We decided on a short walk today
as it was hot, and the boys needed to use up some energy, but without getting
to the whinging stage. To that end we picked the ‘Brook, Hulverstone’ walk from
the IOW Ramblers book as it was only three miles long. We couldn’t find the
suggested start point, so parked next to The Sun Inn at Hulverstone, and picked
up the first footpath shortly afterwards (BS46). This led alongside a wheat
field then led into a sheep paddock, and past a small copse, before the path
led out onto a lane leading to Brook village and the sea.
We followed the lane to Badgers
Lane (BS107) and turned up here, following uphill towards Brook Down. I had
forgotten that there would be uphill parts (on the Isle of Wight there are
ALWAYS uphill parts!) and my legs complained after yesterday’s walk. Anyway, the path led on, bordered by fields
and verged with wildflowers, past an unusual bench and up to Brook Down via
BS49. When we got to the top of the path (nowhere near the top of the down) we
stopped for a breather and admired the view to the west of Tennyson Down and
the English Channel. Glorious. The downs were full of wildflowers, and on the
crest we could see three prehistoric barrows against the skyline. The children
were not interested. Ah well.
The path turned to the right
(BS89)and we followed it past a herd of Galloway cattle, employed to keep the
turf short; being the wimps that we are, we tiptoed past them until we realised
that they couldn’t get down to our path without leaping and breaking their
legs! To the right of the path was a paddock which we assumed was used for
horse jumping as it had a number of small obstacles and fences, including a
tiny house which we found amusing. The path ended at a road, so we turned right
and followed it until we came to the entrance of Brook Hill House (S39).
The path led up a fine driveway
among well cared for landscaped grounds. There was no sign of the house from
this vantage point, but it could be seen clearly against the hill at the start
of our walk. After a while, the drive turned to the right and the footpath to
the left, leading through some woodland. When we came to another gate, there
was a path leading straight on to National Trust land and the Long Stone, and
one plunging downhill to the right through the woods. We took the latter path;
the woods were well managed, with several stacks of logs, plenty of bluebells
and many trees. Very peaceful and lovely. The path emerged into a meadow full
of clover and wild grasses, then led through another meadow before we hopped
over a stile, followed a narrow path and emerged back on the main road and
found the car. A lovely short walk, with
just the right amount of hills and beautiful scenery.
Distance: 3 miles
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| View to Tennyson Down |
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| Galloway cow |
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