Length: 16 km (10 miles)
Toughness: 2 out of 10 (plus one steep(ish) scramble at walk-end, which can be avoided)
London Victoria: 09-41 hrs Southern service to Horsham CJ 09-48; Sutton 10-13; Dorking 10-40 hrs
Arrive Holmwood: 10-47 hrs
Return
Reigate to Victoria: direct Southern service at 02 and 32 mins past the hour
Rail ticket: a day return to Holmwood should be accepted at Reigate, although you will have to use the intercom to get through the barriers.
This is a lovely, gentle little walk through some delightful Surrey countryside, passing through nature reserves and pretty hamlets and villages along the way. You stop for lunch in the attractive village of Leigh (Surrey) with its village green and church. Facing the green is your lunch pub today - the Plough with outdoor seating and indoor areas. Ordering can be a bit chaotic but bear with this - the lunch experience is otherwise usually good.
After lunch you cross over the village green to the church, through its churchyard then on over a number of fields to Lime Kiln. From here its along a lane to drop down to cross the River Mole. The walk continues to Park Lane via roads and up through a vast field. At Park Lane you can climb up to the hill above Reigate, or you can bypass this short climb by walking along the contours of the hill. Both ways lead down to Reigate Park, with its lake. Cross over the park to its far side and you are soon in Reigate town centre with its tea options. From here to the railway station, you take the pedestrian tunnel next to Cafe Rouge which leads up to main roundabouts. Keep ahead, passing the statue of Dame Margot Fonteyn on your right and you soon come to Reigate Railway station, also on your right.
Most SWC walkers enjoy this relatively undemanding walk.
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N=22 off the train on a w=warm-cloudy-day-with-sunny-spells. A few people had pub lunches at two different pubs and may wish to report on the quality of the food. The majority had sandwiches sitting on the numerous benches in the churchyard and in a green opposite the pub. A few had tea in Reigate and caught the 4.32 train to London. The majority may have caught the 4.02 or earlier. A pleasant walk with very little mud despite recent heavy rain.
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