Near Chartham Hatch, Kent – 7/10

Now this is more like it! There is a reason why the cross-step design is one of the most popular in the stile world, as it makes overall navigation so much more straight forward and comfortable. Too add to the comfort the steps themselves are also solid and sturdy, as well as nice and wide.

While the iron bars may not be particularly pleasing on the eye (and so this must inevitably lead to the deduction of some marks), they are indeed at a good height in relation to the steps, and so the overall navigation process is reassuringly simplistic.