We did this walk on a very sunny Sunday in early March. We walked the shorter version through Nutfield. The instructions were very clear.
For a town just outside London, we were surprised at how rural the walk was. The winter season gave us lots of views...and also lots of mud! But it was worth it
Sean O'Neill
Nov-24
@Martin: thanks for the feedback. You're probably the first person to try the longer version of this new walk. A bedraggled group trying out the shorter version in the rain a few weeks ago were just happy to get round in one piece.
The directions in [36] were indeed a bit vague so I've changed that. And although the walk does have more than its fair share of awkward roads to walk along or cross, I agree that the word 'carefully' was used a bit too liberally so I've pruned some of them.
Martin Williams
Nov-24
It was an enjoyable walk, which I did in early November. I much appreciate the work of those who put these walks together and write up the directions, which are generally very helpful. But one plea; while I appreciate your concern for my safety, I would welcome one or two more compass bearings and one or two fewer injunctions to cross roads carefully. I went wrong after going under the M23 at 36, by concluding that the footpath on the right, going uphill, was the one I was supposed to ignore. That’s obviously my own silly fault, but a compass bearing would have made me less likely to err. The reference to North at 63 was very helpful. And I have crossed, and walked along, enough roads to believe I can take reasonable care, whether or not I’m encouraged to!
We did this walk on a very sunny Sunday in early March. We walked the shorter version through Nutfield. The instructions were very clear.
For a town just outside London, we were surprised at how rural the walk was. The winter season gave us lots of views...and also lots of mud! But it was worth it
@Martin: thanks for the feedback. You're probably the first person to try the longer version of this new walk. A bedraggled group trying out the shorter version in the rain a few weeks ago were just happy to get round in one piece.
The directions in [36] were indeed a bit vague so I've changed that. And although the walk does have more than its fair share of awkward roads to walk along or cross, I agree that the word 'carefully' was used a bit too liberally so I've pruned some of them.
It was an enjoyable walk, which I did in early November. I much appreciate the work of those who put these walks together and write up the directions, which are generally very helpful. But one plea; while I appreciate your concern for my safety, I would welcome one or two more compass bearings and one or two fewer injunctions to cross roads carefully. I went wrong after going under the M23 at 36, by concluding that the footpath on the right, going uphill, was the one I was supposed to ignore. That’s obviously my own silly fault, but a compass bearing would have made me less likely to err. The reference to North at 63 was very helpful. And I have crossed, and walked along, enough roads to believe I can take reasonable care, whether or not I’m encouraged to!