This is a lovely walk through Knole Park, then west along the Greensand Way with spectacular views of the Kent Weald.
The afternoon route passes through Emmetts Garden on a public footpath, handily passing the cafe. If you want to look round the gardens you'll need to pay an entrance fee or be a National Trust member - this is well worth doing as the bluebells were looking very fine on Easter Monday and many other flowers were in bloom, including some particularly lovely tulips guarded by an electric fence.
Trains/Buses: 10:04 from Charing Cross, (10:07 Waterloo East, 10:13 London Bridge), arrives at Sevenoaks at 10:37. You can now use contactless to Sevenoaks, and a single fare can be cheaper than a paper return ticket with railcard discount. A return ticket however can be used for travel back from Bromley South to London Victoria.
Return from Westerham is by bus no. 246, which goes to Bromley North passing Hayes and Bromley South stations. Oyster cards are valid on this bus. The bus leaves Westerham Green at 15:39, 16:10, 16:41, 17:12, 17:43, 18:14 and then roughly hourly til late.
Lunch: an early stop is possible with a 1 km diversion to The Windmill at Sevenoaks Weald. The usual stopping place is at Ide Hill, where you will find The Cock Inn and plenty of picnic spots. There's also a Community Shop, passed a little before the village centre.
Westerham has plenty of places for refreshments at the walk end.
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N=11 straight outa the traps, with a n=12 th ambling behind. (the marathon’s tomorrow, guys). A w=sunny-spring-day. A pleasant, if demanding walk. Lashings of bluebells, lashings of wild garlic, violets, yellow archangel, celandine also out.
Always a bit dodgy crossing the busy road after Knole Park, and it’s a long way to the lunch pub. Luckily the ‘agitated cows’ , of which the others spoke, had calmed down my the time Mr Tiger crossed their field, but there were still some excitable sheep.
Poor Mr Tiger got to the Cock just as most were leaving. Except, that is, for two dawdling photographers still waiting for food. When it came, they said it was good.
Mr Tiger settled for a long overdue cider, topped up later by a kindly benefactor..
The two photographers made use of a NT pass to go in Emmetts Garden and take pictures of stuff. Mr Tiger pressed on, vowing to go slow (something he’s good at) so they could catch up. They didn’t. Not till the bus stop. Should have been more snappy. Grand day out.
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