Length: 18.5km 11.5 miles Toughness 7/10. You could join or leave the route at lunchtime by bus.
10:01 Sevenoaks service from London Charing Cross (calls at Waterloo East 10:04, London Bridge 10:10, Lewisham 10:19 etc...) arriving at Knockholt 10:50
Knockholt station is in London Travelcard Zone 6
TFL bus 146 runs between Downe and Bromley
An easy journey from London, this is a pretty and completely rural walk through a mixture of woodlands and open stetches. There are some lovely views and wildflowers. Shortly after lunch, you pass Down House, once home to Charles Darwin and now open to visitors.
There are two pubs to choose from for lunch in Downe:
The Queen’s Head, High Street, Downe, BR6 7UT (01689 852145)
The George and Dragon, High Street, Downe, BR6 7UT (01689 889030)
Or, a little further along in Cudham, The Blacksmith's Arms, Cudham Lane South TN14 7QB (01959 572678)
For tea, Coolings tea shop 2.6km from the end of the walk is open until 16.30: Arthur’s Coffee Shop and Restaurant, Cooling's Garden Centre, Rushmore Hill, TN14 7NN (01959 532269 )
Remember, these walks don't have a leader so you'll need to download your own copy of the directions from the L=swc.7 web page.
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Trains to Knockholt cancelled
10.06 from London Bridge is running
Platform 8 at London Bridge 10.06 Sevenoaks train now due to depart at 10.08
Have a good one. Already on way home
Currently waiting at London Bridge for 11:10
Has everyone given up? Two of us are at London Bridge waiting for 11:10.
2 of us at knockholt. We will get started. May see you at lunch.
We gave up at Orpington. On our way back to London. Enjoy the walk!
Almost all trains to Knockholt were cancelled due to signalling problems. Southeastern managed to get one service running from London Bridge and so #2 people caught the delayed 10.06. The countryside around Knockholt is looking very nice at the moment and we had a pleasant walk in #dry_cloudy_then_sunny conditions. After lunchtime drinks at the Queen's Head, my companion hopped on the bus to Bromley. I continued on to Knockholt, passing through fields of donkeys, horses, caramel coloured sheep with black lambs and on field with a huge lone bull (he didn't see me). I saw a few butterflies in the meadowns and there was lots of birdsong.
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