Lewes to Ditchling

Distance: 12.1 Miles

Pubs: The Royal Oak - Barcombe Cross, The Winning Post - Plumpton Green, The Bull Hotel - Ditchling

Walkers: Timmeh, Susi, Ben, Piran, Loreta. (Loz and Kate joined us at The Bull.)

Terrain: Corn fields, wheat fields, river bank, pasture, some woodland.

Weather: Started drizzly and overcast, but quickly turned quite sunny and warm.

Notes: Despite what I said on the last walk, today the food at the Bull was rubbish and overpriced. Beer was excellent though. 12 miles is too long after such a break; need more training for the next "big one"

Ditchling to Ditchling

Distance: 5.88 Miles

Pubs: The Bull Hotel - Ditchling

Walkers: Timmeh, Loz, Matty, Yola, Kara

Terrain: Mixed: chicken farm, fields, meadows, woodland, golf course. Pretty flat, lots of mud.

Weather: Sunny and warm

Notes: Someone's stuck a free-range chicken farm across the track! Food at The Bull is as good as they say it is!

Pictures: BR Gallery

The Downs north of Shoreham

Distance: 5.12 Miles

Pubs: The Green Jackets - Shoreham

Walkers: Timmeh, Loz, Susi, Ben, Sansa (Dee, Dave & Hazel for a bit)

Terrain: Mostly Farmland.

Weather: Sunny (mostly) but windy and a bit chilly

Notes: Susi was nearly attacked by a bull! Loz tries out new camera.

Pictures: BR Gallery

Balcombe - Stonelands - Ardingly

Distance: 6.44 Miles

Pubs: The White Hart - Stonelands, The Gardeners Arms - Ardingly

Walkers: Timmeh, Loz, Susi

Terrain: Open countryside, woodland

Weather: Very cold but dry at least

Notes: White Hart is very busy on a Sunday. Matty joined us for lunch. The staff remembered us because we gave them a big-up on the radio.

Fletching - Piltdown - Fletching

Distance: 5.18 Miles

Pubs: The Piltdown Man - Piltdown

Walkers: Timmeh, Loz, Kate

Terrain: Countryside, Woodland, Golf course, Ploughed field
Weather: Pleasant and sunny, surprisingly warm for the season.

Notes: Saw an amazing phenomenon: a thousand spiderweb strands streaming out from a fence and glimmering in the sun. Didn't really come out on the picture unfortunately. Pub was good traditional place with Harvey's ales and decent food, and it's p[en and serves food all-day. Pubs in Fletching also look good, must try at some point.

Pictures: The Gallery

Haywards Heath - Ardingly - Balcombe

Distance: 8.06 Miles

Pubs: The Gardeners Arms - Ardingly

Walkers: Timmeh, Loz, Susi

Terrain: Countryside, Woodland, park, some hillage

Weather: Non-descript.

Notes: Not a rabbit in sight, though there were a lot of squirrels.

Catbells

Distance: 5.93 Miles (though some of that was by boat)

Pubs: None!

Walkers: Timmeh, Dave

Terrain: Hill!

Weather: A little overcast but not too chilly, ideal for walking.

Notes: Steep walking and a rather foolish boat ride.

Derwent Water - by canoe

Distance: 4.97 Nautical Miles

Pubs: NONE!

Rowers: Timmeh, Dave

Terrain: Flat and wet

Weather: A little overcast but not too chilly, ideal for rowing.

Notes: Not really a walk as we were paddling a canadian canoe, but I wanted to record it somewhere.

Buttermere

Distance: 4.52 Miles

Pubs: The Fish Hotel - Buttermere - Lake District

Walkers: Timmeh, Loz, Dee, Dave, Hazel

Terrain: Lakeside, surrounded by fells, waterfalls.

Weather: A little overcast but not too chilly, ideal for walking.

Notes: Nice little walk and very flat for this area.

Southease - Rodmell - Glynde

Distance: 6.3 Miles

Pubs: The Abergavenny Arms - Rodmell, The Trevor Arms - Glynde

Walkers: Timmeh, Loz, Susi.

Terrain: A bit of road, The south downs way.

Weather: Way too hot and sunny for walking on exposed downland.

Notes: Red Lion Pond is more of a dry ditch these days. Saw a kestrel and a few bunnies.

Lewes - Ringmer - Lewes

Distance: 8.8 Miles

Pubs: The Cock Inn - Ringmer, The Dorset Arms - Lewes

Walkers: Timmeh, Loz, Kate.

Terrain: Too much road, due to a track having a big impassable gate across it, but a few nice bits of countryside.

Weather: cloudy with enough sunny spells for me to get burnt.

Notes: We love The Cock!

The Big One - Day 4 - Keymer to Brighton

Distance: 8.49 Miles

Pubs: The Black Lion - Brighton, The Station - Brighton, The Engineer - Brighton, The Caroline of Brunswick - Brighton, The Hobgoblin - Brighton, The Caroline of Brunswick - Brighton (again)

Walkers: Timmeh, Matty, Moo. + Jon, Dave from the Black Lion and loads of others from the CazBar.

Terrain: Up the downs, along the downs, down the downs, Brighton roads.

Weather: Very Rainy, a bit rainy, really rainy

Notes: Never ever bloody anything ever!

The Big One - Day 3 - Stonelands to Keymer

Distance: 13.8 Miles

Pubs: The Ardingly Inn - Ardingly, The Red Lion - Lindfield, The Fox and Hounds - Sandrocks, The Greyhound - Keymer

Walkers: Timmeh, Matty, Moo

Terrain: Rainforest ;), Field, Road

Weather: Rainy and warm, sunny spells

Notes: Never ever bloody ever walk long distances on road, with a heavy pack, blah blah.

The Big One - Day 2 - Horley to Stonelands

Distance: 9.49 Miles

Pubs: The Shipley Bridge Inn - Shipley Bridge, The Prince Albert - Copthorne, The Crown - Turner's Hill, The White Hart - Stonelands

Walkers: Timmeh, Matty, Moo

Terrain: Country Road, Fields.

Weather: Overcast and warm, sunny spells

Notes: Never ever bloody ever walk long distances on road, with a heavy pack, in boots designed for country walking and then walk another ten miles the next day.

The Big One - Day 1 - Croydon to Horley

Distance: 16.4 Miles

Pubs: The Orchard - East Croydon, The Smuggler's Tavern - Coulsdon, The White Hart - Chipstead, The Jolly Brickmakers - Redhill, The Millhouse - Salfords, The Farmhouse - Horley

Walkers: Timmeh, Matty, Moo

Terrain: Smelly Road, Dirty Road, Country Road.

Weather: Overcast and warm, showery spells

Notes: Never ever bloody ever walk long distances on road, with a heavy pack, in boots designed for country walking.

Mile Oak to Patcham - photos

Photos from the walk available here - the main gallery was playing up so I stuck them on my flickr account.

Mile Oak - Fulking - Poynings - Patcham

Distance: 9.71 Miles

Pubs: The Shepherd and Dog - Fulking, The Royal Oak - Poynings

Walkers: Timmeh, Loz, Susi, Ben

Terrain: Mostly fields, some horrible hills.

Weather: Sunny and warm

Notes: 2 kestrels, a buzzard, a mouse, loads of wabbits.

Pictures here.

Ashurst - Ashhurst

Distance: 4.5 Miles

Pubs: The Fountain - Ashurst

Walkers: Timmeh, Loz, Matty, Yola

Terrain: Mostly fields, bit of woodland.

Weather: Drizzly and chilly

Notes: Fox count = 2

Exceat - Jevington - Exceat

Distance: 8.72 Miles

Pubs: The Eight Bells - Jevington

Walkers: Timmeh, Loz, Lucy

Terrain: Friston Forest, some hills, mostly dry.

Weather: Sunny: warm in the sun, but a little chilly in the shade.

Notes: Friendly piggy (oink!); Foxes!

Pictures here.

Woodingdean - Kingston - Rottingdean - Brighton Marina

Distance: 10.7 Miles

Pubs: The Juggs Inn - Kingston, The Plough Inn - Woodingdean

Walkers: Timmeh, Loz, Matty, Yola, Susi

Terrain: The Downs.

Weather: Overcast and windy, but still relatively mild

Notes: Skylarks, 1920s-mock-victorian-mock-tudor houses, mad-sheep!