The Times - UK (2022-01-01)

the times Saturday January 1 2022

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From the 783ft summit of Orrest Head,

the fells provide fantastic views —

Crinkle Crags, Scafell Pike and Bowfell,

Great Gable and the Langdale Pikes.

Map OS Explorer OL7

Start Windermere station, LA23 1AH.

Walk From station cross A591; lane

opposite (“Orrest Head”). In 350m, right

at bench (412990); in 300m, right on

path to Orrest Head (415993). North on

path for 700m to road (417000); right to

Near Orrest (419001). Left here (“Far

Orrest”) on path via Far Orrest (414007),

past Allen Knott to lane at Fusethwaite

Yeat (414013). Left; at fork, left downhill;

in 200m, left (411011); over cattle grid

(411010), fork left to Far Orrest (413007).

Track south (“Windermere via Crosses”)

to road at Crosses Farm (411000). Left;

in 150m, right (413999) for 600m to

path junction in High Hay Wood

(410994); left to A591 and station.

Getting there Rail to Windermere; bus

555/556 from Kendal. Road: Windermere

is on A591 from Kendal (M6, Jct 37).

Lunch Lamplighter Dining Rooms,

Windermere LA23 1AF (01539 443547;

lamplighterdiningrooms.com).

Information wainwright.org.uk

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Butser Hill and River Meon source, Hampshire

How hard is it? 6¾ miles; easy field paths and lanes

A3

P

Frogmore

East

Meon

Butser

Hill

Ramsdean

Down

South Downs Way

HAMPSHIRE

Upper

Mercury Barnes

Park

South

Farm

Lower

Farm

Parsonage

Farm

Oxenbourne

Lane

Cumber’s

Lane

Tegdown

Bottom

Source of the

River Meon

Southampton

Farnborough

start

500 metres

10

A perfect walk to fill a short winter day

down Windsor Great Park’s Long Walk to

the medieval royal hunting lodge of

Cranbourne Tower.

Map OS Explorer 160

Start Windsor & Eton Riverside station,

SL4 1QG (OS ref SU 969773).

Getting there Train to Windsor & Eton

Riverside. Road: M4, Jct 6; A332.

Walk From station follow High Street,

then Park Street (970766) into Windsor

Great Park. Right along Long Walk for

2½ miles to Copper Horse statue

(968727). Continue on Three Castles

Path past Ox Pond (966717) to road

(967717); right to the Village. Pass post

office (955723); in 100m, right at

T-junction; in 250m, left (953726) to

cross A332 at Cranbourne Gate

(948727). Keep ahead to Cranbourne

Tower (944731). Back for 350m; left

(946728) on woodland track to road

(952737); right to recross A332 at

Ranger’s Lodge (954734). Through

gate; gravel path through trees to

Queen Anne’s Ride (959729). Left

for just over 1¼ miles to Queen

Anne’s Gate (965749). Right to

lodge on Long Walk (969747);

left to castle and station.

Lunch The Boatman, Thames

Side SL4 1QN (01753 620010;

boatmanwindsor.com).

Information Windsor TIC

(01753 743900)

9

Windsor Great Park,

Berkshire

How hard is it? 10 miles; easy

ALAMY

NORTH YORKSHIRE

BUCKDEN

Hubberholme

Cray

A Pennine

Journey

Scar

House

Yockenthwaite

Langstrothdale Dales Way

George

Inn

White

Lion

Inn

Buck

Inn

start

River

Wharfe

Rakes

Wood

500 metres

Buckden

Rake

Darlington

Harrogate

Kendal

WINDSOR

GREAT PARK

Windsor

Castle

Windsor

& Eton Riverside

Windsor

The

Long

Walk

Queen

Anne’s

Ride

Copper

Horse

statue

Post Office

Cranbourne

Tower

Ranger’s

Lodge

Queen Anne’s Gate

The

Village

A332

Ox Pond

500 metres

BERKSHIRE

Reading

Guildford

London

start

Orrest Head,

Cumbria

How hard is it? 4½ miles;

moderate; lanes and fell paths

ORREST

HEAD

CUMBRIA

Windermere

start

Near

Orrest

A591

Far

Orrest

Crosses

Farm

High

Hay

Wood

Fusethwaite

Ye a t

Allen

Knott

500 metres

Carlisle

Kendal

Penrith

The bridge at

Buckden

The Long Walk,

Windsor Park

The walk starts with a sensational view
from Butser Hill — South Downs
billowing east and west, Portsmouth,
Southampton and the Isle of Wight on
the southern horizon, the Devil’s Punch
Bowl northeast. Drop down into chalky
holloways to pass the ponds where the
River Meon springs, before climbing to
return along the South Downs Way.
Map OS Explorer 120
Start Butser Hill car park, near Clanfield,
Hampshire GU31 5SP (OS ref SU712201).
Getting there Butser Hill is signed from
A3 between Horndean and Petersfield.
Walk Past radio station and trig pillar
(717203). On down to wide grass track
near fence (717204); follow it north, then
northwest over Ramsdean Down,

descending to chalk holloway lane

(706212). Right to Oxenbourne Lane;

left; first right; first left along green lane.

In ½ mile, at junction of tracks, left

(696220) down Cumber’s Lane to road

(696214). Right to junction at Lower

Farm (685210). Left (“Clanfield”); in

250m, left over stile (fingerpost);

through paddock, then South Farm

farmyard; cross bridge over source of

River Meon (685205). Follow lane for

1 mile via Upper Barnes (689196),

climbing to meet South Downs Way

(693190); left to road; left to car park.

Lunch The Bat & Ball, Hyden Farm Lane,

Hambledon PO8 0UB (023 9263 2692;

batandballclanfield.co.uk).

Information hants.gov.uk

Sheep on Butser Hill