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A short climb over the Greensand Hills followed by a gentle walk across the Low Weald
Length:16.75km (10.4 miles). You could start at Oxted for a slightly longer walk.
Toughness: 3 out of 10
Trains: London Victoria 10.24 (Clapham Junction 10.32, East Croydon 10.42) arriving Hurst Green 11.06.
Return from Lingfield: xx.19 and xx.49 to Victoria. Change at East Croydon for London Bridge.
Buy a return to Lingfield
Lunch: the Royal Oak (01883-722207) on the edge of Staffhurst Wood, 7¼ km from Hurst Green and 10¼ km from Oxted.
Tea: Costa Coffee (01342-837843; open to 6pm, on East Grinstead Road, near the village pond. A nearby alternative but with earlier closing times is the Red Rum Caffé (01342-459752; 18 High Street open to 4pm while stronger fare is available at the Greyhound pub (01342-832147). The closest place to the station (also passed on the direct route) is The Star (01342-832364)
Details of this walk are to be found in L=swc.135
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#2 got off the train at Hurst Green, and walked to Lingfield under very low clouds and #intermittent-drizzle. It did not really rain until the last half hour when we were walking to the station. This would be a lovely walk in the spring.
The walk seemed longer than the 10.5 miles, probably due to the muddy conditions. We arrived at the Royal Oak just in time to nab the last table, as the pub was full, but the food arrived amazingly fast and it was very nice – a welcome break. Then onwards through more muddy paths and fields in the gathering dark. By the time we got to the bird sanctuary in Lingfield it was almost totally dark and very difficult to pick up the correct path into town. We just walked along a random path and made it to the road, and walked to the station and caught the 18.49 train.
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