Quelling Quarr and Striking Spires

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Lowland and Hill Walks
Jul 22
2018

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15.5km (9.6 miles); gradual ascents on tarmac, dirt and grass

Join ODL on the Isle of Wight for a post-Pride Sunday stroll from Ryde Pier head out to Whippingham with a steam locomotive back towards Ryde. This walk is ideal for beginners and seasoned ODL regulars alike, and a great way to meet new friends and see more of this lovely part of the country.

"It is impossible to imagine a prettier spot" said Queen Victoria of Osborne House her beloved home on the Isle of Wight; the same can be said about so much of this charming island.

We will take the coastal path out of Ryde and head in the direction of Fishbourne, past the ruins of a Norman Abbey dating back to 1132AD and the impressive current rebuilt Quarr Abbey completed in 1912, the monastery is considered one of the most important twentieth-century religious structures in the UK, and is still home to a religious order of monks. We can stop here at the Quarr cafe for refreshments.

We will then head further west along Wootton Creek into the town of Wootton Bridge and over it's namesake bridge, through woodland and farmland onto our lunch spot destination of St Mildred's church at Whippingham. This unique church dates back to the Doomsday book as a place of worship, It was heavily redesigned by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria with styling reminiscent of his homeland as a suitably grand place of worship for Victoria and her family, whenever the royal family was in residence at nearby Osborne House.

After lunch we will walk along the River Medina past the marina and back across country to Wootton, where we have our own carriage reserved on the Isle of Wight Steam railway which will take us back towards Ryde in the style and comfort of a bygone era. We have a discounted price for the journey from Wootten to Smallbrook Junction of £9 per person and dogs travelling for £3 each. From Smallbrook to Ryde we will need to change onto the mainline service (single fare of £3) to return to the starting point.

 

 

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