Directions

Nat Grid Ref: TQ 309307

Location
Exit the M25 at junction 7 onto the M23 southbound (towards Gatwick Airport). Exit the M23 at junction 10A onto the B2036 on arriving at the village of Balcombe turn left into Haywards Heath Road and the Half Moon Inn is on the left.

Public Transport
Balcombe station is a 10 minute walk away from the pub (see map for directions) There is a hourly train service on Sundays, please click on the link for timetable and route planner www.nationalrail.co.uk

Maps

Walk Information
The walk is clued for 3 miles with fine views, water feathures, one early steady climb, several stiles and the odd cow pat!!
Sunday lunch is available please call 01444 811582 for reservations.
There is a variety of beers available including Harveys Sussex and Fullers London Pride.
The pub has no car park, but there is plenty of parking available in the surrounding roads.

Route & Question Sheet

Organiser's Notes
House names may be used.

Starters Clues
All pub clues are visible facing the front of The Half Moon Inn from the finger post to the end by the shop.

1,	Mo's Tavern.
2,	Sh! Bar now locked. A late caller leaves, and leaves shocked.
3,	Cry about a terrible tune, and you'll enjoy a "lock-in" soon.

Stage I
From the pub turn left and then soon right. Follow the path down to the Cricket Club. At the pitch follow the public footpath signs to the left. After the kissing gate, keep left along the field and then turn right at the finger posts. Follow the path down through the fields to the kissing gate at Balcombe Lake.

4,	Badger about your lowly _ _ _ _ _ _, and you may go to university.
5,	Nag sun god over swinging years.
6,	Making things convenient for dogs is the beginning and the end of British cities.
7,	For beginners, solving quizwalks usually involves reading everything!

Stage II
From the kissing gate turn left by Balcombe Lake and follow the track up hill. Stage ends at the right turn from the track shown by the finger posts.

8,	Eulogy of a fan for a news reader man.
9,	Round the clock opening - I'm anti
10,	After all those entreaties not to steal, he's fast asleep (but not at the wheel).

Stage III
Turn right from track. Follow the footpath to the top of the hill. Stage ends at the three way finger posts.

11,	Terrible dry spell in Hampshire addressed.
12,	Lot of Continentals who've lost their grip?
13,	Put the gas back in the toilet.

Stage IV
Follow the track to the T Junction. Turn right along the road. After the houses the stage ends at the "Slow" sign on the road.

14,	Did they say "Byers beware" when they sold this share?
15,	Fighters' 4 by 4.
16,	A sign that home sweet home is not the case as there is zero relaxation in a very cold place.

Stage V
Clues restart at the"Paddockhurst Lane" road sign.
Turn right at the T Junction. At the gate opposite Edmunds Farm (see the Public Bridleway sign) turn left. Stay right in the field and follow the valley down to the gate by Ardingly Reservoir.

17,	Smash and reshut padlock.
18,	Fashion show from the GPO?
19,	Low down slimy sort exposed in credit check.

Stage VI
Turn right and follow the path by the reservoir until it rejoins the road. Turn left and follow the road down to the sluice bridge before "The Mill" house.

20,	Rectangles etc being removed are admitted if mildly confused.
21,	Make way for a drowning man.
22,	Special instructions may be seen regarding what's right for Mr Pink, Orange, Blonde, Blue, Brown and White.

Stage VII
From the bridge at "the Mill", follow the road to the finger posts on the right. Turn right and follow the path back to Balcombe Lake.

23,	She shows you the way back.
24,	_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and confuses small streaker. (anagram!)
25,	Without hesitation, Kissinger joins the game crowd. What a swinger!

Young Walkers Questions

There were no young walker clues on this walk.

Answers

1,	The Half Moon Inn. Mo = Half Moon.
2,	The owl on the pub sign is the "late caller". Take "Barn Owl" from "Sh Bar now locked" to leave "Sh ocked".
3,	Century door lock. "Cry" about "entu" anagram of "tune".
4,	"Grade B" on the drain cover - anagram "Badger".
5,	"Cobra" "1962" and "1968" lables on the telephone poles. Cob = Nag. Ra = Sun God.
6,	"Glasdon" on the "Dog Waste Only" bins. GLASgow LonDON.
7,	"Squire" padlock at the gate at the bottom of the first field. First letters of the clue's words "solving….. everything".
8,	"In loving memory of John Snowman" at the first kissing gate. "John Snow" + "man".
9,	The sluice gate wheel opens anti-clockwise.
10,	The sleeping policman by the crime warning signs.
11,	"HYDRANT" twice on the cover. 2 x Hydrant = Hydrants = "ydr" (anagram "dry") in "Hants".
12,	The old tyres at the farm; possibly "Continentals"?
13,	"WSCC" on the finger posts. "CS" gas backwards in "WC"
14,	Rail track. Stephen Byers was the minister responsible for the demise of the Railtrack company.
15,	Hydrant sign 4 and 4 - used by fire fighters.
16,	House name "Forest Ridge". "o" "rest" in "f ridge".
17,	Paddockhurst Lane" road sign. Anagram "and reshut padlock".
18,	"Next Collection" on the GPO Box.
19,	Ditch. "cre ditch eck".
20,	"Access for Anglers Only". "rectangles" - "etc" = "rangles" anagram "anglers".
21,	"B Line" "To Save A Life". Make a "bee line" for this if a man is drowning.
22,	"Ardingly Reservoir Information" at the gate. "keep dogs on a lead at all times" & "please do not allow dogs to enter the water". Mr Pink and co. were the "Reservoir Dogs".
23,	"PAm" on the drain cover at the bridge. Map!
24,	"Kestrel Alarms" anagram "small streaker".
25,	Kissing Gate. "Kissinger" - "er" = "Kissing". "Gate" = game audience.

Young Walker Answers