Walks With artists - Chilcomb with Robert Brooks and Tim Craven - 5 miles

In the company of two of the artists contributing to the "Every Step of The Way" exhibition at Winchester's Arc gallery, we will climb up on to St Giles Hill where the views may be taken in and it can be appreciated why this is a popular vantage point for artists wishing to capture an iconic view of Winchester. The historic St Giles Graveyard will be another stopping point on the walk.  

After crossing the Spitfire Bridge over the M3 we enter the South Downs National Park and should be treated to a display of cowslips and views back to Winchester and to St Catherine’s Hill as well as towards the Downs with the South Downs Way below us. We descend through gates and a couple of stiles and a short chalk slope to then cross the busy A31. We join the cycle route for the South Downs Way sharing the country lane into Chilcomb.

Chilcomb church provides an ideal pausing point to hear more from the artists about their craft and task related to capturing aspects and interpretations of the South Downs Way. The return to Winchester from Chilcomb follows the South Downs Way along the pretty level ground of arable fields edges.