Here are details and photographs for the footpath round Spring Bottom.
Clockwise: From the top end of the Mill Pond, go a few yards along Mission Hall Lane, and then right into Fox Lane. This takes you past Fox Cottage to a gate into the field called Court Close | ||
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Clockwise: Go through the gate, into the field, and up the track on the right-hand side of the field | ||
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Anti-clockwise: At the bottom end of the field called Court Close, the track goes through a gate to the top end of Fox Lane, which takes you to the village and Mill Pond | ||
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Clockwise: Continue up the track from Fox Cottage, and through the gate at the top of the field called Court Close | ||
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Anti-clockwise: Follow the track along the side of the field called Court Close, towards the gate into Fox Lane | ||
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Clockwise: After the first gate, the track continues towards the hills along an oak walk created by villagers for the Millennium | ||
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Anti-clockwise: The track continues towards the village along an oak walk created by villagers for the Millennium | ||
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Anti-clockwise: At the bottom of the slop, turn to the right, through the second gate and into the track alongside the copse | ||
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Clockwise: After the gate, continue straight on up the left side of the valley | ||
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Clockwise: The path takes you just to the left of the fence surrounding the spring and waterworks facilities, and then swings to the right, still keeping by the fence | ||
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Clockwise: Now continue to keep close to the fence, until the fence turns southwards - keep straight on to the east and up the side of the valley | ||
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The view down the valley, over the woodlands to the village | ||
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Anti-clockwise: Going down into the valley, the path will take you to the fence around where the water is extracted. Follow round the fence, keeping it on your left | ||
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The view across the valley, towards Chalbury in the distance | ||
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Anti-clockwise: After joining the track, keep climbing. The path down and round Spring Bottom turns off to the left here, just after the gap in the hedge. | ||
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The view to the west, over Spring Bottom towards Greenhill. | ||
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Anti-clockwise: After the gate, the path climbs steeply, and joins the alternative route. | ||
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Another view to the west, towards Chalbury and Rimbury. | ||
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Anti-clockwise: Carry on up the footpath to the next gate, in the corner of the field. | ||
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The view to the west, over the Waterworks and towards Chalbury. | ||
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Anti-clockwise: The path climbs up across the field, to a gate at the top right corner. | ||
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Clockwise: Coming down to the bottom of the field, go through the gate into White Horse Lane, and turn right towards Sutton Road. | ||
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Anti-clockwise: The alternative route; after the second gate, turn immediately left along the track that climbs the hill. | ||
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Anti-clockwise: An alternative route goes straight on along White Horse Lane, through the two gates, and then left up the hill. | ||
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Anti-clockwise: At the top end of Sutton Road, by the Waterworks, turn right into White Horse Lane. At Hunt's Yard, turn left and through the gate into the field known as Cuckoos. |
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