John Owen Smith

Walks Around Headley... And Over the Borders John Owen Smith

For several years there has been a booklet available describing the Footpaths, Bridleways and Byways of Headley parish. However it suffered from the very real problem that its world ended at the parish boundary, leaving walkers in limbo. They had either to retrace their steps, or boldly go into the unknown if they wished to complete a circular route. This publication attempts to overcome that particular deficiency. It describes twelve circular walks which all start and end in Headley but which extend outside the hallowed borders of the parish - indeed outside the county and into Surrey and Sussex in some cases. While the walks described here do not include every right of way in Headley parish, they do use most of them - and walkers may draw on the parish council booklet mentioned above to fill in the gaps if they wish. We have also added historical information where appropriate, and photographs of features on the routes - some recent and some of past times.