Country Walks
Country Walks
Every walk with Elsa is a bonus.
When she was a few months old we almost lost her.
A grass seed went into her leg and migrated to her spine.
It's rare that they lodge in the spine, though I'm told the grass seed problem itself is common.
Since her recovery, we walk every day.
She's a dog who loves her walks and an inquisitive spaniel to boot.
(and it keeps me fitter than I might be without it)
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| the castle..always there in the background |
Rain, sleet, snow, and sunshine.
We are out and about.....
...With bells on.
We are so very lucky to have the most beautiful routes right on our doorstep.
Paths that take us into forests, rolling downland, beaches,
and through picturesque villages with history going back hundreds of years.
Complete with walking boots, map my walk on the phone,
and the latest audible book playing....and sometimes the camera....we set off.
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| sometimes we go to the beach |
We do a different walk each day.
It keeps both of us interested.
Usually in the Arundel area.
Arundel itself holds a wealth of the most scenic, country walks you could ever experience.
The BURPHAM WALK
Many years ago my friend Stella said.
" Let's do the Burpham Walk."
" Isn't that a dance?"
She laughed.
No.
It's a walk from Arundel along the river and across the fields to Burpham.
In those days we would gather a group together and take a picnic.
Its been my favourite since.
Burpham is a small village just outside Arundel.
It is so very English, right down to the old pub ( built circa 1736)
and picturesque church standing atop the rolling countryside.
(The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary is of Saxon origin. It has a lepers' window by which lepers could watch the Mass. English Heritage lists the building as a Grade I listed building.)
A cricket ground overlooking the castle, and a history going back centuries.
(The surrounding area has yielded Iron Age and Neolithic remains including the bones of an elephant near Peppering Farm.)
THE WALK
Fancy doing it?
It can get muddy.
You'll be climbing over stiles.
Some of the ground is uneven.
So wear shoes you can walk in.
I once twisted my ankle when I didn't follow my own advice... and was hobbling for weeks.
From the town, you take the riverbank behind the swimming pool.
Walk until you reach the railway crossing.
After the crossing, you'll find a narrow path that takes you up through trees.
At the far end is a gate.
Go through and towards the row of popular trees.
Climb over the stile, go towards the right.
You will find another stile a little way along to your left.
Clamber over that one.
Walk straight and when you get to the water turn right.
At the end of that path after another stile, you will see" Jacob's Ladder "
If you take those steps and keep in a straight line you will arrive at the pub.
Elsa and I go left by the steps and through the woods and at the end turn right.
If you're lucky you may spot kites flying overhead,
We often see groups of birdwatchers on this end of the walk.
The road takes you up past Peppering Farm to the right and a row of Victorian cottages on the left.
Just after the farm, turn right and stand and catch your breath.
The view is stunning.
whatever the weather..................
At the far end of the road, turn left and you will arrive at the George pub for sustenance.
Returning from the pub to Arundel.
Turn left out of the pub.
Across the cricket ground keeping to the left.
Through the gate.
Down Jacob's ladder and back the way you came.
Tea in town on return maybe?
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