Book 1 Walk 14
9.7 miles / 15.6 km add 1.5 miles for an optional morning loop through Albury Park where you can visit an ancient church
This walk starts in Gomshall, passing some of the pleasant buildings on its outskirts, before crossing fields to the interesting church and village of Shere on the Tilling Bourne stream, a place packed full of fifteenth and sixteenth-century timber-framed buildings. Then the walk continues past old gnarled trees in Albury Park and through the pine woods of Blackheath Common. From there, the route follows the Downs Link path. There's an optional detour to visit Chinthurst Hill Tower, a folly with a view. The final stretch is along the River Wey into Guildford.
Trains: 09:51 London Bridge, (10:06 East Croydon), 10:22 Redhill - change there to catch the 10:40 to Gomshall, arriving at 11:00. Return trains from Guildford are frequent. Buy a day return to Gomshall - make sure it is valid for any permitted route.
Lunch: William IV, Little London - this pub is now re-open.
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If you're having a packed lunch, the nearest benches are at the church in Albury Park and on the Heath just before the pub in Little London.
The forecast may have kept today’s number at n=9 but it was w=mainly-cloudy-with-one-shower-pm Mostly dry underfoot except for when it wasn’t (a waterlogged bridleway in the afternoon springs to mind). Otherwise, a pleasant walk, mercifully hill-free.
The group fragmented a bit, with 2 doing the Albury loop and others going straight to Little London. 3 ate in the pub and were complimentary about the fare. A kindly benefactor offered Mr Tiger a few chips, which kept him happy. Most stopped there for a drink but not everyone spotted the elite group in the upper dining room.
A few went up Chinthurst Hill pm and a few didn’t. I’m told chestnuts were gathered.
In Guildford, a coalescence of walkers made for the George Abbot . Mr Tiger could hardly believe his eyes. They had Bee-sting (a strong perry) on tap, didn’t they. Mr Tiger had some of that.
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