Stonegate Station towards Wadhurst Park

PARKING and ASSEMBLY
Travel by train or car.
We will meet at the free (courtesy of the farmer) gravel carpark opposite Stonegate Station building ready to start walking at 10:45. Drive through station carpark to the end and turn left into the gravel carpark.
TOILETS
There are no public toilets on this walk as the Station ticket office is closed on Sundays.
LUNCH
We will stop for lunch. Please bring your own favourite sustenance and something to sit on.
OUR WALK
Our walk is 6.6 miles across short-grass pasture fields, through woods and along farm tracks with a total of 203 metres ascent and 209 metres descent. Our route heads north to Bardown Farm and then west to Buttons. We follow the valley and its streams and pass through Dens Wood along the eastern boundary of Wadhurst Park. There are some stiles.

GROUP MEMBERSHIP FEE
To attend our walks a £5 annual membership fee is payable to cover the membership period, which runs from the 1st September to 31st August. If you wish to attend this walk and have not yet paid your £5 annual membership fee, please approach the Walk Leader at the start of the walk and pay them £5 in cash, preferably in an envelope with your full name clearly written on it. Alternatively if you wish to pay by bank transfer, then prior to attending the walk contact Norman Crouch the Group Organiser via personal message on Meetup or by text on 07503 142469 and he will provide you with his bank details to enable you to pay your fee before this event commences. Any guests of members must pay a fee of £2 per walk on the day, or join the group and pay the £5 membership fee.

IMPORTANT
1. To contact me on the walk day, please phone/text me rather than messaging Meetup. I will send my number to attendees a couple of days before the walk.
2. Please remember that accidents can happen anywhere. You take part at your own risk, and the walk leader cannot be held responsible for any injuries.
3. Consider bringing sunscreen, sunglasses, sun hat, rain jacket, warm jacket, gloves/warm hat depending on the weather, and of course wear comfortable footwear.

I look forward to welcoming you on Sunday 11 May.