BRADING TO SANDOWN - IOW WEEKEND OR DAY WALK
The walk will start from Brading Station Car Park (£1.50 all day) and go west along the north side of the downs passing Nunwell Farm. After crossing over Ashley Down the route is still west on the south side of the ridge to Knighton before going south to Newchurch where there will be a lunch stop at the Pedallers Cafe. Then it is south east through two nature reserves at Alverstone and across a golf course into Lake and Sandown. Drivers will then need to travel from Sandown Station to Brading Station to recover their cars (Single Fare £1.50). The passengers can go on to the overnight accommodation. Explorer Map OL29.
IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS AS A DAY WALK - let the leader know and the best option is to go across from Portsmouth Hoverport at 8.30 to Ryde, walk to Ryde Esplanade Station (7 minutes) and take the 9.14 train arriving at Brading at 9.25.