WALK REPORT Seven of us braved the elements on Saturday to visit Bodiam Castle (aka the legendary “Swamp Castle” of Monty Python and the Holy Grail fame). We had lunch at The Curlew, a most excellent pub halfway along the route, and shot some pool at The Ostrich pub in Robertsbridge. [walk profile]
Here we are on the road near Robertsbridge. L to R: Ed, Gareth, Ross, and Elena.
A half-timbered cottage in Robertsbridge.
Ross and Elena in today’s pub 1 of 4, the Salehurst Halt. They serve good beer and a great home-made elderflower cordial here.
Poppies by the roadside near Salehurst.
Inside Salehurst church.
Elena and Ross taking a break from the trail, in a field near Haiselman’s Farm.
Tiny mushrooms by the path in Seven Acre Wood.
This is The Curlew, where we stopped for lunch (today’s pub 2 of 4). It’s in the Michelin Red Guide, so the food here should be tip-top.
And it was! This potato and garlic soup was delicious.
So was the salmon.
And so was the sea bream! Then came the desserts.
Creme brulee.
And chocolate and vanilla truffle cake.
In fact, the whole meal was sublime. Thank you Gareth for buying me my birthday lunch!
Back on the path after lunch. We met these proud horses near Neals Farm.
Ross cuddling a wet dog at Lower Northlands Farm.
A curious horse at Court Lodge Farm takes an interest in Elena’s umbrella.
Bodiam Castle and moat.
Pints at the Castle Inn. Pub 3 of 4.
Setting up for a game of pool at The Ostrich (last pub of the day!) in Robertsbridge.
Gareth and Ed hustling me and Ross at pool. We lost 🙁
A big thank you to Gareth, Ed, Richard, Elena, Graeme, and Ross for coming out in such challenging conditions!
Please note: it doesn’t always rain in East Sussex. If you’d like to try this walk too, go here to see the route map and other dates I’ll be running it.
Responses to this topic: 15
mooneye said in 7-2-2007 @ 18:51:02
And a happy birthday from this side of the “pond” as well. Don’t know whether you’ll appreciate this but I thought of you on your birthday as I watched a fine Hammer movies classic, “The Devil Rides Out” from 1968 with Christopher Lee.
Ben said in 7-3-2007 @ 13:50:44
The Curlew lunch looks great! Very good photos.
Miranda said in 7-3-2007 @ 17:11:56
Sorry I missed it. Glad you had a good day. Plenty of pubs, definitely the way forward! Miss M
Tobias said in 7-4-2007 @ 09:20:38
Looks amazing and I definitly regret not coming with you…
I hope that we find time to catch up this week … maybe today ??
Don said in 7-4-2007 @ 12:14:35
looks like a fantastic time out. wish i could have joined. happy birthday.
Peat said in 7-4-2007 @ 13:11:34
Man, is it possible to take a bad picture of Bodiam Castle? That place looks amazing regardless of the weather.
Looks like you had a great time.
Martin said in 7-4-2007 @ 15:49:26
It was shocking to hear you lost at pool, but congratulations on braving the weather to find alternative locales for your binge drinking. Doing one of these in Tokyo anytime soon?
stephanie said in 7-4-2007 @ 18:26:33
Lovely colour in those photos. And the food alone makes the walk tempting. I was so into the beauty of the culinary pictures that I thought the billiard balls were tomatoes!
Darrell said in 7-5-2007 @ 19:05:32
Looks like fun, David. Wish we could have been there – maybe someday. England isn’t so far…:).
D
Ryan said in 7-5-2007 @ 19:40:55
Amazing photos, better than professional. (I want that soup!)
Dale, Dom & Tilly said in 7-5-2007 @ 19:43:01
Looks like a good day out – how many miles was the walk? It looks like you spent most of the day checking out pubs! (only kidding) Great photos. We’ll see you on a walk in a few weeks.
arvind said in 7-5-2007 @ 22:07:29
man those pics are awesome..what camera and lens setup are you using?!
David Wenk said in 7-7-2007 @ 09:21:04
Hi Arvind, thanks! It’s just a humble little Canon A80 digital. Good camera for the money, not sure if they’re still making that exact model though.
-DW
Jonica said in 7-14-2007 @ 00:59:04
Hello David,
Thank you for sharing your hike with me. I definately wish that I was there!!!
Please change my e-mail address to jonica01@gmail.com.
Belated happy birthday!!
Jonica
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