REIGATE
TO HOLMWOOD
Length: 16 km (10 miles)
Toughness: 2 out of 10
(plus one steep(ish) scramble at walk-end, which can be avoided)
Travel: London
Victoria: 09-41 hrs Southern service to Horsham CJ 09-48; Sutton 10-13; Dorking
10-40 hrs
Arrive Holmwood: 10-47 hrs
Returns: Trains from Reigate are 09 and 11 mins past the
hour, and journey involves a change at Redhill
16:11 dep Reigate arr Redhill at 16.15
Dep Redhill 16:21 arr Ldn Bdge 17.01
17.09 dep Reigate arr
Redhill at 17.13
Dep Redhill at 17.21 and
arr LBdg e17.21 and so on..
Rail ticket: a day return to Holmwood should be accepted at
Reigate, although you will have to use the intercom to get through the barriers.
This walk in the Low Weald
of Surrey in the Mole Valley provides broad paths through gently undulating
country with glimpses of the North Downs ridge to the north. In the morning the
walk passes through Hammond's Copse Nature Reserve, an ancient semi-natural
woodland, with a wide variety of bird-life.
The
recommended lunchtime pub is the Plough in Leigh, which has an attractive patio
and serves excellent home-cooked food. Large
groups are advised to phone ahead and book (01306-611348).
Leigh is a very
attractive, and has a village green and church.
In the afternoon the walk
crosses the Mole at Flanchford Bridge and then rises on the Greensand ridge
near Reigate Priory to give extensive views of the North Downs and on a clear
day the South Downs near Devil's Dyke.
There are many tea options
in Reigate.
The station is a 15 minute
walk from Monty Bojangles.
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Walk Directions are here: l=swc.32
3 comments:
CORRECTION: The phone number for The Plough in Leigh is 01732 832149
are you suggesting doing the walk in reverse? its a bit ambiguous
There were #17 at the station later joined by another walker so #18 in all on a day of #cloud-one shower-sunshine. It was a lovely walk through woodlands and fields with great views and we were reliably informed by a group member that this would be a nice wood anemone walk in the spring. Same member also identified a missal thrush singing faintly in the woods. The walk was further enlivened by a discussion of minor errors in the walk post. Altogether 12 of us had lunch in The Plough in Leigh, and were later joined by people who had picnicked by the church, for drinks. The group fragmented after that and about 9 of us walked together into Reigate where we had tea in Pistachios in the Park. We then wandered around Reigate doing a spot of sightseeing or having further refreshments, and then caught either the 16.58 or 17.09 from Reigate and then all managed to catch the 17.21 from Redhill back to London.
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