Honouring the brave of WW2 –  bomber crash sites - 11 miles

Parking at Droke Forest Car Park between East Dean and Upwaltham, the route for the 12 of us on the club’s first day walk of the year took us up through Selhurst Park along to the Benges, across the A285 and after a walk through the woods headed roughly NNW towards Upwaltham church passing the first memorial, a large cairn made of flints and a commemorative plaque. Coffee break at the church with homemade cake to fuel us for the ascent of North Down to Crown Tegleaze passing the second memorial onto SDW.

Along to Graffham Down before descending SW with lunch near Postles Barn (barely above freezing and overcast)  before descending to East Dean and some very wet ground crossings (the only really wet part of the walk)  in the valley before ascending East Dean Hill before joining the Monarchs Way to head east with a view to Halnaker Windmill  before turning north to head back into Selhurst Park Hill and back to Droke with a downhill finish!

Michael Merritt

Organiser