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Veer right through the meadow, pass to the left of a pond, then wander slightly left through a gap, aiming more or less towards a large white house seen ahead. The way goes alongside bushes, then through a kissing gate which brings you onto a drive at Chains Farm. At the head of this come onto the B2042 again at TQ 488 510.

Walk down the road for about 100 metres, before turning right onto a narrow lane/farm drive opposite Oakwood Lodge, the large white house seen earlier. The metalled lane eventually takes you past Henden Manor glimpsed through hedges on the right with a moat around it. Go through the farmyard beyond the manor, after which the lane curves left between fields. A short distance after the curve, go through a bridle gate on the right, and along a bridleway that leads across a large field. On the far side another gate takes you into a belt of woodland where you descend a little to a second gate, after which the way curves right, and continues to slope downhill. Towards the foot of the slope the sunken path often has a small stream running along it. Over a footbridge, the way then rises slightly to pass Tan House, a lovely old tile-hung building in a secluded position.