Extra Walk ! Good friday 18th April

Ford -Arundel -Houghton circular (approx 12 miles, one steep ascent). All welcome. Meet Brighton station 9.20 to catch the 9.33 train to Ford, arrives Ford 10.12am. N.B Please buy your tickets before meeting up at the flower stall at 9.20, as there are often long queues at the machines and in the ticket office. From Ford we will walk along the river to Arundel for coffee and elevensies, before walking upstream to Houghton for a late lunch (option of pubs, tea rooms or bring a picnic if you prefer). We cross the river at Houghton and return to Arundel along the river bank, then uphill through the Duke of Norfolk’s estate, with fine views over the Arun valley, and down to the coast. The route back into Arundel is via the boating lake. (If we’re lucky the Sussex ice cream man will still be there). Option of trains back to Brighton from Arundel, or completing the circuit back to Ford station.