| Saturday 13th January 2018
1015 for 1030 |
Surrey Hills The walk includes Ranmoor, Denbies and Box Hill with fabulous views throughout. Lunch will be at the Watermill (TQ179502). At the end of the walk everyone is invited back to Steve's house for refreshments. Starting Point Westcott Village Green TQ142486 (approx RH4 3NH) for a prompt 1030 start. This walk is led by Steve - contact details. |
11 miles |
| Saturday 20th January
Breakfast Walk |
Surrey Munro Dear friends and fellow walkers, Come to join us for the 2018 Surrey Munro by an exploratory route. Past years have shown this trek to be about 12miles with just over 3000 feet of ascent; in fact the same as a Scottish Munro. This year, to prepare us, we will meet in the Denbies conservatory restaurant at 0930 for a hearty breakfast (Postcode: RH5 6AA) Map: TQ165512 The walk will begin at 1030 sharp from Denbies and will cover White Hill, Juniper Top, Box Hill and more. Bring a packed lunch. After the walk tea and cake will be served at our house, followed by supper (please let us know if you will be staying for supper). This walk is led by Nicky and Duncan - contact details. |
Approx 12 miles
Just over 3000 feet of ascent |
| Saturday 10th February
1015 for 1030 |
Gomshall and Holmbury Hill After the walk This walk is led by Daphne and Heather - contact details. |
10 miles A few hills, but not too strenuous |
| Saturday 10th March 1015 for 1030 |
Chilworth. The route will go via Chilworth, through the old gunpowder works, to Shere for lunch, where there is a choice of pubs, café’s and shop, returning to Blackheath in the afternoon. Starting Point This walk is led by John R - contact details. |
8 or 9 miles |
| Saturday 14th April
1015 for 1030 |
Banstead Wood, Oaks Park and
Woodmansterne Lunch stop in Banstead with shops and cafes. Afternoon tea-stop at Oaks Park café.. Starting point This walk is led by Caroline- contact details. |
9 - 10 miles |
| Saturday 12th May
1015 for 1030 |
Seale to Elstead (Note updated details) We will walk to Elstead via Puttenham Common and then go back via Sands. Bring a picnic, but there will be chance for a drink and 'facilities' stop along the route. There will also be the opportunity for afternoon tea back at Seale at the end of the walk. Starting Point This walk is led by Helen - contact details. |
9 miles |
| Saturday 9th June
1245 for 1300 Note start time! |
Cranleigh,
Shamley Green (Buses
from Shamley Green to Cranleigh every 20 minutes if you only wish to do
half the walk)
This walk will be led by Robert - contact details. |
11 miles |
| Saturday
14th July
1015 for 1030 |
Hydon’s Ball, Winkwork Arboretum, Hascombe and the Greensand Way
The walk will include the Octavia Hill Memorial Seat on Hydon’s Ball; Winkworth Arboretum (National Trust, but you do not need to be a member to access the public right of way through the grounds. NT members please bring your membership card to be scanned as the Arboretum can thereby claim £2.40 from NT); St Peter’s Church, Hascombe – an attractive with a very ornate interior, described by John Betjeman as “a Tractorian Work of Art” and by Pevsner as “one of the best high Victorian interiors in the country, combined with an austere closely reasoned exterior. The bridleways are likely to be muddy. Starting Point Hydon’s Ball Car Park (SU979402) at the junction between Salt Lane and Clock Barn Lane. The nearest postcode for SatNavs is GU8 4BB If wishing to use public transport, Milford station (0915 from Waterloo arrives at 1005, please check nearer the date). Milford Station is 2 miles from the start of walk. Lifts both ways can be arranged. Lunch Three options: An early packed lunch at Winkworth Arboretum, or NT café (hot & cold food) at about 12.00; packed lunch round Hascombe village pond, or a pub lunch in the White Horse at Hascombe (both at about 14.00). Non pub-lunchers can opt to extend the walk by two miles with a circular route to the viewpoint of Hascombe Hill. After the walk Finish time should be before 17.00. Post-walk tea back at Winkworth NT café (closes 17.30). This walk will be led by Phil and Hilary - contact details. |
9 miles with three ascents
OR 7 miles with two ascents |
| Sat
11th Aug
1000 for 1015 Note start time! |
Chichester area – Joint Surrey and Hampshire walk The walk will head northwards to Stubcroft Farm, then Hale Farm and Holmes Farm, crossing the B2179 and heading to Itchenor House and west to the Chichester Channel. We will take the coastal path around West Wittering, East Wittering and back to Bracklesham Bay. Starting Point Meet at Bracklesham Bay car park (car parking all day: £5 – 2017 prices, prices to be increased in April 2018), but free parking in side streets southwest of B2179 close to junction with B2198. (Map: Explorer 120 SZ804963) Lunch Picnic lunch. After the walk Tea shop at Billy On The Beach Café. A swim in the sea opportunity. This walk will be led by Ben - contact details. |
11 miles |
| Sat
15th Sep
Note change of date! 1015 for 1030 |
Thursley Nature Reserve The walk is on the reserve which is one of the largest remnants of heathland in Surrey. The habitat includes wetland bog (there are boardwalks here!), heath and woodland. It has several species of dragonfly and many birds and reptiles make their home here. The walk is fairly flat with one or two hills. We will picnic on a small green in Thursley. The pub The Three Horse Shoes is open for drinks. There may be an option for tea after the walk. Starting point This walk will be led by Daphne - contact details. |
approx 8 miles
(4 miles in the morning and 4 miles in the afternoon) |
| Sat
13th Oct
1015 for 1030 |
Ashtead & Epsom Common and Chessington Figure-of-eight walk in Ashtead and Epsom Common, Horton Country Park and South Chessington. Visit Epsom Well and walk past Chessington World of Adventures. Woodland walk - No major hills Starting Point Stew Pond car park, Christ Church Road, Epsom Common (TQ183611). Nearest railway stations - Epsom 1.5 miles, Bus E10 to Chertsey Lane or Chessington South 2 miles, Bus 465 to Malden Rushett. Lunch Picnic lunch at Horton Country Park. This walk will be led by Armin - contact details. |
10 - 11 miles |
| Sat
27th Oct
0915 for 0930 Note start time! |
“The Downs and Weald” Why do one when, with a bit of extra effort, you can do both? For our ‘end of summer challenge’ this year we will walk through some of the best countryside that Surrey has to offer, taking in parts of The Weald, The Greensand Ridge and the North Downs. Don’t be put off by the mileage. Although the terrain will be fairly hilly we won’t be contriving to do quite as much as ascent as with previous challenges. In terms of total effort, I’ll aim to make this walk no more difficult than previous challenges. So, do join me to enjoy the final ‘light(ish) evening’ and the early autumn colours. Starting Point Meet at the Friday Street car park (TQ125458) Please bring a torch just in case; it’s a little dark as we walk the final stretch through the trees. Lunch |
20 miles |
| Sat
10th Nov
1015 for 1030 |
Walliswood A circular walk from Walliswood, first visiting St John the Baptist church at Oakwood, dating from 1220, but it is thought to have been a Christian site prior to that. Mid-morning coffee break at Ockley, then onto Forest Green for lunch. The afternoon section of the walk follows an anticlockwise route across fields and through woods back to Walliswood. Stating point The start is at Walliswood village car park. Grid ref TQ118381 post code RH5 5RG. There are no public transport options to the start of the walk, but a lift may be possible from either Guildford or Dorking railway stations. Please note that Thames Water is planning on closing Walliswood Green Road (with diversions in place), which is just to the south of our meeting point. This will be a problem for anyone travelling to the start of the walk from the south. |
Approx 10 miles |
| Sat
8th Dec
1015 for 1030 |
Newland Corner and Shere The walk will take in the North Downs Way, downhill past Cole Kitchen Farm to Gomshall and onto Shere for lunch. The afternoon will go beside Albury Park past the River Tillingbourne to Silent Pool and back up onto the North Downs Way and a return to the start. Starting Point The walk starts from Newlands Corner (TQ045495) where the charge for parking will be £5 for over 3 hours. (You need a contactless bank card to pay the parking fee.) Lunch In Shere, where there are tea shops and pubs for lunch as well as benches for a picnic if preferred, but it could be cold in December. After the walk We intend to visit a tea shop at the end of the walk. This walk will be led by Robin - contact details. |
7 - 8 miles |