| A Walk on the isle of Wight 13th April 2006 | ||
| From Yarmouth alongside the River Yar to Freshwater Church, returning via Golden Hill Fort and the coastal path past Victoria Fort | ||
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page describes circular walk from Yarmouth that we have
done three times. The first time was in May 2004 during
the IOW walking festival. Then we did it twice in 2006,
first just the wife and I in April and then with a group
of others in June 2006. The route is six and
three-quarters of a mile, partly along the coast, partly
along the river Yar inlet, partly in countryside and
partly on quiet local roads. |
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| The ferry out to the island from the mainland | ||
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| Approaching Yarmouth with its distinctive skyline | ||
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| The walk starts from the ferry terminal and turns east along the road from the town parallel with the shoreline. It turns right along a side road a little way out of the town before turning right again onto the the old disued railway line. | ||
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| Part of the walk on the disused railway track passes what was once Yarmouth Railway Station | Close by is a mill | |
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| Yarmouth railway station in its heyday | ||
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| View across the River Yar | Along the disused railway track | |
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| Freshwater Church in view | The group on the walk of the 18th July 2006 | |
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| The lane into Freshwater | The only time that we went into the pub was on the group walk. | |
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| Making the most of the pub's facilities on the 2nd hottest day of 2006 | ||
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| The Tennyson tomb in Freshwater churchyard | Freshwater Church | |
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| Through the woods in May 2004 | View to Hurst Castle (May 2004) | |
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| Almost back to Yarmouth | ||
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| A derelict hulk near Yarmouth | ||
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| The road back to Yarmouth, with the church seen across the bridge. | ||
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| The River Yar from the bridge | Tea and cakes were enjoyed at Gossip's cafe while waiting for the ferry back to Lymington | |
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| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Town Hall | |
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If you have any comments regarding the above please | |
| Ferry home | ||
| That's all, folks! | ||