On Saturday 4 September 2021 Antoinette dkins and Antoinette Connolly got the Autumn Programme off to a great start with a walk from Ashurst to the Anchor Pub in the Winnie the Pooh Village of Hartfield. The itinerary is reproduced below and further down are some photographs provided by Antoinette Adkins.
Saturday 4th September Leaders: Antoinettes Adkins and Connolly OS Landranger 188 Winnie the Pooh walk
Meet: London Bridge 0840 for 0907 train to Ashurst (arr 0957). Also calls East Croydon 0922.
Coffee: Dorset Arms, Withyam. A brief comfort/coffee stop. Lunch will be 9 miles into the walk so bring along a snack to have on the way.
Distance: 9 miles finishing at Hartfield. A bit hilly and muddy in places with some stiles. Bus 291 from there to East Grinstead for trains - two per hour - back to London.
If not a Freedom pass holder, the bus fare is £3.70. Please see the
PDF file for the 291 timetable by clicking HERE.
Fare: £10.35 CDR Ashurst - from boundary zone 6 £6.25 - plus single East Grinstead to Hurst Green £3.75. All with railcard discounts.