Length: 20.4km (12.7 miles) using option c shortcut through the woods.
4 out of 10 – a couple of extended hill climbs
"There are numerous fine viewpoints looking southwards from the North Downs escarpment, but less well known are the views to the north, where London can be seen in the far distance. This walk takes in both, starting with a climb over Chantries Hill and then carrying on to St Martha’s Church, perched high on the downs, You then descend to the village of Albury for lunch.
From Albury, there is a steady climb up to Newland’s Corner, another popular viewpoint, before a wooded stretch along the North Downs Way. To finish, the walk descends through beautiful upland country to the north of the ridge, with views right to the distant City of London on clear days."
Trains: Get the 1000 Portsmouth Harbour train from Waterloo (Woking 1025) (Clapham Junction 0957, change at Woking) arriving 1033. Buy return to Guildford. Return trains from Horsley xx18 and xx58.
Lunch: The efficient Drummond at Albury (01483 202 039) 9.1km (5.6 miles) into the walk. For a picnic, if you want to also visit the pub, carry on past the pub, taking in a building with dramatic chimneys, to a small recreation area on the left side of the road. Also the church before the pub.
Tea: The only pub stop near the end of the walk is The Barley Mow pub in West Horsley, 1.6km (1 mile) before Horsley station. It has a garden and does tea in pots and coffee. Quaich (01483 285181) "is a pleasant coffee shop in Station Parade near Horsley station, which has sofas, a nice range of cakes" closes at 5pm.
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N=10 eventually on this largely mud free walk. Travel delays and the destination board at Waterloo resulted in 3 missing the train. We three took the morning shortcut, and we all joined up at the church, helped by cake and tea being sold to raise funds. Very enjoyable sitting on the bench in the weak sunshine. We eventually stirred ourselves and set off for the Drummond Arms. We lost two heading for a different picnic spot and five ate in the pub.
Eight of us stuck together for the afternoon, disappointed to get a short stretch of mud before the tedious stretch along the railway, before getting the 1718 train home.
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