| Hartfield |
| The
sign at the start of the 'Pooh Trail' at Ashdown Forest. This gives the
approximate locations of the best-known sites in the stories, and you can
walk to them all from here if you have a couple of hours to spare! |
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Eeyore's
Gloomy Place! No signs to pin-point the actual spot, but it is thought to be in among the scrubby trees at the foot of this little slope. It is not hard to imagine Eeyore munching on the thistles that grow by the path! |
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'Enchanted Place at the top of the Forest' where Pooh and Christopher Robin said their final farewells….. This is Gill's Lap ( Galleon's Leap in the books! ) There is a WONDERFUL view over the Ashdown Forest from here. |
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Beanies
on tour! It has become a tradition with Lin and me to give selected Poohs, Tiggers and Eeyores a holiday when we go away! Here they all are at Gills Lap, looking suitably solemn! |
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Linda
& David at Pooh Sticks Bridge! |
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This
is the Plaque at Pooh Sticks Bridge. Sadly the writing needs 'touching
up', and, even more sadly, some idiot has seen fit to pepper the sign
with a shotgun. |
| The
Pooh Corner shop in Hartfield. This is where Christopher Robin used to go
to buy his cakes!
Now it is the ONLY commercial enterprise linked to the Pooh stories in the
entire area! It has a huge selection of classical-style Pooh-phernalia! |
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| On
the left: Emily! She had just flown all the way from Canada to visit Hartfield! Notice she took the precaution of bringing a bundle of sticks from the car park! In the centre: my chum Sue Towler, having just lost a game of Pooh Sticks! On the right: the Bridge. This is a quiet Wednesday afternoon! Things can get a little more crowded at weekends! |
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The
Enchanted Place at the top of the woods. |
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