Tunbridge Wells and Eridge
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We will meet at Tunbridge Wells station at 10:10am and follow a route out of the town across the common, alongside the Spa Valley steam railway to the High Rocks, the first of our two sandstone escarpments. From here we will walk through Broadwater Forest to Broadwater Warren, where the RSPB are working to restore lowland heath.
After walking across the Broadwater we pass under Eridge Rocks, a 600m long sandstone cliff, designated a site of special scientific interest. We will then enter Eridge Park, a private deer park with beautiful views across the Sussex Weald, and excitingly where One Direction filmed their video for Live While We're Young, which I'm ashamed to say I've never heard of.
Leaving Eridge Park we walk through the village of Frant, past St. Alban's church and across farmland and through pine forests back to Tunbridge Wells. The Pantiles is a handsome area of the town where the original chalybeate spring is located and now plays host to a number of pubs and restaurants.
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Images and copyright details
Eridge Rocks by Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Broadwater Warren by Andrew Howey - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broadwater_Warren_-_geograph.or…
Eridge Park by N Chadwick - https://www.geograph.org.uk/more.php?id=6556122
Frant Green by Paul Farmer - https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5488915
Pantile Clock by N Chadwick - https://www.geograph.org.uk/reuse.php?id=1186706
What to bring
Hand sanitiser and a face covering: whilst we are living with Covid-19, please bring your own to events to help keep everyone safe
Water: bring at least a litre
Medicines: if you have hay fever, diabetes, minor ailments etc.
Rucksack: or any other bag
Footwear: hiking boots, sturdy trainers or wellies
Layered clothing: lets you quickly adapt to changes in the weather and body temperature. Go for a base layer (vest or t-shirt) and a mid layer (a micro fleece or shirt) and in cooler weather add an outer layer (a windproof jacket or thick fleece)
Trousers: ideally not jeans which become heavy and cold in the rain, breathable fabrics are more comfortable and dry and on warm days shorts are OK
Waterproof jacket: breathable fabrics are more comfortable and dry
Hat or cap: stay warm in winter and shaded in summer
Sunglasses: for any sunny day, even in winter
Sun cream: can be useful even on cloudy and winter days
Snacks: bring biscuits, energy bars, gels, bananas, chocolate or dried fruit for example and put them somewhere easy to get hold of
Lunch: bring a packed lunch unless otherwise stated
Food & drink
Please bring a packed lunch and enough water for the day.