We are the North Hampshire Downs Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER 2023 AT 10.15AM FOR 10.30AM START - HINTON AMPNER - APPROX. 5.5 MILE WALK AND WITH MINCE PIES AND SHERRY
(Picture above - sherry and mince pie stop in 2015)
ADDRESS: Hinton Ampner, near Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 0LA
By road on A272, 1 mile west of Bramdean village, 8 miles east of Winchester. Leave M3 at exit 9 and follow signs to Petersfield.
Parking: free, please call 01962 771305 for details on disabled parking.
Sat Nav: Use post code SO24 0NH for satnav, this is the postcode for the Hinton arms pub which is 20 metres west from main entrance gates. House post code will direct you to the wrong entrance.
Join me and your fellow members for this historic walk starting at Hinton Ampner. We travel along well trodden tracks, crossing farmland. We go back in time to the English Civil War (1642 to 1651) and to the Battle Of Cheriton which took place on 29 March 1644 and resulted in the defeat of a Royalist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier) army, which threw King Charles I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England) onto the defensive for the remainder of the year.
We pass through the village of Cheriton where we will stop for some seasonal mince pies and sherry.
We should return to Hinton Ampner around 1.30PM for optional lunch in the Stables tea room and then do a tour of the house and garden. (Please let me know if you wish to join us.) Price: £15.00. NT Members - free. This is self booking. Advance booking is essential, tickets will go on sale in batches from the 9th November. www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Please let me know if you are coming.
See you there!
Anne
079565950087
Anne.murrill@btinternet.com
