PLANNING

When planning the walk I could only find accounts from walkers who used B&B's and so put this site together for like minded people who may wish to enjoy the benefits of 'going light' yet not be tied to B&B's.

I found the site http://www.vic.org.uk useful and informative and originally planned thus:

Direction: Eastbourne to Winchester

Day1: (Travel Down) Seven Sisters Country Park Campsite (8m+)

Day2: YHA Truleigh Hill (on route - no detour necessary) (33m+)

Day3 (planned): Bridge Inn, Houghton (Nr. Amberley) (pub garden) (15m approx)

Day4 (planned): OxenBourne Farm (Camp site)

Day5: (planned) Winchester YHA (Travel Back next day)

But when checking ahead found that new tenants of The Bridge Inn were discouraging campers and re-worked my plan to include Gumber Farm (NT) approx 5 miles to the West. (but approx. 1m off route)

Thereafter I had the notion that if I was feeling fit I might miss out Oxenbourne and make for The Milbury's (walker friendly pub with garden) - ( see Journal DAY 5)

Day3: (actual) Gumber Farm (NT) (Camp Site) (22m)

Day4: (actual) As it turned out I bivied nr. Exton (31m+)

Day5: (actual) Winchester (12m+) - (Travel Back)

Total this Route: 108m