Day Walks

Day Walk – West Grinstead

Saturday 3rd February 2024

Nostalgia, Bluecoats and a Castle

We’ll meet at 10.00 at the car park by the disused West Grinstead Station for a 10.15 departure. Coming from Buck Barn Crossroads the entrance is on the north side of the A272 immediately after Little Barn Owls Forest and Nursery School. Coming from Cowfold it is immediately before it. It looks like a private drive. Care, there is a height restriction of 2 metres.

The walk takes us along the Downs Link railltrack bed past past Southwater Country Park and just past Southwater village where we turn off to skirt part of village before walking through the sports field area of Christ Hospital School, a blue coat school. We rejoin the Downs Link adjacent to the mainline from Bognor to Horsham and beyond following it to The Bax Castle pub just off the Downs Link. Here we can have our sandwiches outside providing we buy drinks from the bar though some of you may wish to tuck in to bread and soup (well-recommended by Sue and Anthony on their reconnaissance walk 20th January) After our break we return to the Downs Link and follow it back to West Grinstead station.

This is very flat, 10¼ mile walk with neglible ascent (200 feet only) and although the majority of the walk is on a solid base I would recommend wearing boots as there are a few parts that are a tad muddy.

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We can arrange car shares where relevant.

Organiser: Anthony Waton

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Grid reference: TQ 183 225
Post Code: RH13 8LY
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Coordinates: W 0.31464, N 50.9904

Day Walk – From Washington

Saturday 2nd March 2024

The walk is in two sections the first is 14km long from Washington up and west to Chantry, Storrington, Sullington Warren and Washington where you can finish the walk or in the Pub if you wish.

Or some may wish to continue with me, the second loop to include Chanctonbury Ring, a further 5Km & 209m.

So all please be ready to set off at 10:00 prompt. Please bring a packed lunch.

Parking opposite the Frankland arms in Washington village, a turning off the A283; hopefully car sharing if possible as parking may be limited.

Please let the organiser know if you intend to join us for this walk.

Length of Walk:14km +(5km extra loop)

Height Gain: 319m + (209m extra loop)

Organiser: Richard Wilton

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Grid reference: TQ 122 129
Post Code: RH20 4AL
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Coordinates: W 0.40487, N 50.9048

Day Walk – Arundel

Sunday 19th May 2024

We'll meet at Mill Road car park at 9.45 for a 10am start. The car park is a 10 minute walk from Arundel rail station if coming by train.

The walk follows the river Arun up past South Stoke then back down through Arundel Park.

The route I have found is 7.11 miles with total ascent of 754ft of ascent.

If the majority wishes there is a point hallway through the walk where we could decide to extend the walk to 10.9 miles in which case we would return through Rewell and Binsted wood then to the car park through the centre of Arundel. This extension would make the total ascent 933ft.

Please let me know if you wish to attend.

If you are able to offer a lift, or if you need a lift to attend please do let me know.

Organiser: Amber Benbow-Hart

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Grid reference: TQ 020 070
Post Code: BN18 9PA
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Coordinates: W 0.55143, N 50.8546

Day Walk – Chichester - Bracklesham Bay

Saturday 8th June 2024

For those who want to work up an appetite Michael will lead a day walk of approximately 13 miles walking part of the Selsey Tram Way and English Coastal Path, with negligible climb to Bracklesham Bay to join those just going for the barbecue and social.

Free street parking should be available near or at 12th Chichester Scout HQ, Sherborne Road at the Westgate end (what3words – gravel.richer.disgraced). For those coming by public transport we will pass Chichester Railway Station/Bus Station en route so please let me know if you want to meet there.

You can see the routes which we will roughly be following from the link here:

https://www.mwhg.org.uk/walks-and-trails

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The route from Chichester follows the canal to start with before heading through Hunston, past the church, through the golf course to Pagham Harbour and the RSPB centre (tea and coffee available here) before striking westwards towards Earnley to finish at Bracklesham Bay.
Philippa has offered to recover any walkers who want to finish earlier in the walk, the most obvious place being the RSPB reserve at Pagham Harbour which is after about 9 miles.

Bus 52 or 53 back to Chichester after the barbecue and social will cost £2 or free with an older person’s bus pass and they run quite late, or you might get a lift!
Please let Michael know if you intend to do the walk.

9.30 am for 9.45am start at scout HQ
10.00am at Chichester railway station/bus station
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Organiser: Michael Merritt

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Closing date for booking: 07/06/2024

Grid reference: SU 849 048
Post Code: PO19 3AA
what3words: : ///gravel.richer.disgraced
Coordinates: W 0.794366, N 50.83691