Length: 14¾ km (9.2 miles). Toughness: 4/10
This is a variation on the Whytleafe circular and has a variety of options to shorten the walk. The stations are in zone 6.
Trains: Get the 1008 Reigate train from London Victoria (Clapham 1015, East Croydon 1026) arriving Coulsdon South 1035. There are also trains from London Bridge arriving 10 minutes before or 9 minutes after 1035. Return from Upper Warlingham to Victoria at xx:02 & xx:32, or Whyteleafe to London Bridge at xx:01 & xx:31; both via East Croydon.
Lunch: The Fox (01883-340737) on Coulsdon Common, reached after 6.5 km. This is the only place on the walk route, but shortly before reaching it you could detour to The Boundary on the Green (01883-818087) in the Caterham Barracks development, which had a positive report from a Sunday walk in August.
Tea: the small Pavilion Café open to around 4.30pm, in the Recreation Ground, a friendly place serving hot drinks and a selection of home-made cakes.
On the A22 between the two stations are the refurbished Whyteleafe Tavern and the Radius Arms micro-pub
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N=11 A w=wet-start-dry-middle-and-damp-finish Muddy underfoot, slippy at times. Lunch for some at the Fox, which wasn’t crowded. At least not at first.
Then on. Most continued on the Whyteleafe loop but the group started fragmenting. Some rounded off the walk in the park cafe. Two went to the Radius Arms where the beer was good.
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