This walk was published in a leaflet by Radford and Hooe Lake Preservation Association in 1999 which was purchased in a charity shop. The walk and the history of the area is very interesting. It starts with a right turn from Jennicliffe car park along Military Road towards Ford Stamford. Just before you reach the Fort, a small flight of steps leads up to a field behind a housing estate and leads to St John's Hill.
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| View of the Sound from Jennicliffe Car park |
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| An orchid in the field next to Ford Stamford |
Opposite is St John's Church built in 1853.
Down hill the route takes us to Hooe Lake, this is an interesting place, as Hooe Barn dating from the 1500's nestles amonsgt modern shops and flats.
Shute Quay is where a spring rose from Staddon was the only fresh water source in days gone by.
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| Hooe Lake |
Crossing the road and head towards the Royal Oak pub. Hexton Hill rises steeply towards what was Hexton Quarry and Hexton Quay.
The path leads onto the dam to Radford Castle. The dam divides the fresh water of Duck Pond from the salt water of Hooe Lake.
A path leads towards Oreston and a view of Cattedown where the Kings Arms dates from the 1800's. The water originally came up the pub
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| Oreston with view of Cattedown |
Up the hill, the path was the old Oreston to Turnchapel railway line to the quarry and retracing the route to the castle.
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| Footpath along the old railway line |
Turning left beside the Duck pond the path leads to Radford Arboretum which was started in 1975 with the planting of a Californian Redwood.
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| Radford Arboretum |
This walk was about 4 1/2 miles in total finishing back at Jennicliffe.
