Frant to Tunbridge Wells via Groombridge T=swc.19.b
Length: 13 miles (21 km) (6 out of 10). Five hours 15 minutes walking time. There is also a 9.3 mile option (4 out of 10)
This is an enjoyable walk and the Spa Valley Railway will be running the green timetable here, with stops at Groombridge and High Rocks The choice of how far to walk comes after lunch. I've always found the main walk start (5a), along the road not too bad, but you could start earlier from Tunbridge Wells for a longer option.
Length: 13 miles (21 km) (6 out of 10). Five hours 15 minutes walking time. There is also a 9.3 mile option (4 out of 10)
This is an enjoyable walk and the Spa Valley Railway will be running the green timetable here, with stops at Groombridge and High Rocks The choice of how far to walk comes after lunch. I've always found the main walk start (5a), along the road not too bad, but you could start earlier from Tunbridge Wells for a longer option.
Trains: Get the 1015 Hastings train from Charing Cross, (London Bridge 1024) arriving Frant 1115. Return trains from Tunbridge Wells are xx09 & xx39. CDR to Frant.
Lunch: is at the Nevill Crest and Gun (7.5km) in Eridge Green; it has a large garden and serves food all day from noon
Lunch: is at the Nevill Crest and Gun (7.5km) in Eridge Green; it has a large garden and serves food all day from noon
Tea: As well as the wide choice in Tunbridge, there is the High Rocks Inn has a large garden next to the SVR station. On the Long Walk the walk route passes the Junction Inn Goombridge,
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n=14 off the train for a lovely walk with a bit of mud to navigate. w=mostly_sunny_two_short_showowers. We got a bit separated after lunch, with a shower scattering the picnickers. My group of 4 arrived at the bridge at Goombridge, perfecly timed to see the arrival of the steam train, and then briefly met the lead group of 4 at the station café, before they set off again. A second short shower after High Rocks and the 1809 train, resisting the Pantiles Gin Festival in Tunbridge.
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