Time to start training for this year's 'Walk the Wight', so we headed off to Niton full of confidence in our route-finding abilities. Oops. Once we got to Niton (easy) and parked (also easy), we headed confidently off only to realise after five minutes that we had gone in the wrong direction. We retraced our steps, consulted the map as well as the walking guide, and found a footpath that was heading in the right direction. We also found a friendly local who reassured us that we were indeed heading the right way. Phew!
We followed the path past the primary school, along Allotment Road, and into a muddy field, and squelched up the track towards Whitwell. We passed the cottage mentioned in the book and whooped with happiness! The rest of the walk went to plan, and involved several extremely squelchy footpaths and bridleways, and a walk through a quiet woodland on the downs with many elderly trees. One footpath was bordered with bracken and was soft underfoot with dead bracken leaves. Lovely. The views over the countryside of this part of the Island were lovely, and would have been spectacular on a sunny day, rather than a damp and drizzly Sunday afternoon in January.
Points of interest included the rather ancient and lovely churches of Niton and Whitwell, and the unexpected delight of Stockbridge Manor and its Alpacas.
Distance: 4 miles
Route: http://gb.mapometer.com/walking/route_4229021.html
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| Whitwell Church |
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| Whitwell Church |
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| View from the Downs |
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