볼딩엄 최고의 러닝 경로

Lovely view when weather clear. Fun working out what can be seen in the distance.

The very modern monument we encounter here was erected to mark the turn of the millennium, from the end of the 20th century to the 21st century. Nevertheless, its formal language draws on ancient models that take us far back into the past, several millennia before Christ.

The "invention" of the prime meridian - or more precisely, the scientifically based division of the globe into longitude and latitude, with the prime meridian running through this point as the central orientation line - in the second half of the 19th century was an epochal masterpiece in the field of cartography and navigation, at that time of particular importance for seafaring. Even today, in the age of modern GPS navigation based on satellites orbiting the earth, coordinates based on this principle are still used to determine locations.

The Greenwich meridian is a prime meridian, a geographical reference line that passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, England dividing the world into East and West. From 1884-1974 the GML was used worldwide for timekeeping and navigation. Since 1974, the Meridian, is based on the Greenwich meridian but differs slightly. - Anytime I encounter the GML I always find it fun to jump over it, cartwheel 🤸 if you can! Do it as a group! There’s always a couple of giggles, even if they’re solo giggles 🤭

A nice spot to see birds of prey swooping over the fields below. Just a shame about the 8 lanes of traffic!

Nice bench to sit & enjoy the view before the hill climb

The woodland opens up to stunning views to the south, over the vineyard and to Godstone.

The handy bench makes it very tempting to take a quick rest.