Book 1 Walk 47
Length: 10.3 miles / 16.5km
Toughness: 3 out of 10
A quiet corner of Surrey - woods, gentle hills and two great pubs
Trains: Take the
9:25 from
London Victoria (9:32 Clapham Junction), arriving at
Ockley at 10:33. Return trains from
Warnham are at xx18 for the direct service, or at xx39 for return via Horsham. Note that
the last trains are at 18:18 and 18:39. Buy a day return to Warnham.
The tea stop is at the
Sussex Oak in
Warnham, this has a lovely garden and the puddings are highly recommended - from here it's a
20 minute walk to the station.
T=1.47
7 comments:
Thanks for posting this walk -back to SWC classic.
Many would agree with Anonymous that this is a SWC classic, although the height of summer is not the best time to do it (it's better in early May for its bluebells or l). Amusingly, last week an Anonymous Miseryguts posted a most disparaging comment on this walk - See Comments, Book 1.
....for its bluebells or late autumn for leaf colour in the woods.) Amusingly, ......
This is a shady walk so will give respite from the heat if it continues.
Thanks for pointing this out. For those who don’t care swimming - this walk fits the bill perfectly.
Did I hear someone say "about n=15" on this walk?
w=sunny
A lovely walk with nice woodland and open fields. The negative comments about this walk really do not do justice to this walk (esp the comment relating to fields with cows - we saw no cows but horses - someone clearly needs a visit to an optician!). About 7-8 ate at Scarlett Arms - pretty basic pub food but chicken burgers got high marks. Most stopped at Sussex Oak for refreshment in Warnham. The fast walkers caught the 4:18 train back to London whilst slow strollers an hour later. Nice a day out in good company. I'd recommend this walk for all seasons but agree that spring (for bluebells) and autumn (for autumn colours) would be particularly wonderful.
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