Length: 11½ km (7.2 miles). Toughness: 3/10
10:21 East Grinstead train from Victoria (Clapham Jct 10:28, East Croydon 10:39), arriving Oxted at 11:00. See below for a late start option.
Trains back from Oxted are at xx:29 & xx:59.
This walk is essentially a slightly longer version of the Hurst Green to Oxted walk in Volume 2 of the Time Out walks, considered too short nowadays to merit a posting. It's a mix of open and wooded sections going up and over the Greensand Hills, returning via the Carpenters Arms on Limpsfield Chart. You'll probably need to book a table if you want a pub lunch there, but if they can't oblige it's not much further back to Limpsfield and Oxted, where you'll find some other pubs and coffee shops for refreshment.
* Late Starters: Anyone taking the train half an hour later should be able to catch up the main group at the Carpenters Arms by doing the ‘morning short cut’ (§C instead of §M, making a 10 km walk).
You'll need to bring the directions from the L=swc.63.b page. If you're printing them from this page, clicking 'Short' on the Walk Options line will include both Short Walk options and save 4 or 5 sheets of paper.
1 comment:
Two walk inspectors called in at the Carpenters Arms for a drink, at about lunch time, no sign of any proper walkers but it was very wet. The staff very friendly, this pub is very popular now for Sunday lunch despite a significant road closure today.
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