High Curley - Bagshot Heath

Surrey Hill - the inspiration for this walk

Having cycled to the "other" Bagshot Heath on the North side of the M3, I wanted to take the kids as it was really beautiful. I couldn't find a good spot to park though. I saw High Curley shown as a view point on the OS map and we decided to go along and have a look! We didn't follow a walk - or even a map in the first place. Just following the route Westerley from leisure centre car park we were rewarded with lovely views very from the start.

The route through the woods to High Curly is quite picturesque.  We were pleased we'd remembered the binoculars as there are places of interest to spot through the trees.  It's a shame I took no pictures at the top, but there wouldn't' be a lot to see (except, of course, the view) because things such as Wembley were only just visible to the naked eye.  It was quite fun to discover landmarks and familiar places.  Bagshot Park is nicely visible, I'd never seen that before.

There is a lot of MOD land and warnings signs. The boys couldn't resist playing armies.

Lots of beautiful woodland.  We really should have followed a walk or at least plotted a route beforehand because at one point we discovered the only reliable way back to the car was through some residential streets.  This was a rather grey part of the walk and not what we'd anticipated.  The boys were rewarded with a play in the park at the end though and I walked up the road to pick up the car.

We would return, but plan a better route next time.

Wendy Booth - Portrait Artist