Near us is the High Weald so we're talking Winnie the Pooh country here. In the real world known as the Ashdown Forest this was the inspiration behind A A Milne's children's classic. If I was to be honest coniferous woods and heathland are not really my thing [I much prefer deciduous trees] but we and a chum H had a delightful bumble around.
This is the enchanted place
The Heffalump Trap- H and I are quite sure that we found the tracks of the elusive creatures but alas no heffalumps seen today. Never fear though H has a house full of heffalumps as she rescued most of my son's collection when he outgrew his elephant obsession and she couldn't bear to see them abandoned to a charity shop!
The North Pole which rather confusingly is at the bottom of a hill.
And the view from Galleon's Lap.
We failed to come home with a single woozle either but we did see a few other bits so will update next time. For those wanting to play pooh sticks you need to travel onto Hartfield where there is a bridge for just this purpose and also a delightful shop full of Pooh related merchandise- Remember to take your own sticks though as the surrounding area has been completely denuded of suitable twigs. Bother!
Arilx
My wife's people retired to Crowborough, so I know Ashdown Forest quite well. Next time you're there try The Hatch pub, at Coleman's Hatch.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the recommendation- pubs and morris dancers are always a good mix!
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