This walk starts from the road near Wind Farm and follows the Wayfarers' Walk across College Down to Kilmeston with a detour to visit Beauworth, returning through a large DEFRA nature reserve and a short stretch of the South Downs' Way.
Easy going.
Length: Approx 7 miles
Time: Approx 3 hours at a reasonable pace
Ascent: +- 150m
1. Park at the lay by near the road junction and head northwars by the Wayfarers' Walk.
2. Typical Oak parkland.
3. This huge field seemed to go on for ever. I imagine it could be quite hard going in the wet.
4. Large fields of Oilseed Rape just starting to flower.
5. These woods are going to be stunning when the bluebells flower.
6. Beauworth - what a stunning village. St James's Church is not that old (1838) but it is surrounded by beautiful thatched cottages. One of them is having a complete new thatch.
7. Parish Church of St Andrew, Kilmeston (1772). Roughly halfway round the walk and the ideal spot for a picnic in the sun.
8. Cute!!
9. This delightful fencing stops the general public from wandering into the DEFRA Nature Reserve. Judging by the amount of deer tracks it's also a busy deer motorway between Kilmeston and Wheely Down. It would be interesting to meet a herd coming in the opposite direction.
10. Another mass of bluebells, this time mixed with wood anemones.
11. Looking back across the DEFRA Nature Reserve towards Kilmeston.
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