Day Walk – Arundel, Tortington Common, BinsteadSaturday 5th July 2025Ancient woodland and riverside walk. Meet at 9.30 for a 9.45 set off. Meeting in Arundel at the Mill Road car park (if you're early enough there may be free parking along Mill Rd itself, alternative parking at the Lido car park; there is a medieval fayre at the Castle, so parking could be problematic. If coming by train, it's just over half a mile to stroll from the station). This varied walk will be pretty flat. It's around 10 miles and the plan is to walk through the town and down to the start of the shady woodland, following footpaths and bridleways through this ancient wood. We will then track through fields with views back to the Castle and Cathedral, crossing the railway line a couple of times and find our way to the riverside, where we can picnic for lunch, or possibly adjourn to the Ship and Anchor pub! We then follow the river back into Arundel, returning along the lower streets to our start point. The walk has a few overgrown paths so I recommend long trousers. It took around 3.5 hours of walking (not including breaks) when I did the recce, so with the earlier start you may want to stay on afterwards and visit the Castle, Wildfowl Trust or Swanbourne Lake. |
| Organiser: Sue Waton | email: |
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| Grid reference: TQ 020 070 Post Code: BN18 9PA what3words: : ///avocado.paves.disbanded Coordinates: W 0.5514, N 50.8544 |