Monthly Archives: March 2012

Smallest dog is a dachshund

World’s smallest dog

smalldog

Coldrum Stones, Kent

About 3-4 miles. Park at the George Inn at Trotiscliffe. Walk left out of the car park until you get to Green Lane. Walk to the end of Green lane and along the bridleway on the right of a house. Turn left and walk along the edge of the field. Keep going through the field until you come to a couple of gates and the walk across a lane into Trosley Park. Walk right and head diagonally up the chalk scarp. At the top, through the gate and turn left. Soon after, go right up some broad stairs. Here you hit the North Downs Way (Red Walk). Turn right and keep on the Way. Eventually you bend left and come to a green gate and another lane. Turn right, continuing on the Way and down the hill, until you get to some houses. On your right you’ll see the sign to Coldrum Longbarrow. Head to the Stones. Just before you get to them you’ll see a path to the right. After visiting the Barrow come back to this path. Follow it to the Heritage car park and then across a field to the church. At the church go right by the renovated barn and through the garage courtyard to a field. Follow the path back to Green Lane and the George Inn.

For a shorter walk just go past the first field and right along Pilgrim’s Way (skip Trosley Park) or even shorter, to the Longbarrow from the pub or from the Heritage carpark.

Trotiscliffe walk

Trotiscliffe walk

North Downs Way

North Downs Way

Coldrum Stones view

Coldrum Stones view

  • OK after wet weather – not all
  • Parking fee – no
  • Toilets – at pub
  • Café & Pub – yes

coldrum-map

More dogs in politics

Minister Greg Barker takes small dog into meeting on cushion

(Not a picture of a dachshund though – sloppy journalism.)

Feeding dog from afar

Feeding dog from afar.