T=2.14
Length 15.2km (9.4 miles)Toughness 4 out of 10
Trains: 10.03 from London Waterloo (10.12 Clapham Junction, 10.19 Surbiton) arriving Effingham Junction 10.49.
Return from Westhumble: xx.33 to Waterloo and xx.46 to Victoria
Buy a day return to Effingham Junction and a single from Westhumble to Leatherhead for the return journey.
Lunch: Polesden Lacey coffee shop has snacks and it's Granary cafe has more substantial plates.cakes
Tea: Denbies Vineyard visitor centre has tea/coffee and cakes.
The Stepping Stones pub near Westhumble station is another possibility
L=2.14
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7 met on the platform at Effingham with 2 more joining the group at Polesden Lacey, so #9 in total.
The morning was showery, but shortly after Polesden Lacey the skies cleared for a sunny afternoon.
The group became splintered after lunch, but at least 4 had tea and cake at Denbys before hoping on the 15.33 from Boxhill bound for Waterloo.
A nice autumn stroll!
I was a bit behind the others getting to Denbies as I had got separated at a confusing junction in the woods. Fortified by an enormous slice of cake, I dallied in the cafe waiting for the bus back to Kingston, and was joined by the two who had started from Westhumble: they had stopped to look in the orchard by Yew Tree Farm. There were a few apples left I hear.
Meanwhile, the walk author had been with us at the start, but left to investigate the route to and from the pub in Effingham. Maybe he was lured inside . . .
#Some-heavy-showers-and-sunny-intervals
The walk poster had a very successful day, despite some showers making his walk-checking task difficult. The pub in Effingham has re-opened and is very smart. A somewhat cafe-ish menu of burgers, pizzas and so forth, but worth leaving in as a walk option, I think. The walk to and from the village is very pleasant.
I didn’t eat there, though. I got to Polesden Lacey at 1.30pm, just after the sun came out, and had lunch there. This meant I spent most of the sunshine inside, or in the Ranmore woods, as by the time I got to the escarpment the clouds were building again. I had one heavy shower just before Denbies. I met two other SWCers there, just leaving. I just scraped in to get a takeaway tea before the cafe closed.
Autumn colour is starting to shape up nicely. Good colours on lime, hazel, the exposed faces of beech, and some glorious golds and red on Norway Maple. Oh and the vines at Denbies are now all yellow.
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