This walk is approximately three miles (Five kilometres). Allow about an hour and a quarter. there is one shoet hill near the start and another near the end but is otherwise flat. It can get muddy in places after prolongued wet weather.

. . . .Take the path that runs away from The Street immediately to the east of the car park entrance and continue straight on up Avisford Park Road to Yapton Lane. Turn left, then take the first turning on the right, Hedger's Hill, and go down past Beam Ends tea room to the right bend at the bottom (1). Just past the bridge over Binsted Rife (for notes on Binsted Rife see walk 2 ) a path leads off to the left over a 2 plank bridge across a ditch. Go up this alongside a wire garden fence to Binsted Lane. Turn left.

. . . .A few yards along Binsted Lane take the bridleway that leads off to the right between hedges. This is the "Old Scotland Lane". After a few yards with hedges on both sides the path goes between fields to Binsted Woods. Just by the single tree there is a pleasant view southwards from Yapton to Ford. The path goes downhill then starts to rise. Ignore the footpath that goes off to the right a nd keep straight on for about 1/2 mile. In June there is normally a good display of Early Purple Orchids by the side of this path. Just after a plank bridge across a ditch where a path crosses (2) turn right.

. . . .After about 1/2 mile through woodland (in spring the sun shining through the new leaves is very enjoyable) and just beyond a small clearing, a path joins f rom the right (3). To follow the route turn sharp right to the west.

. . . .For a pleasant deviation bear left then turn right after a few yards where a signposted path goes off. 50 yards down this path you will come to the Madonna pond, so called because there is a bas-relief Madonna in a grotto by the path. In spring the snowdrops here are beautiful and in autumn the trees around this pond display brilliant colours. Return by the same route to point (3).

. . . .Go along the path to the west which, after some 50 yards, leaves the wood to run along the side of a field. The path bears left and then turns sharp right through Spinning Wheel Copse (4) to run beside a wire fence at the edge of another field. In the spring there is usually a brilliant show of bluebells to the north in Spinning Wheel copse. At the end of this field another path crosses but keep straight on between hedges to Binsted Lane opposite the church (5).

. . . .Go across Binsted Lane, through the iron kissing gate, and continue by the side of the churchyard wall and down the hill to the gravelled path at the bottom of the hill. Follow the gravelled path to the bridge across Binsted Rife and up the hill to another iron kissing gate leading into a field. Follow the path along the edge of the field past the lone tree (here there is a pleasant view up the valley) to yet another iron kissing gate leading across Yapton Lane. Cross Yapton Lane to The Street and walk westwards back to the Village Hall car park. Note the the old Walberton brewery complex (The Old Stables, Brewery Cottage, The Malthouse, etc.) on the left and Smugglers Cottage on the right .

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Binsted Church

. . . .St Mary's church was first built by the monks of Tortington Priory about the year 1140 AD. It once had a series of wall paintings. Unfortunately the only ones left are on the splays of the north window in the chancel. On one side is a painting once thought to be of St Margaret of Scotland but current thought is that it is of the Virgin Mary.

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