Wed 01 OCT 2025 COULSDON SOUTH CIRCULAR VIA HAPPY VALLEY AND CHALDON - Hamish D.

A surprising gem in the outskirts of London. It's a peaceful, undulating country route through woods and fields. A church decorated with the earliest known English wall painting. There are some steep up and down sections.

Autumnal fungi

Cotton grass

 Local posing for photo

Patterned meadow

 Ups ..

 … and downs

Cemetery snack break

 Break (1): Netherene on the Hill

 Break (2): Pilgrim Church of St Peter and St Paul, Chaldon

Leader lifting the globe

Church Mediaeval wall painting   - plus analysis of figures

St Peter and St Paul church

  Break 3: Pub stop

 Happy Valley

 Photos: Ruth, Gail B, Sue E,  W.H.S.K