16 OCT 2020 BALCOMBE - WAKEHURST PLACE

Fri 16 October 2020 - 9 miles - BALCOMBE CIRCULAR VIA ARDINGLEY RESERVOIR AND WAKEHURST PLACE - Leader: Sue E

At moderate pace with some short but steep ups via woodlands, Ardingley Church and the reservoir waterside.
Picnic lunch at Wakehurst Place where access to shops and loo should be OK.

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Boning up on the Reservoir – and removing some of our layers for the next climb.

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Footbridge at Balconbe Station

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We miss St Peter’s Church; but make up with its story of dastardly knights abducting heiresses for their fortune.

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Wakehurst Place

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Wakehurst Place - lunch stop and chance to enjoy autumn colours

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Woods on the way back

Photos: David M, Ruth