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Saturday, 29 October 2022

Saturday Walk - Some autumnal colours in Zone 6: Caterham to Knockholt

Length: 26.2 km (16.3 mi)
Ascent/Descent: 580/587m
Net Walking Time: 6 hours
Toughness: 7/10
[shorter versions possible (see the webpage), but mostly depending on buses]
 
Take the 09.24 East Grinstead train from London Bridge (Norwood Junction 09.36) and change at East Croydon (09.40/09.44) onto the 09.01 Caterham and Tattenham Corner train also from London Bridge (all stations via Peckham Rye), which arrives Caterham 10.10.   
Return to Charing X (via Orpington, LBG and W’loo East) on xx.13 or xx.43, journey time 44 mins to Charing X. 
Caterham and Knockholt are within the Oyster Zones 1-6. 
 
Tired of reading pages of detailed walk directions? Here is your solution: just follow the well waymarked North Downs Way along one of its better stretches (but do expect some road noise in the early stages), with just minimal directions to hand, found here. 
 
Lunch: Botley Hill Farmhouse in Botley Hill (10.2 km/6.3 mi, food to 15.00). This appears to be fully booked online, so be prepared for picnic lunch. 
Tea: a couple of pubs in Knockholt Pound about 4 km from the end and another one, a little closer and a little off-route, in Halstead. 
 
For summary, map, height profile, some photos, walk directions and gpx/kml files click here. T=swc.111

2 comments:

Thomas G said...

not fully booked at all, the pub: no avails for larger groups, but tables for two in almost all time slots. assume 12.45 arrival...

Thomas G said...

N=5 on the walk, with 2 lunching (12.45 booking) and 3 walking on. The lunchers arrived at Knockholt Station at 16.55. The weather was w=warm-and-sunny, with very fine far views.