Ascent/Descent: 270m
Net
Walking Time: ca. 4 ½ hours
Toughness:
5 out of 10
09.51
East
Grinstead train from Victoria (CJ
09.58, EC 10.10), arrives Oxted 10.31, or the 10.07 Uckfield
train from London Bridge (EC 10.22), arrives Oxted 10.35.
Return trains:
plenty.
Much
of this walk is on the wooded Greensand Ridge running parallel to and just
south of the North Downs. At various points in the walk there are views across
the valley to these downs, contrasting with far-reaching views out to the High
Weald from the southern escarpment.
The
outward route is across the National Trust's Limpsfield Common,
the High Chart (some of which is part of the Titsey Estate) and Squerryes Park.
This brings you to Westerham, described by Daniel Defoe as a “neat,
handsome, well-built market town”. Memorials in the 14thC St Mary's
Church and two statues on the Green honour its most famous residents, General
James Wolfe and Sir Winston Churchill. Wolfe was born in the town
and his childhood home, named Quebec House
after his famous victory in 1759, is owned by the National Trust. The house is
open; admission (2018) is £5.60.
The
afternoon route starts with an attractive section up the open Darent valley and
climbs onto the wooded Crockhamhill Common, from where an optional extension loops
out to Churchill's family home Chartwell, also
owned by the National Trust. The garden, restaurant and the house are open;
admission is £14.40 or £7.20 for the garden only. The walk crosses over the
outward route at Limpsfield Chart, continues through more parts of Limpsfield
Common and returns to Oxted via the village of Limpsfield, which has
retained many of its historic buildings.
Walk Options: See the webpage or the
pdf for details.
Lunch: There are three large pubs to choose from in Westerham,
about 9 km into the main walk variations. For details and other options
see the webpage or the pdf.
Tea: Towards the end of the
walk there is The Bull in Limpsfield and many more possible tea
places in Oxted itself. see the webpage or the pdf for details.
For
walk directions, summary, map,
height profile, photos and gpx/kml
files click here.
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4 comments:
Well i had hoped to d this walk but I left my instructions behind at home Bestjfk
Yes i had hoped to do this walk but left my instructions behind at home .best jfk
hope you have a super day
just in case anyone is interested my Jazz choir are performing again this Saturday in a programme called Something like Summer.
This will take place at St Andrews Church
Fulham Fields ,
Greyhound Rd
W14 9SA
7.30 pm Tickets £12 00 on the door
Thanks jfk
n=7 walkers on a w=hot-sunny day, not counting one who showed up in Westerham and made fleeting appearances thereafter. Two pub lunchers looked no further than the Kings Arms and were rewarded with sour beer (grudgingly replaced) and a long wait for food that wasn't worth waiting for. The picnickers did better. In the afternoon grass-mowing was under way in the Darent valley, keenly watched by a pair of red kites which occasionally swooped down on some freshly-sliced unfortunate creature. The fleeting visitor popped up again in Ridlands Grove, then was gone.
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