Farley Mount, West Woods walk with Monty


Not a huge walk but it was nice to take advantage of the first day in a long time that I haven't woken up to the sound of rain and wind.

 We headed up to Farley Mount (near Winchester) with Monty and it was good to walk in sub-zero temperatures again and with frost underfoot.




 You can view and download the route on ViewRanger here (recorded on my GS4);
Location: Farley Mount, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20, UK

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