New Programme for September & October 2011

What a start to September!  Fantastic weather, long may it last!

Hope to see you on one of my my Guided Wight Walks this autumn.

There are 6 exciting walks to choose from.

Water & Woods - walk information

Fridays

Water & Woods

5 miles

Grade: Easy

Gradient: some slight inclines & declines but mainly flat.

Several styles to climb over

Start & Finish: the public car park with the recyle bins next to the Horse & Groom Pub, Ningwood

10.00 – 13.00 approx

NOT 21st Oct & 28th Oct

This easy walk takes us through the

woods to Newtown River.

We continue to the shingle beach beside

the Solent where we enjoy views across to

the mainland then through the countryside

& trees of Hamstead where we may be lucky

to spot the Island's elusive red squirrels.

Up High on the Downs - walk information

Thursdays

Up High on the Downs

7 miles

 

 

Grade: Moderate

 

 

Gradient: uphills, downhills & some level walking

Start & Finish: former pit car park at the end of the road past High Down Inn, Totland

10.00 – 14.00 approx

Weather permitting we will enjoy some

spectacular views on this walk:

Hurst Castle on the mainland,

Fort Albert on the island,

'Back of the Wight' with Blackgang to

the east & The Needles to the west.

We see the former rocket engine testing

site, the coloured sands of Alum Bay

& Tennyson's Monument up at 147m.

On the return we pass by Dimbola Lodge,

St Agnes thatched church & Farringford

the former home of the Poet Laureate

Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Smugglers & Shipwrecks - walk information

Wednesdays

Smugglers & Shipwrecks

5.5 miles

Grade: Moderate

Gradient: gradual uphills, downhills & some level walking

Start & Finish: Mottistone National Trust

car park, lower end of Strawberry Lane, Mottistone

10.00 -13.30 approx

NOT  26th Oct

Our walk includes the Neolithic Long Stone,

coastal views, the small village of Brook

& one of the Island's first lifeboat stations.

Next we follow the coastal path

then up to the quaint village of Mottistone

with it's 12th century church &

the pre- Elizabethan Mottistone Manor.

Solent Views - walk information

Tuesdays

Solent Views

4 miles

Grade: Moderate

Gradient: gradual uphill, downhill

& some level walking

Start & Finish: Colwell Bay, by the slip-way near the beach huts

14.00-16.30 approx

NOT  25th Oct

This afternoon walk takes us along the

promenade to Totland Bay then up onto

Headon Warren with its Bronze Age

burial mounds & views over Alum Bay,

The Needles, Fort Albert & across to

Hurst Castle on the mainland.

Up & Over - walk information

Tuesdays

Up & Over

4 miles

Grade: Moderate

Gradient: uphill, downhill then flat

Start & Finish: The Apple Farm car park, Afton Park, Freshwater

10.00-12.00 approx

NOT  25th Oct

This walk takes us up & over Afton Down

through Freshwater golf course to

Freshwater Cliff with impressive views

east & west, north & south!

Down to Freshwater Bay & back via the

source of the Western River Yar,

the old railway line & The Causeway.

Western Yar Stroll - walk information

Sundays

Western Yar Stroll

4.5 miles

 

Grade: Easy

 

Gradient: some slight inclines & declines but mainly flat

 

Start: Yarmouth bus station by the visitor information kiosk

10.00-13.00 approx

NOT  9th Oct & 30th Oct

 

 

A gentle stroll to The Causeway & back to Yarmouth with lots of information including: the picturesque harbour town of Yarmouth;

the 18th century Mill House; the old railway line & station;

Freshwater Parish Church of All Saints; the 18th century Kings Manor Farm

& famous Victorian visitors.