Arundel Binsted and Tortington day walk

Setting out from a busy Arundel where the Castle was holding a medieval weekend, we walked quickly away from the noise and bustle and were soon into ancient woodland, deep and thick, surprisingly silent for the time of year. A short road walk brought us to a green lane which became steadily more overgrown, encouraging those of us with handy secateurs and scythes (!) to use them against the nasty brambles. Crossing the railway, we followed fields to Ford church where we stopped for lunch before finding our way to the riverside and following it back along its meandering course to the town. A decent 10 miles and some varied scenery – and the mizzle held off until we were all back in the cars before raining hard for a short time!

Walk leader: Sue Waton