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An autumn walk to Bodiam Castle, National Trust, East Sussex The forecast looked promising, so we packed up the van and set off for a day out exploring around Cranbrook and Hawkhurst. We managed to find parking near the St Laurence's Church in Hawkhurst, put on our boots, and set off to follow a route we’d found on Outdoors GB. The woodland path was stunning with the autumn colour, leaves carpeting the path. We passed ploughed fields and wandered along quiet marked footpaths (East Sussex County Council footpaths), enjoying the fresh air. After a while, we had a short break...

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My sister persuaded me that, despite no training, a 10k race with the Castle Race Series would be a fun thing to do on a fresh autumn morning.  Hever Castle is a great day out for all the family. On the race day (there were several different competitions of which ours was the shortest) there was live music, a yoga work shop and climbing wall. The week beforehand had been rather wet causing a few problems. Instead of running out of the grounds, our race was to go twice round a course within the castle grounds and the start time was put...

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