Length: 14.5 km (9 miles) 3/10
A favourite Surrey walk with lots of woodland, history and the attractive village of Chiddingfold for lunch before a pleasant amble to Haslemere in the afternoon. Chiddingfold is less than half way (6.1 km) so I'm suggesting a latish start.
Travel: 1045 from Waterloo (CJ 1052, Woking 1113) arriving at Witley 1142. Four trains an hour back from Haslemere. Get a return to Haslemere.
Lunch: A good choice in Chiddingfold: The 12th century Crown Inn in (tel 01428 682 255) serves lunch till 2.30. The Swan is a good alternative and Elliott's coffee shop has good sandwiches.
Tea: Hemingways (tel 01428 643 048) or Darnleys (tel 01428 643 048) on Haslemere High Street, and several nearby pubs.
Shortening the walk: You could get a bus from Chiddingfold to Haslemere - about once an hour. Otherwise you can only shorten the walk by missing out Chiddingfold - an obvious short cut from Langhurst House (head south on a footpath to rejoin the route at grid ref SU727343) cuts out two miles.
L=1.44
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A cold, rainy day in London had morphed into a w=cold-dry-and-occasionally-sunny day by the time Witley was reached. 11 were at the station, but I am told there were others ahead off an earlier train, so say n=14
Mud a bit slippery in places but at least it wasn’t sinky. A fallen tree blocked the path at one point.. Limbo under or jiggle to the right? Guess which Mr Tiger chose.
Poor Mr Tiger was on his ownsome for most of the walk but caught up with 3 in the Crown. After a lunch comprised of chocolate, and a chip (kindly benefactors), augmented by cider, Mr Tiger was soon back on his own.
Afternoon highlights were: patting an alpaca, and, an unsolicited face-wash from a bouncy labrador.
Others weren’t seen in Haslemere. Met one on the platform. Went home.
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