Date: 30th July 2008
Time: 5:45pm
Parking: at the pub or on the street in Haresdean
Pub: The Plough
An 11km, Mark Loveridge designed, jaunt through the South Downs including two climbs and spectacular views over The Weald and of Devils Dyke.
There may even be time for a well-earned pint at The Devils Dyke Inn after we’ve climbed the Downs.
The map:-
The GPX file:-
After much daytime debate as to the best route to Gomshall cars set off from both Manor Royal and Gatwick and rendezvoused, on time, in the station car park.
Mark led a sizeable group jam-packed with new and enthusiastic faces west out of Gomshall and into the picturesque village of Shere:-
Two of the stalwarts, Carter and Turton, briefly considered a pit-stop but soldiered on.
The path continued west at the foot of The Greensand Ridge before ascending the North Downs at Albury. Once on top, after a brief rest, we turned back east to follow the North Downs Way through the wooded hilltops. Colekitchen Lane dropped the party back down into Gomshall and nestled them comfortably in The Compasses Inn.
We’d barely been there a few minutes before we’d emptied one barrel of Surrey Hills Brewery ale. Well done team. Not quite enough though, to convince any bravehearts to leap the Tillingbourne.
First we saw a brigde. then a choo-choo train. then a layke.
Roy.
