With the weather set fair 14 of us started from picturesque
Shamley Green heading out of the village to join the Greensands Way. We
followed this for some distance before branching off along Downs Link which
follows the course of an old railway.
We later trekked across country passing a
number of ancient and delightful cottages and farmsteads, taking in great views
of the distant hills then skirting the Wintershall Estate before returning to
our start point by way of Birtley House. We were a month or so too soon for the
bluebells, although the eagle eyed botanists amongst us managed to spot one or
two early specimens.
Unusually for Surrey we encountered only one small hill
and surprisingly little mud on our route. As it was Mother’s Day the local pubs
were likely to be too busy to accommodate us all for lunch, but three of us
enjoyed excellent light lunches at The Snooty Fox Cafe in Shalford to round off
a very pleasant morning.
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