After the earlier poor weather, the day turned out to be beautiful. We set off from the Failand Inn by way of the old road past the historic farm, previously the Old Failand Inn and coaching stop.

The path followed across the fields and a couple of stiles down to Lower Failand. From there we made our way by a beautiful road back towards Tyntesfield.

As the sun became hotter we were glad to have the cover of the old trees. The long views across the valley were outstanding. We now entered the Tyntesfield Estate at the corner nearest to the Failand Inn and after a brief refreshment stop under and old isolated tree, traversed the hot open field by way of the old US Army Base.

Once again we were glad to reach the shelter of the woodlands and the new dog walking route. Carol pointed out much of the botany and wildlife along the path where in the distance we saw the new children’s’ adventure centre.

Reaching the upper courtyard of the cowshed complex we stopped for a welcome break and for many a proper cup of coffee. Our route then took us by a path through fields to the entrance to the Downs School. Here there were several options to choose and the consensus was to retrace our steps seeing the new paths from a different angle.

We reached the Failand Inn dead on time for an excellent lunch.

Summary: A fairly even but interesting walk with wonderful views and several points of interest.

Time: 2 and three quarters hours.

Distance approx. 5 miles

Number attending: 15

Report by James Foulds
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