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Winchester Cathedral
Wonderful interior with lots of history including the resting place of Jane Austen who died at the age of 41 in 1817Today I am off on the 100 mile walk from Winchester to Eastbourne. A walk over the South Downs from West to East and a distance of 100 miles. The plan is to walk it in 9 days at a reasonably leisurely pace although I may be tempted to hot up the pace and complete it in a quicker time.
The stretch today was from the capital of Wessex, Winchester ( a city drenched in history and well worth a visit, especially the Cathedral) to a small village called Exton. The walking distance is 12 miles and I started at 9.15 and by 1.15 I was in Exton after a relatively easy hike, mainly along farm tracks and a few country lanes. The views along some of the stretches today are a taster for things to come later along the walk.
Having left the car in Winchester I and caught a couple of country buses back to the city from Exton and then travelled on to a village near to Petersfield where I am staying in a B&B. This is my base for the next 4 nights as I pass across the Hampshire Downs into Sussex. Hopefully more to report tomorrow
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Sally and John
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We're looking forward to this
John.....this for us is going to be like being there with you. Maybe some day there will be an opportunity to do ourselves so we can discover all the different parts of England. Look forward to your next entry.