West Sussex –
Heyshott, Portsmouth
After a pleasant drive from Cheddar, starred by passing
close by Stonehenge, but marred only by diversions which occasioned some
unplanned back road travels, we arrived at Haslemere to pick up Georgie and
Andrew at the railway station, before proceeding on to the picturesque village
of Heyshott, to stay with friends Penny and David in their lovely house located
at the foot of the South Downs. After an excellent lunch fortified by ample
rose wine, someone decided it would be a great idea to go for a walk up on to
the South Downs. The South Downs Way walk path (160 Km from Winchester to
Eastbourne) runs along the hilltops above the village, and makes a very pleasant
way of burning off calories, although I hasten to add that we only walked a few
Kms of it before looping back at Heyshott and the local Unicorn Inn to sample
some Sussex ales. From the top of the Downs you can see the Isle of Wight and the
grandstand of the huge Goodwood racecourse which we visited the next day, as
well as the local ruined Cowdray castle, plus an unexpected bonus of a local steam and
vintage vehicle show. Pen and I went to Portsmouth to pay our respects to Lord
Nelson’s flagship Victory, and visited the excellent Mary Rose museum adjacent,
with the remains of Henry VIII’s flagship on display after its long restoration.
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