Sussex Downs    Bloomsbury’s Sussex       Kent Downs & Coast    Dorset & Jurassic Coast    New Forest & Isle of Wight                                                                                                                                                                     

Friday 22 - Sunday 24 October 2010

(2 nights, 5-6 miles daily)

Itinerary

Friday
After a Welcome Meeting and introduction to your companions and to Nordic Walking, we dine together in the hotel’s award-winning restaurant.

Saturday
Today we’re off for a day in ancient wooded glades and open heathland. Silent, sylvan forest paths, populated only by deer and ponies, ideal for Nordic Walking. From time to time, a pause for a demonstration, a drill or a laugh together (this is great fun!), sometimes beneath the canopy of the mighty beech, sometimes beside silvery streams. This is your ‘classroom,’ your green ‘gym’ where you will learn a new skill which will change your life. After lunch back into the forest, putting into practice newly-learnt skills. After a day of fresh air and exercise, nothing quite beats the relaxing comforts of your hotel and a delicious meal with like-minded companions, reflecting on the day’s shared experiences.

Sunday
Today a complete contrast. By ferry to picturesque Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, where boats bob in calm harbour waters. The bus takes us to join the Tennyson Trail, where we swing along across great chalk ridges, gaining confidence now in the use of the poles, enjoying the exercise and bracing sea air. Fully rested after lunch we head for the sea again, practising uphill and downhill techniques as we traverse rounded combes and green fertile valleys. Up on to glorious Tennyson Down, down to a jewel of a bay, all the while enjoying ever-unfolding seascapes and panoramas. Finally, following a viewing of the famous Needles, the open-top bus takes us scenically back to Yarmouth and tea! A perfect end to a perfect and memorable weekend away!

Travel Information

By rail, fast direct trains twice an hour from London Waterloo to Brockenhurst  - 90 minutes; you will be collected on arrival at the station. By road: Total mileage from central London: 80 miles (3.20 hours). We may be able to arrange car-sharing. Ample car parking at the hotel.

Shared cars for short journeys to the start of the walks and for the 4-mile drive to Lymington for the Isle of Wight ferry.

Suitable for both Beginners and Improvers.

Individual video technique analysis included

Wonderful contrasting walks combined with expert tuition

in Nordic Walking and all the comforts of a 4-star hotel

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