Book 1 Walk 49 - Box Hill to Leatherhead
Length: 11.5 km (7.1 miles)
Toughness: 7 plus out of 10 two steep ascents, one steep descent
Either
London Waterloo: 10-24 hrs South Western service to Dorking Clapham Junction 10-33, Wimbledon 10-40 hrs
Arrive Box Hill & Westhumble: 11-11 hrs
Or
London Victoria: 10-15 hrs Southern service to Littlehampton
Arrive Clapham Junction: 10-21 hrs. Change trains
Leave Clapham Junction: 10-33 hrs South Western service to Dorking (as above)
Arrive Box Hill & Westhumble: 11-11 hrs
Return
Leatherhead to Waterloo: 10 & 40 mins past the hour
Leatherhead to Victoria: 24 & 51 mins past the hour
Box Hill to Waterloo: 35 mins past the hour
Box Hill to Victoria: 46 mins past the hour
Rail ticket: buy a day return to Box Hill & Westhumble
Don't dismiss this walk as being too short in length for you. It's actually hard work - with two very steep and lengthy ascents in the morning, and a tricky steep descent from White Hill. But the walk is highly enjoyable with fine views from the summit of Box Hill.
You have a choice of two pubs in the village of Mickleham for your lunch. The Running Horses is on the main route. The King William 1V is slightly off the main route, perched on a hillside. Both are very good.
After lunch in Mickleham, the Book 1 route takes you on to Leatherhead, on the flat and at times beside the River Mole. But if you prefer you can double back to Box Hill via woodland and hills.
For tea in Leatherhead or Box Hill please refer to the walk directions.
T=1.49
Walk Directions are here: L=1.49
4 comments:
Thank you for choosing a walk I can get to by bus - strike or no. However the bus and train timetables may not dovetail, so I hope to see people en route (or at the William IV) if not at the station
What time are you meeting at Box Hill?
Nina, the meeting place is Box Hill & Westhumble railway station car park at 11-11 hrs. From the station It should take you circa 45 mins to reach the summit of Box Hill (the viewing point), with nearby car park.
Six walkers arrived by train, with one bus traveller (me) meeting them at the station and two more waiting for us at the viewpoint on Box Hill, making #9 in all. There was a brief mention of the visitor centre cafe, but we were urged to press on before the forecast rain. Rain?? Nobody warned me. We tackled the steep climbs in the dry but sure enough, it started to drizzle as we descended from Juniper Top, and a number of heavier showers followed. So #cloudy-then-showery.
It was rather wet by the time we got to Mickleham where the picnickers found shelter in the porch of the Church. Two departed from there by bus, while the others joined the five pub-goers at the William IV just before their delicious-looking lunches arrived.
After a convivial chat about various visits to warmer climes we split up, the Box Hill starters heading back to their car while the rest of us returned to Westhumble by the low road. I think this was a smart move as it provided good if not complete shelter from the heaviest rain. The weather cleared as we manoeuvred round an obstreperous cow in the field before the village. Thanks again for posting a good choice of walk for a short but sweet day in the circs.
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