Empty the Dog: Thorney Island

We went for a walk round Thorney Island, Sadie, my friend and I. We were very lucky with the weather again. The walk started from Emsworth and we headed east first through Brook Meadow.

Next was Slipper Mill Pond

Then east to Prinsted to join the path onto Thorney Island

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It is a bit cheeky to call it an island. There are two tidal channels that cross the island but the land separating Thorney Island from the rest of England was reclaimed in 1870.

Finally on the coast path we set off around the 'island' in a clockwise direction.

Sadie had to have a swim of course. She normally doesn't like the sea much but there were no waves to scare here here.

Of course, being a coastal island there was a sailing club.

A single file bridge looking back the way we came. I have no idea who Leslie Morris is, or who his Wednesday men are. They could be engineers from the military base.

After the 'Great Deep' Channel all the land is military, you have to go through a locked gate bristling with CCTV cameras. There is an intercom so you can ask to be let in. There is also a now disused airfield. Shortly we came across a church and it seemed like a good place for a break.

Hmm a path across the sea - we decided not to take this path!

There is a beach on the south end of the island now the tide was going out but we decided not to stop as we had just had a rest. Sadie did find a nice muddy puddle though.

We found somewhere else to sit down for a bit. A couple of rather nice memorial seats

The metal box to the left contains a memorial book with many messages. While Sadie wonders if there are any rabbits. Somehow I doubt it, Thorney Island is so low lying they would probably drown if they tried to dig a hole. Anyway, she didn't find any.

Saw quite a few of these! The path is mostly just a narrow strip around the edge of the island, not ideal for walking and chatting but the views were nice.