Hike report - 1970 (i)

Fortunately the experience of Box Hill had not put us off hiking, but then again the next hike to Hastings was not in the middle of winter but over the Whitsun weekend of 1970.

We caught the train on the Saturday morning to Marden Station in Kent and hiked from there in a mainly southerly direction.

As we passed the entrance to Benenden School, the only real point of interest en route, we had a brief conversation about Princess Anne having been there. It was then on to Newenden where we spent the night.

In the morning we crossed the River Rother, entered East Sussex and continued south.

As we approached Hastings on the Sunday afternoon we were ahead of schedule but not far enough to actually return home a day early. An inspection of the map revealed a possible campsite – a small wood close to a small lake. So, just after Silverhill we pulled off the road and made camp out of sight from the locals.

On Monday morning there was little else to do but to make our way down to the station and catch the train back to London.