10.40 train from London Bridge (10.53 Norwood Junction, 10.58 East Croydon) to Kenley, arriving 11.14.
This walk is entirely within zone 6, so use contactless, Oyster, passes.
Conscious though I am that the Great Darkness starts tomorrow - the next time it will be light till 5.42pm will be the start of March!!!! - which would normally prompt me to post a long-ish walk, it seems that this tendency is already well catered for in the other posts. With the forecast also (at the time of writing) being very changeable, a shorter walk close to London, with possible escape options at lunchtime, might also prove welcome.
Hence this little gem, an almost new walk, in that its only outing to date has been midweek in May. I did not do it then, so rely on the walk author's description - up onto Riddlesdown and through Kings Wood in the morning, then round the Halliloo Valley (is that really its name?) and over two or three steep-sided valleys into Caterham. For more see the walk's home page.
For lunch in Warlingham there is a choice of two chain pubs (and maybe some cafes) and for tea in Caterham two chain coffee shops (and maybe some independent cafes) and a pub.
Trains back are at 25 and 55 past the hour.
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#N=31, #W=mostly_cloudy_some_rain_later. A good choice for the day as the very strong turnout showed. Quite a lot of mud in Kings Wood and plenty of hills all inside Zone 6. We split between the Horseshoe and the White Lion for lunch. Those in the Horseshoe praised the food and service, it did not seem significantly more expensive. Quite why they call it a "community pub" - its one of a local chain of nine. The White Lion was busy and some dishes took a long time to appear. The path down the side of the golf course is rather at a slant and takes you very close to if not across one of the Tees. In Caterham, Cafe Nero seemed slow and unwelcoming and Costa had an even longer queue so we made for the 16.25. Generally positive feedback for this walk which was new to most of us.
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