed due to a fallen tree. Most drivers going south were going up onto the curb to go past but a local resident was complaining to drivers and bullied the little white car into turning around and finding a new route. |
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| It is only a short section on the A22 and you soon turn off for a more cross country walk.... |
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| .....and lots and lots of mud! |
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| The path has been filled with stones to make it clearer to follow and less muddy - sadly however we weren't going in that direction! |
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| Not a great photo of Stoke Brunswick which is shown on the map as a school but from research it appears it is now a private house. As a school famous pupils include Winston Churchill (except he attended whilst the school was located in Hove) and Jonathan King. The school went up for sale in 2009 for £6 million for the part medieval, part Tudor property set in 28 acres. |
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| Home stretch! After Stoke Brunswick we follow a paved road for a while and then turn off onto this path for the last mile or so. Which takes us back to the Forest Way route and the end of the walk. |
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The bits through the fields were very very muddy and we had to make our way through a lot of big puddles. At the end of the walk my feet were still lovely and dry thanks to my boots. This is my second pair of the same boots - the first pair lasted for ten years until the sole fell off them mid walk last year. As a vegetarian buying walking boots could be difficult except for the Vegetarian Shoe Shop in Brighton. I really like these boots, they are comfy and as I said they keep my feet nice and dry. (No one reads this blog so no one pays me to say that - I really do like my boots!)
The local pub was of course closed but Java & Jazz was doing a very popular takeaway service. |
The GPX of this walk can be downloaded here and you are welcome to try it out for yourself. Please remember that you walk it at your own risk and don’t forget to follow the Countryside Code.
If you do download the walk I ask that you make a £1 donation to my fundraising which can be found here.
Many thanks and enjoy this walk.
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