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Length: Main Walk, via Wotton & Friday Street 8½ km(11.5miles). Short Walk, omitting Friday Street: 16 km† (9.9 miles). Long Walk, via Abinger Common: 22¾ km† (14.1 miles).
The walk starts with a long stretch along the lower chalk slopes of the National Trust's Denbies Hillside, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) rich with wildflowers in spring and summer. The Main Walk then heads south into the wooded Greensand Hills, going through the extensive Wotton Estate to the picturesque hamlet of Friday Street. The return leg crosses a number of ridges on open access land. After passing the large ponds of Bury Hill Fisheries a final climb takes you along the top of The Nower, a semi-natural woodland reserve with splendid views. There are plenty of opportunities for refreshment in Dorking before the journey back.
Trains: Take the 10.02 Dorking train from London Waterloo (Clapham Junction 10:12), arriving Dorking 10.54.
Return trains from Dorking Main to Waterloo are at xx.07 to London Bridge at xx.12 and xx.42
Lunch: The suggested lunch pub on the Main & Short Walks is The Wotton Hatch (01306-887694) on the A25 at Wotton, after 7½ km‡. It serves food all day and has a large beer garden with views of the North Downs.
The suggested lunch pub on the Long Walk is The Abinger Hatch (01306-730737) in Abinger Common, after 12¼ km. It serves freshly-cooked food all day and has a large beer garden and picnic tables.
Tea: Various options in Dorking, some suggestions in the walk instructions.
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2 comments:
#9 off one train, #3 car drivers, #1 from nearby station = #14 plus dog. All walked main route in #spring_sunshine, saw chiffchat and brimstone butterflies. Around 5 lunched at Wooton Hatch which was busy, while rest enjoyed picnic in field. Some plus dog went ahead, while picnickers joined others in beer garden. Lunchers were left enjoying their magnificent looking meals. After a rest at the viewpoint at The Nower, in Dorking 2 searched for tea and cakes, while 3 visited a pub that had been good previously but football was starting and some had been there too long already.
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