They say that being in nature can bring many emotional and physical benefits. This Graffham site, set within a beautiful wood, itself set within the South Downs National Park, does just that. It’s up there as one of the prettiest sites we’ve visited.
Sometimes it pays to pay no heed to the weather forecast. A labyrinth of tracks lead us directly from the site. The quickening wind keeps the rain at bay. We don’t need an excuse to step out. Internal calculator gets turned off. A different type of concentration envelopes our psyches. Our unplanned route a delight of sights.
24,371 steps later sees us back on site – no, I wasn’t counting, Mrs S’s fit-bit was – now there’s a thought . . .