'Comets and Curry' Weekend Day 2

Sun 20th Nov 2016

Walk Details:

Event Type

Group Walk

Region / Area

Southern England / London

Local Group

London

Distance

18.5ml.

Start Time

09.15

Route

Herstmonceux

Walk to Bexhill

Web Site

http://www.ldwa.org.uk/London

Start and Finish

TQ643098

Entry Details:

Cost

Walk Report

'Comets and Curry' Weekend Away Day 2, Sunday 20th November 2016
15 walkers, 18.5 miles - leader Adam Dawson
On Sunday morning it was with some trepidation that we set off after breakfast into the declining teeth of the storm. But the gale soon abated and luckily the rain stopped just before we set off. We even enjoyed a brief glimpse of sun around lunchtime. The afternoon section of the walk to Bexhill was all going fabulously until we hit an unexpected obstacle in the form of a large lake completely submerging the route through which our path lay. A hasty diversion down a nearby and brand-new cycle path sidestepped the water hazard and saw us into Bexhill just in time to catch the 17:32 back to London.
All in all an interesting and worthwhile LDWA weekend away, despite the overnight stormy visitation.
Photographs by Adam Dawson

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Gallery

Angus did his best to ensure no stars were gazed and provided a spectacular door-rattly accompanyment to an otherwise excellent night's sleep on Saturday

Yes - it's the Thompson Refractor, just as you thought

The observatory by night - designed by a cruise ship builder, which explains the abundance of features useful on oceangoing liners, and the almost complete absence of features useful to observatories.

Watery post-Angus dawn from the Bader centre on Sunday morning

Herstmonceux castle - splendid breakfast location, owned by Queen's university, Canada

Motley crew about to set out from the castle to Bexhill on Sunday morning

Yes it's the famous giant green golf course.

Chris attempting to get his hand bitten off by a small horse.

Beware! Speeding hikers

On the summit of Tent Hill. Something Important to do with the Battle of Hastings happened here, but nobody was completely clear what it was.

Azure skies once again, neatly bookending the weekend.

Colourful Spindle Berries decorating the hedgerow

Oops - path ends in a lake, necessitating lengthy detour to get to Bexhill

Sunday's route, showing the diversion round the flood (where the black line - our track - diverges from the blue line - the planned route)

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