3 men on a walk 2015: The Sussex Border Path to Hawkhurst

Wadhurst to Hawkhurst along the Sussex Border Path

This week we walked on Tuesday because Monday was a public holiday in the UK.

Thinking that we needed to get a move on with our walk along this track we decided that we should get the next section Eastward under our belt. So with a great weather day forecast we met up at Wadhurst and set out to meet the official path at the edge of Bewl Water, the reservoir that now feeds most of west Kent.

This was a great walk as it followed the edge of the reservoir for about 6 miles of the northern edge. And half-way along this stretch at the official "Visitor Centre" we could stop for a coffee!

We finally left the water's edge just before Union Street and the track then crossed the Ticehurst road just about half a mile from Flimwell where we knew "The Royal Oak" would give us a lunch. We have stopped at The Royal Oak on many occasions and it would be classified as a functional pub rather than a great pub.

After refreshment it was back to the trail at Union Street and then a loop around to the East, crossing the main A21 road and on towards Hawkhurst. There are not many buses in this area and we had a date with the 15-40 bus back to Wadhurst where we had left the cars and fortunately we made it with 10 mins to spare.