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May 2020
All Along the Riverbank
We will be launching our new trail leaflets at All Along the Riverbank, an outdoor arts and countryside festival especially for May Day. It will take place on 2 May 2020 from 11am to 4pm. The event site boasts an unusual footprint, being 2 miles long and just a few metres wide, as it follows the Island’s River Yar on the eastern leg of its journey from source to sea. The riverbank is especially accessible as it runs alongside the NR 23 cycle…
Find out more »Yar River Trail Relaunch Walk – Day 1
Yar River Trail Day 1: 11.5 miles starting at Godshill. GR 5300 8170. Meet Godshill village car park at 9.30 am to walk to Niton and return on the Trail. Walk to Niton via a downland and coastal route and then return to Godshill along "The Young River" section through Whitwell and Roud. The route passes along easy tracks and through some interesting marshland whilst offering a section beside the infant stream. Picnic lunch. Pace – moderate, grade – moderate,…
Find out more »Yar River Trail Relaunch Walk – Day 2
Yar River Trail Day 2: 11 miles starting at Godshill. GR 5300 8170. Meet Godshill village car park at 9.30 am to walk along the Trail to Newchurch and return on a different route. Walk to Newchurch along "The Developing River" section through Budbridge, Haseley and Langbridge. The route crosses farmland where the river tributaries collect water from marsh and bogs. Manor houses are numerous along the Trail. The walk returns through Borthwood and America Wood with views across the…
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