Stables On The Avenue

A Memory of Walton on the Hill.

I was lucky enough to ride some some lovely ponies and horses stabled on The Avenue. My mum and l would ride out over Epsom Downs, Walton Heath, Headley Heath and Mickleham Downs. It was a wonderful way to experience the countryside and l remember the sights and sounds and smells so vividly. Sometimes we would stop off at the Sportsman pub for a shandy, tethering up the horses outside, and in the summer months we would often end up walking the horses into Walton Pond to cool off their legs. When l was older, l brought my own small children to Walton and the Downs, and they have their own fond memories.

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