Come Walk with Me in Sussex Countryside Part II

Ok... I think you've had a long enough rest since our last walk in the countryside around my village.

Today, I will meet you at the bus shelter, out front of my place. You can't miss it; it's almost opposite the Post Office and it's up on the bank. It's a small, wooden bus shelter with a wood tiled roof. About this time of the year, a neighbour on the other side of the street, will have hung a hanging basked from the front of the roof, full of colour.

Ah... I see you found it, so I'll come out and meet you and today, we'll walk up to Wykehurst Park. I'm sure you'll enjoy this.

Good morning... the sun is shining and there's a light breeze. Everywhere is dry, so we can go the footpath way. We'll head first, up the street, in a northward direction, through the centre of the village. On the way, we pass Paynes Field, which contains basketball nets, a football pitch and a play area for the smaller children. There are cries of joy from the play area, as the children climb and run over the wooden adventure structure, and ride up and down on the seesaw.

Next, we pass the War Memorial, at Threeways. The garden around the back and sides of this cross shaped memorial is full of polyanthus of various colours... a blackbird pecking into the petals for the droplets of water which are stored there in the mornings. Past the Rawson Institute and on to the end of the built up road, until we're treading a dusty track, with bits of stone and twigs scattered upon it. At the end of the track, we can either go across the heath to the Bolney Stage restaurant and pub, or we can carry on northwards, where the track narrows to a country footpath. We'll take the footpath, I think. This passes a field on the left, with horses in it. On the right, we pass John Snow, the ex-Sussex County Cricket player's house. This is set behind hedges so we can't see much of it, or his garden. (I've tried before) lol.