SWC 139: Tadworth Circular t=swc.139
Distance: Short, Medium and Long on offer:
Short: 8.8 miles/14 km
Medium (Main Walk): 12.1 miles/ 19.5 km
Long: 14.5 miles/ 23.1 km
Difficulty: 6 out of 10 – depending on distance
Train: Take the 10:12 AM Caterham train from London Bridge (changing at Purley arr. 39/depart 44), arriving at Tadworth at 11:04. Return trains from Tadworth are at 16 minutes past the hour. Tadworth is in London zone 6.
Given its close proximity to London, this walk has a very rural feel. It first crosses picturesque Headley Heath before approaching Box Hill from the “back-side”. There is a recommended option to climb White Hill for some fine views. The shorter option omits the Box Hill view point, but explores more of Headley Heath. For those on the main walk, after enjoying the classic Box Hill view point, you have a choice of route back to Tadworth, one more direct across the heathland and one taking in a longer section of the North Downs Way before circling back. You can find more information about the walk and the instructions here .
There are a couple of pubs doted around the route, one coming quite early (the Cock Inn ) and a couple towards the end of the main walk. There are also some National Trust cafes on Box Hill providing light bites and of course Box Hill itself provides a lovely spot for a picnic. There is also the Smith and Western pub on Box Hill which is pretty centrally located on the main walk.
Look forward to seeing you on the walk!
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The pub which had closed down (The Tree) has re-opened as The Chalk Hare. This would be a late lunch pub after 12.8 km. Its website is now https://www.chalkhare.co.uk/.
An amazing n=17 assembled at Tadworth Station under w=initially-sunny-skies-turning-to-cloudy-then-misty-then-rainy-later. Under bright morning skies, the route displayed many promising signs of spring -- wood anemones, celadines, and loads of bluebell shoots! The views were initially fab --- clear far and wide. Three included the White Hill extension and 4 ultimately had lunch at the Smith & Western with many others eating at the NT cafe on Boxhill. A number of people ended the walk there and the remaining group became a bit fractured.... After lunch, low cloud moved in.... we made a reccie stop at the newly reopened Chalk Hare which will make a fine lunch stop going forward with both an Indian and pub menu. It looks really fab -- large space with large garden. Some drizzle set in on the home stretch were we stopped at the Bell and found some others -- with a group of 8 finally catching the 17:16 with supplies. A fun day out!
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