Robert and Sue Whale present The Buckland Baffler on Sunday 27th August 2017 at 2.15pm from The Pheasant Reigate Road Buckland Surrey RH3 7BG The Walk: 3.5 miles (5.63 km) on local lanes, footpaths and bridleways, including one short steep path at the side of railway embankment. Six stiles, all of which occur during the first half of the walk, also a further brief climb & descent in vicinity of golf course. The Venue: The Pheasant (formerly the Jolly Farmers) is a Brunning & Price roadhouse with a decentsized car park located on the A25 about halfway between Betchworth and Reigate. A good selection of real ales are offered, typically including beer from such as Surrey Hills, Harveys and Adnams breweries. Excellent quality food is available all day on Sundays, though booking is strongly advised if eating at lunchtime (tel: 01737 221355). For further details please visit their comprehensive website : www.brunningandprice.co.uk/pheasant OS Sheet 187 Grid Reference: TQ 230 508 From Reigate town centre. Head west on A25 towards Dorking. The Pheasant is on your left after approximately 2 miles. From intersection of A24 and A25 at Dorking. Head east on A25 towards Reigate. The Pheasant is on your right after approximately 3.5 miles. Public Transport. Unfortunately no buses pass the Pheasant on Sundays. Nearest station is Reigate. For an inexpensive cab service ring Roadrunners on 01737 760076 or Belfry cars on 01737 766111.
Map of Walk Route
COMPETITION REMINDER: 20 BOOK TOKEN FOR BEST QUIZ WALK PHOTO IN 2017 Robert & Sue s Quiz Walk. Sunday 27th August 2017. 'The Pheasant', Buckland, Surrey. Distance: 3.6 miles Time allowed: 4 hours AT THE PUB: 1. Interpreter of local game? Search & arty lad you'll name 2. This innovation could prove ideal If gran falls asleep when eating her meal 3. Sextet Mozart put together Core group unsettled here, however STAGE 1. Turn left out of pub then after about 100 yards, with great care cross road using traffic island. Continue along main road for a short distance then turn right up Lawrence Lane. After passing electricity sub-station, go through kissing-gate on right and take footpath diagonally left across field. Keep close to trees on your right, then continue ahead towards railway by passing under oak tree in middle of field. Over stile, then with care cross railway, over another stile and diagonally across field. Stage ends at stile at far side. 4. Main man, mask and meter It leads them all as compound completer 5. Where hockey players stayed When no longer plying their trade 6. Coffee table material, say? The lumberjack must have worked all day STAGE 2. Over stile, then soon turn right between farm buildings and back towards railway again. Follow this track round to the left then right through tunnel under the railway line. On reaching STRICTLY PRIVATE gate at far side, cross stile to your left and go up steep slope to top of embankment, then ahead following railway track with barbed wire fence on right (watch out for the stinging nettles here). Stage ends at stile at far end. 7. Set in stone, the contents here Would cost a lot in total I fear 8. Lump of earth that's stuck or dressed? Depends which letter you think best 9. Splat! er, Mr Cow defecated! Somehow this you've negotiated
STAGE 3. Cross over stile then go right with open field on left and barbed wire on right. Eventually reach another stile (the last one on this walk!), cross over then bear left. Ignore public footpath to right, instead, keep ahead on track. Right at junction and continue on lane down to main road. Left here and continue to Colley House and Wisteria Cottage on your left, where stage ends. 10. Out with your best friend? Only one of you has to ascend 11. Source of apples and pears? They lost a ton of theirs 12. Where Bonington's babies were maybe enticed... 13.... and half of all crooks get involved in a heist No clues on the next stretch. Cross over the main road at any point that you feel it is safe between here and the junction with Flanchford Road ahead by the Black Horse pub (you may wish to adjourn there for a drink of course). There are no clues until you have turned right along Flanchford Rd and reached the house "The Green" at which point the QW resumes. STAGE 4. Follow LH side of Flanchford Rd past the cottages, then bear left along bridleway. Continue ahead, passing car park on your right, until eventually reaching golf course. Stage ends at Old School House a short way ahead. 14. This leg of Alp is rough Climbing it might be tough 15. Maybe it has a basement flat Six feet under? Double that 16. Here flow ugly streams Unevenly it seems HISTORICAL NOTE. The next two stages each include part of the very first quiz walk from 1957. The relevant sections are underlined in green in the route instructions. STAGE 5. Turn right then immediately left along path with stone and brick wall on your left, until eventually reaching The White House on your left. Now go right across fairway (watch out for golfers). Cross road then take deeply rutted path opposite. This weaves uphill and after a sharp left turn takes you to the car park of Reigate Heath Golf Club. Take a moment to enjoy the fine view here. At far side of car park take path to the right downhill. At the bottom of this sandy path cross towards grey house opposite (look out for golfers on tee to your left before crossing course), then take bridleway ahead at LH side of house. Stage ends at bollard in middle of path after a short distance. 17. Wary but generous entry concession To a possible greyhound racing session? MISSING SPARE CLUE USED 18. When did eagles etc first appear Flying in the breeze up here? Spare Clue. "Fore!" may be heard if round here you roam Sounds more like "four" to those where it's home 19. Two different flappers you might see in flight And not a single robin in sight
STAGE 6. Keep ahead on this bridleway, with wire fence on right. The path soon opens out on both sides. Eventually reach T-junction with stream. Here bear right then after ignoring wooden kissing-gate on left, bear round to left and follow path with open field on right all the way to junction of three footpath signs, where stage ends. 20. Quiz walk, as performed 60 years in the past? Part of it's here, in a form that should last 21. Going astray, this might Warn you of C.B.I. plight 22. DWM, maybe needing sedation Is still with us despite lack of operation STAGE 7. Go sharp left then take footpath round to right. Follow the footpath, eventually reaching gate (ignore stile to the right just before). Through gate, left at next junction and follow lane back to main road. Left here, almost immediately arriving at pub. 23. Look for a topical quiz walk setting UK swingers: that's what you're getting 24. It's all right when cut in two But inverting each part you must do 25. Starting again? That sounds painful I know Try it in reverse and solution will show
Answers to Quiz Walk from The Pheasant, Buckland. Sunday 27th August 2017. 1) RAY HARDCASTLE, artist on pub sign (anag. SEARCH, ARTY, LAD) 2) DROP OFF & COLLECTION POINT 3) MOTTEZ on cycle rack (middle letters jumbled in 'sextet Mozart') 4) GAS 5) ESTATE OFFICE (i.e. 'off ice') 6) Old tree cut down and sliced up 7) Big stone trough containing empty Costa Coffee cups 8) CL D on telegraph pole (O or A would make CLOD or CLAD if inserted) 9) DOWDES FARM CATTLE CREEP by tunnel (anag. SPLAT, ER, MR, COW, DEFECATED) 10) Stile with separate way through for dogs 11) (C)OLLEY ORCHARD sign (i.e. missing leading 'C') 12) LITTLE EVEREST house name (ref. Chris B., mountaineer) 13) THE CROFT house name (i.e. CRO(OKS) inside THEFT) 14) Flag pole (anag. LEG, OF, ALP) 15) TWO FATHOMS COTTAGE house name (fathom = six feet) 16) FOUL on drain cover (odd letters of 'FLOW UGLY') 17) CAUTION DOGS RUNNING FREE 18) "Founded 1895" on flag at golf club (eagle = golfing term) (MISSING: Spare clue used) Spare clue: IVY COTTAGE house name (i.e. sounds like IV, Roman numerals for 'four') 19) Black bird on weather vane and BAT burglar alarm (also ref. Batman & Robin) 20) KASP brass padlock (hidden in 'walk as performed') 21) NO PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY sign on left (anag. WARN, YOU, OF, CBI, PLIGHT) 22) Old windmill visible to your right (DWM is W in DM, plus ILL) 23) BRITISH GATES, BIDDENDEN, KENT set in a diamond, on top of gate 24) KOYA house name (i.e. OK + AY with each element reversed) 25) KIPSTA on basketball net (1st letters of 'again, that, sounds, painful, I, know' reversed)