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Passing through Blackfriars on the train.12:13:10
South Downs. Good.12:26:59
On the stretch from Hassocks to Clayton, which is now quite familiar to me.12:27:06
Zoomed in on the Jack and Jill windmills.
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Decided it would make sense to have a quick lunch stop at the Jack and Jill.12:43:10
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Started out heading along New Way Lane out of Clayton.13:23:43
A very pleasant country lane with some much appreciated shade.
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Tried to take a picture of a pheasant in a field.13:36:51
The vineyard at Little Danny Farm at the base of Wolstonbury Hill (I think it's called Wolstonbury vineyard).13:37:57
Heading up Wolstonbury Hill.13:37:59
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Better view of Wolstonbury Vineyard from here.13:44:26
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This little path leading up and around Wolstonbury Hill turned out to be absolutely delightful, although I was slightly concerned by the lack of shade.13:45:56
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Having one of those slightly moronic moments of elation I often seem to experience when out walking.13:46:35
The combination of wild flowers and the view here were just lovely.13:46:46
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The view back to the vineyard in the other direction.
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It looked like there were burial mounds or something atop Wolstonbury Hill.13:58:00
Now heading back down the hill the other side, down this rather steep and at times slightly overgrown path.14:01:18
A bit like a jungle here!14:05:05
OK will do.
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After crossing the A23. Some sheep.14:10:43
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St. John the Evangelist at Newtimber, whiich seemed to be a church without a village attached.
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The ridge of the South Downs in the distance.14:22:27
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On the outskirts of Poynings now.14:29:39
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Another vineyard - I think this is Poynings Grange.
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The pleasant little stream / river I followed for a while.14:42:43
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A nice shady spot with a bridge.15:02:26
On the approach to Fulking now.
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Entering Fulking.15:15:28
A very pretty village.15:16:04
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...and now my destination, the Shepherd and Dog at Fulking.15:17:07
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They were having a beer festival in fact. I didn't stop for long though, managed to get a taxi from here to Brighton then got the train back home from there.18:44:03
Deprived of the traditional ESW on the train on the way home from the South Downs I decided to have a glass when I got home instead.
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Checking up on the tomatoes. Looking promising!18:57:03
Alas the same cannot be said of this year's grape harvest.18:57:06