Bluebells in the Evening - Otford to Shoreham

Length: 7.0 km with 250m ascent/descent! 

Net Walking Time: 1 ¾ hrs  

 

From Charing Cross, take the 17.59 Maidstone East train (18.02 W’loo East, 18.08 London Bridge, 18.29 Swanley), arrives Otford 18.37.  

From Victoria, take the 17.55 Ashford train (18.12 Bromley South, 18.18 St. Mary Cray, 18.23 Swanley), arrives Otford 18.31. 

Return trains: xx.02 and xx.32 (to Blackfriars, change Swanley for London Bridge or Bromley South for Victoria), xx.15 and xx.45 (London Bridge, change Sevenoaks).

 

This is the reverse of the second half of SWC 37 Knockholt to Otford, whose author promises “several nice bluebell woods, particularly (but not exclusively) in the latter part of the walk”, so we are walking part of the route backwards for that reason, and because Shoreham has several tea options to choose from.

 

Eat/Drink: there are three pubs in Shoreham (downhill, beyond the station), none of those are serving food beyond 20.00 hours though, so it’ll be nuts and crisps time… Ranked by being closest to the station, these are: The Samuel Palmer, The King’s Arms, The Crown.

 

For walk directions, map, photos, and gpx/kml files click here. T=swc.37