7.8miles 12.5 km
Difficulty 3/10
This walk part-follows the Greensand Way and the River Mole through the picturesque villages of Brockham, Betchworth and Skimmington. The church in Betchworth dates from 1080, but more importantly, it featured in Four Weddings and a Funeral. There's bit of a climb near the end of the walk, then down you go, down, down, down, to the grounds of Reigate Priory.
Trains: Get the 10:02 Dorking Train from Waterloo (Clapham Jct 10:12) arr. Dorking Main 10:56.
Return at xx:06 from Reigate (platform 1) direct to Victoria..
A return to "Dorking stations" covers.You may have to use the intercom at the barrier for Reigate station
Lunch:
The suggested pub is the Dolphin Inn in Betchworth 01737 842288 phoning advised.
The Royal Oak in Brockham is an earlier choice, the Skimmington Castle on Reigate Heath a later one.
Tea:
First up, there's a cafe in Priory Park.
The recommended place is Monty Bojangles, 57 The High St, open till 4:30. Cafe Rouge appears to have closed.
Directions here
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A large number of people got off the train at Dorking on a #dull-overcast-and-windless day. How many would be difficult to say, since a number headed straight for the station's woefully inadequate facilities. It turned out that the majority of walkers belonged to a supervised wellness group doing exactly the same walk as us. It took almost twenty minutes for the queue of needy walkers to subside fully, by which time other walkers had already set off. There was at least one other walker who caught a later train from Waterloo and met us at lunchtime. So, perhaps we numbered about #10 in all. Any other estimates? The later starters caught up with a couple of earlier starters at the Dolphin Inn. Apparently, those who didn't phone the pub in advance were told there was no food available, whereas other more organised people were able to eat there. A group of about five picnickers used the bench across the road. The walk directions were generally easy to follow, though ratherless detailed than the SWC norm. Some of the walkers took a slightly different route just before the Skimmington Castle pub, and didn't go right to the top of Reigate Hill opting, instead, to turn right at the top of the steps and follow the well-trodden, level path, before descending towards Reigate Priory. They were in time to catch the 15.06 train to Victoria.
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