Pete's Walks - Watlington Hill, Swyncombe, Russell's Water (page 4 of 6)
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I crossed the road, went a few yards to the right and turned down a lane through Park Corner. When this turned right I went straight on down a bridleway with tall hedges of mature trees either side. This soon curved right to a farm gate (a path went right here, part of the Chiltern Way), beyond which the bridleway continued between fences with Chears Farm a little way to my left, to reach Priors Wood. The bridleway continued through the wood, soon gently descending into a valley. It left the wood as it started up the opposite slope, now with tall trees on my left and a hedge and fence to my right (there was a lot of Wild Clematis here).
The lane through Park Corner
The start of the bridleway from Park Lane
The bridleway passing Chears Farm, heading to Priors Wood
The bridleway continuing through Priors Wood
The bridleway continuing through Priors Wood
Old Man's Beard, or Wild Clematis, beside the bridleway as it goes uphill to Redpits Manor
View right from the bridleway as it goes uphill to Redpits Manor
The bridleway continuing towards Redpits Manor
The bridleway continuing towards Redpits Manor
At the top of the slope the bridleway passed the grounds of Redpits Manor on the left, going left and right between some outbuildings before continuing between hedgerows (limiting the views) as it dropped down into another valley. In the valley bottom I came to a bridleway T-junction, where I turned left and followed another bridleway along the valley bottom.
The bridleway passing Redpits Manor
The bridleway continuing from Redpits Manor
The bridleway continuing from Redpits Manor
The bridleway continuing from Redpits Manor
Large fungi beside the bridleway, probably Parasols
The bridleway along the valley, after I turned left
The bridleway along the valley