A brave new world. |
The new high speed rail link. |
View south from the bridge embankment. |
The road to Ifield Court. |
Oasthouses in the mist. |
C 15th century Ifield Court, in the shade of a tree. |
C 15th century Ifield Court, in the shade of a tree. |
Blue skies over north Kent. |
The path follows the edge of the trees up to Nash Street cottages. |
Looking north with Nash Street cottages behind me. |
Pretty row of cottages. |
Autumn colours on the bridleway. |
Bright red berries growing in the trees. |
Shadows fall on fallen leaves. |
The bridlepath emerges onto Copt Hall Road |
Lunaria Annua commonly known as Money plant. |
St. Mary's Room, Sole Street. |
The Little Shop |
Sole Street railway station |
The Railway Inn |
Garden entrance |
A twisty country track. |
The path then enters a small wood. |
A misty panorama. |
What the ....It's ok, the path contours, phew! |
You remember you said it contoured, well................ |
Luddesdown and beyond. |
Luddesdown Village Hall in morning mist. |
Rural Kent. |
Arriving at Oakendon Road, Luddesdown |
Henley Down from Luddesdown. |
The Wealdway arrives in Luddesdown |
Grade I Listed Buiding, Luddesdown Court and church. |
A picturesque garden shed, in Court Lodge garden. |
The Wealdway departing Luddesdown |
The Wealdway on Rid Ridge. |
The Wealdway stile on Rid Ridge. |
Red berries in the hedgerow. |
The path across the "Bowling Alley." |
Luddesdown Parish Noticeboard |
Great Buckland Farm |
Just off of Lockyers Hill. |
Luxon Wood |
Autumn colours in Lie Wood. |
An old barn |
Wealdway stile by Poundgate Fencing |
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Whitehorse Wood / 2 |
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Wealdway path in Whitehorse Wood / 4 |
Looking south east towards Folkstone. |
Steps up to the Coldrum Long Barrow.(NT) |
Coldrum Long Barrow (NT) |
The Wish Tree over the Coldrum Stones |
Coldrum stones (NT) |
The Wealdway LDP in Ryarsh Wood. |
Ryarsh Sand Quarry. |
The Wealdway footpath alongside the M20. |
Max and Lady, rest during the ascent. |
Max and Eddy away exploring. |
Westfields Farmhouse |
To the untrained eye : a wood. |
A pleasant view. |
Lady, coming back, as called. |
In the shade. |
C 16th century Grade II Listed Ford Place. |
Descent into the dry valley. |
The squeeze stile. |
C 16th century Grade II Listed Ford Place. |
An awkward tree to pass. |
Why does Flash Gordon never get a mention ? LOL. |
Ah! those were the days. |
The Wealdway LDP passes along this lane and through tunnel. |
Seen better days. |
Wealdway contained within paling avenue. |
Stile at the southern end of the paling avenue. |
1930's style house through the undergrowth. |
A pretty cottage. |
A lovely rural view. |
At last, back on a path. |
Eddie enjoying his freedom. |
Bright sunlight and shadows. |
Imagine that,an old Essex Reg. Number in a wood in Kent. |
The end is nigh |
The descent from Rat's Castle |
The descent to Gover Hill crossroads. |
The View. |
A rural orchard. |
Farmtrack leading around an orchard. |
On a farmtrack in rural splendour. |
Rural cottage reflected in pond. |
St. Dunstan's Church, |
A fine way to while away an afternoon. |
St. Dunstan's Parish Church |
The Swan pub. |
A great way to while away an afternoon. |
Early sunlight on a house, near Dukes Place. |
Grannies Bonnets ? |
Lost in space ! |
Red poppies by a Wealdway Marker Post. |
Lady, my Border Collie, approaching Peckham Place. |
Old oasthouse and barns reflected in a puddle. |
Kent House Oast East, visible in the distance. |
Wealdway approaching Kent House Farm |
Kent House Oast East |
Concrete toadstools and a guide rope, mark the Way. |
An ox-eye daisy brightens the Way. |
Bridge over the River Bourne, near Barnes Street. |
Wealdway LDP coming into Barnes Street. |
Buildings in Barnes Street. |
Reflections in Barnes Street. |
Stile at Barnes Street, towards the river. |
Approaching the bridge over The Medway. |
East Lock reflecting in the river. |
Boat moored , seen through a dog rose bush. |
Lady , my Border Collie , posing beside footbridge over East Lock. |
WW2 Pill box at East Lock ,north side. |
Dandelions infront of pill box. |
Dandelions infront of a WW2 Pillbox. |
River Medway approaching Tonbridge. |
The Wealdway path alongside the River Medway. |
Looking back. |
Max on the right track. |
Messing about on the river. |
A glorious pathside bloom. |
The Town Lock |
River traffic ,that's seen better days. |
High Street Bridge |
High Street Bridge, oblique view. |
The Wealdway Path Display Board. |
High Street Bridge with competition bunting |
Riverside promenade |
Tonbridge Castle , the Gatehouse |
Castle Gardens. |
Tonbridge Model Engineering Society coach and train ride. |
Wealdway signpost. |
A footbridge in the woods. |
Two for the price of one : bridges, that is. |
Lucifer Bridge, near Tonbridge. |
They all look the same: |
The Wealdway path through the woods. |
Eddie and Max enjoying a country walk. |
Pathside carvings. |
Approaching the main line railway bridge. |
Passing under the railway. |
The Wealdway footbridge. |
Houses in Lower Haysden. |
A formal garden |
A country cottage, ,fronted by a sea of papaver. |
Papaver fronting a new development. |
Dead tree in silhouette. |
Briar rose, on tunnel approach. |
The Wealdway tunnel ,under the A21. |
Giant hogweed in the rain. |
Wealdway footpath through a crop ,then runs down the rhs of the trees ,in shot. |
Leafy lane on Beachy Toll. |
Climbing up to Bidborough. |
Panorama from Bidborough Ridge. |
C 12th century ,Church of St. Lawrence, C of E, |
Another ball ,delicately turned round the wicket. |
Roses and lavender in the rain. |
Church, housing and traffic, in harmony. |
Down the side of the old cemetery |
Now that's what you call roots. |
A beautiful yellow rose ; in passing. |
The Beehive cottage. |
A beautiful bloom. |
Wealdway signpost |
Stockland Green House reflected. |
Another stile near Stockland Green. |
Wealdway path near Stockland Green. |
Edward and Lady,appreciating being off of a lead again. |
The stile out onto Stockland Green Road. |
Stockland Road stile |
The 39 Steps. |
The old mill yard. |
The Old Post Office |
St. Mary's Church |
St . Mary's Church tower. |
An old house adjoining the churchyard. |
Just across the road from the Churchyard. |
A statue / relief of St .George and the Dragon. |
The Wealdway departure gateway. |
Pond-bay dam. |
Stile at Poundsbridge Hill. |
Silcock's Farm |
A very pretty cottage garden. |
Fordcombe Lane entering the village. |
Wealdway footpath heading for Stone Cross. |
Approaching Stone Cross. |
Approaching Stone Cross. |
Signposts at Stone Cross (A264) |
Stone Cross Farm sign. |
A delightful flower |
Shoulder of a spur leaving Stone Cross. |
Burrs Wood falls away revealing the upper Medway Valley. |
A fine panorama., at the county boundary. |
Wealdway stile at Pond Wood |
The railway bridge, near Burrswood. |
Wealdway path through the wheatfield |
Bridge o'er a River Medway tributary, itself innominate. |
Lady , our Border Collie ,admiring the view . |
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I looked skyward ,and for a moment saw Ted Heath. |
The upper Medway valley. |
The approach to Summerford Farm. |
Oasts at Summerford Farm |
Ragwort ; the field behind was awash with ragwort. |
Just past Summerford Farm. |
Wealdway marker post. |
The descent to the river's flood plain. |
Approaching Withyham. |
Wealdway sign and stile. |
Church of St. Michael and All Angels |
Houses at Withyham |
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The tower at Old Buckhurst. |
Buckhurst Cottage |
Forest Place |
Green on black. |
Nice mix of trees, it's not all deciduous. |
Reaching to heaven ,on the forest floor. |
A pleasant forest path. |
Almost out of the woods. |
Lady, my Border Collie ,on the Wealdway. |
Eddie on the Wealdway |
The Wealdway path in Ashdown Forest. |
A dub, reflected. |
Mist in a distant valley. |
A lonesome pine, but it could be a fir tree. |
Another pathside dub. |
Me, with my companions. |
An innominate stream and waterfall |
Eddie on the Roman Road. |
Ashdown Forest to the South Downs. |
A wayside foxglove. |
Old Lodge and Old Lodge Farm. |
The sheep are in possession of the shade. |
Wealdway path close to Camp Hill Clump. |
Wealdway path approaching Crest Farm |
Looks like calluna vulgaris, but the fronds are too long. |
A hand crafted Wealdway sign. |
A grove of silver birch trees. |
Descent through slippery woods. |
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Glenwood Cottage |
Cottage by entrance to Oldlands. |
Footbridge in Furnace Wood |
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The Hounds of Hell in the Dark Forest. |
Looking down on the rocks, near Hendall. |
Hendall Manor House |
Lane near Hendall Manor. |
My companions, in the shade. |
Footbridge into Hendall Wood. |
A common enough sight. |
Wealdway marker post |
Almost an avenue. |
Spot the ball ! |
A strange reflection. |
Church of St. Margaret The Queen |
The Former Stable block, reflected. |
Pretty cottages |
Hempstead Mill waterfall. |
The Wealdway path crosses yon footbridge. |
The 67 steps. |
The fishing lake behind the hedge. |
Stand still mum, I want a drink. |
Cattle country. |
The gate. |
Stream-side trees reflected in Long Brook. |
Pink blossom with Tickerage Castle, behind. |
Walking in Tickerage Wood. |
" In serried ranks assembled " |
The Wealdway path arrives at Blackboys. |
The White Cottage |
Pedlars cottage |
East Sussex landscape. |
Ox-eye daisies. |
Rural splendour. |
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The avenue reflected. |
Cottage reflections |
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Steps up the banking |
Disc harrowing |
The escape route. |
Exit from the woods. |
The Racehorses Graveyard. |
South Downs and Steyning Gap. |
The approach to Annandale Farm. |
Entrance road to Old Whyly |
Spiders' webs |
East Hoathly church tower |
East Hoathly church |
The Lychgate |
The Foresters Arms pub. |
Pretty brick cottage |
Early sunshine lights the branches. |
Early sunshine illuminates the hedgerow. |
Early sunlight on Chapel Farm |
Bathed in early sunshine |
Early sunshine illuminates The Local. |
A warming glow, down the local. |
Chiddingly Church |
The old wheelbarrow |
Chiddingly spire bathed in morning sunlight. |
The Wealdway Path |
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Heading towards Orchard Farm |
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Malvern Farmhouse, from the rear |
The Woodshed |
Pleurococcus is in charge this month |
Rockharbour Farmhouse |
The golden stubble. |
Next stop, Hellingly. |
The sign says it all. |
School House |
Cottages by the churchyard. |
Cottages beside the churchyard II |
The churchyard |
The Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul |
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul |
The North Door |
Cottages in Hellingly. |
Horselunges Manor causeway and gates and moat. |
The resident black swan. |
Black swan on one leg. |
Horselunges Manor |
A paling fence, reflected. |
Reflections. |
A onetime sluice gate, I fancy. |
The old mill building. |
The house on the corner . |
Pond near Hempstead Farm. |
Tree growing in an ancient rampart. |
Ox-eye daisies by the duckpond. |
Michelham Priory |
Stables adjacent to Michelham Priory. |
The Village Shop |
Upper Dicker village sign. |
Holy Trinity Parish Church |
St. Bede's School, drainpipe stamped AD1908. |
The Plough public house. |
Park Wood pond. |
Wild flower approaching the river crossing. |
Wealdway bridge over the Cuckmere River. |
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C. 12th century, Grade I Listed, St. Pancras church |
A new-ish gravestone. |
Arlington Church from the nearest footbridge. |
Looking back to Arlington Church |
Looking back from the railway. |
The path follows the edge of this field. |
The crossing of the A27 ; a busy road : take great care. |
Farm buildings near Milton Gate. |
Thatched cottage |
The Giant's Rest , pub and B&B. |
Another cottage. |
Some of the locals. |
Church of St. Mary and St. Peter. |
C 12th century church of St. Mary and St. Peter |
"The Long Man" from the roadside. |
"The Long Man" in close up. |
The South Downs from Windover Hill. |
Poppies in October ? |
Wilmington Priory from The Wealdway path. |
Approaching The Holt, on The Wealdway ldp. |
A last look west |
In Folkington Woods. |
Rosehips above the misty Weald. |
The lane was rather muddy, here and there. |
The Old Rectory |
The Grade I Listed Building of The Church of St. Peter ad vincula (St. Peter in chains) |
Farm buildings and cottage. |
Mr Flibble got here first ! |
The Barn Cottage |
Wealdway path leaving Jevington. |
Bees and poppies in harmony. |
Resting on Cold Crouch at approx . 220m |
Butts Brow Information Board. |
Butts Brow Car Park |
A grand view. |
Looking down along an ancient ditch. |
A concrete lined dewpond. |
A glorious day for a walk |
This is right on the top of the hill... |
Me, in shadow, on the Wealdway ldp. |
Eastbourne and beyond , looking east. |
Trig. Point over looking Pevensey Bay. |
"I'll get it!" |
Reflecting, on a great walk ; The Wealdway |
Beachy Head |
Re-incarnation October 2012 |
The Church of St. Pancras |