Festival Guided Walks – new for 2019
Advanced reservations only for both walks, email isabel@iimf.co.uk
Inspiring Views Walk – Friday 3 May, 11am
This free, guided walk will follow a section of the Greensand Way in the beautiful Hurtwood in South West Surrey. The walk will be led by Ali Clarke from Surrey Hills Arts who will lead us to two of the sculptural seating artworks from the ‘Inspiring Views’ project. In addition to specially created seating, ‘Inspiring Views’ included new sound pieces and poetry inspired by the view. www.inspiringviews.org
Perspectives
Contour
We will see ‘Perspectives’ by Giles Miller and ‘Contour’ by Russell Jakubowski and will also hear the specially commissioned poetry and sound tracks at each piece. The walk is approx. 3.5 miles long on rough terrain but no steep hills.
Please dress appropriately for the outdoors, depending on the prevailing weather conditions on the day. The walk will happen in any weather.
Meet at Car Park 4 of the Hurtwood, Winterfold Heath Rd (also called Greensand Way on Google), GU6 7NL at 10.45am. Wear sturdy shoes.
Directions: Exit the A25 (Dorking to Guildford Road) at Shere village and head south on Hound House Road. After about 3 miles, fork right onto Barhatch Road signed to Winterfold. Take the next right into Winterfold Heath Road (also called Greensand Lane), a narrow lane and turn immediately into Car Park 4 on your left. (see attached map of the Hurtwood).
Walkers could visit the Hurtwood Inn in Peaslake for lunch.
Albury & Shere Walk – Friday 10 May 10.00am
Join the Chairman and Vice-President of Surrey Hills Society, Gordon Jackson and Chris Howard on this 3.5 mile (5.6 km) circular walk from Shere with a guided tour of Albury Saxon Church and a short musical interlude. Meet at Shere Village Car Park for a 10.00am start.
We will start in the delightful, quintessential English village of Shere with its charming buildings and stream with ducks. It leads along the Tillingbourne River and through woodland to the beautiful Albury Park. Here we will have a guided tour of the charming, ancient St Peter and St Paul’s Church dating from Saxon and Norman times. A flint-walled gem, this now redundant church is full of contrasts and surprises including a stunning medieval wall painting of St Christopher sporting a curly red beard, an odd but delightful eighteenth-century shingled cupola over the tower and the magnificent South Chapel – this was remodelled by renowned Victorian architect A.W. Pugin, responsible for the interior of the Palace of Westminster.
The tour will include a short musical interlude, featuring local soprano, Kim Collins, together with tea, coffee and biscuits organised by the friends of the Old Saxon Church. We will then return to Shere through rolling meadows.
We would be delighted to have you joining us for lunch afterwards at The White Horse, a 15th century farmhouse and Grade II Listed Building. One of Hollywood’s most romantic films ‘The Holiday,’ starring Cameron Diaz and Jude Law, was shot there. It is also rumoured to be a former smugglers’ pub after a secret cellar was discovered during extensive renovations.
The cost for members is £10 and £11 for non-members of the Surrey Hills Society including the guided walk, guided tour of the church, musical interlude, refreshments and a donation to the Church. The walk is recommended to all moderately fit walkers. It is generally flat, although there is one moderately steep descent. There can be some muddy stretches if there has been a lot of rain. Bring plenty of water. Appropriate footwear and weatherproof clothing is essential. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome on the walk, as it is bird breeding season. Children under 18 years must be supervised.
Advanced reservations only for both walks, email isabel@iimf.co.uk