Length: 15.1km (9.4 miles) or 17.4km (10.8 miles) via Shipbourne
Toughness: 4
out of 10
Travel:
09.55 train from Victoria, calling at Bromley Sth (10.12) St
Mary Cray (10.18) Swanley (10.23) arriving Borough Green at 10.41
Frequent
return trains from Seven Oaks.
Ticket: Buy
a day return to Borough Green, which usually seems to be accepted for return from
Sevenoaks. (If not, buy a single from
Sevenoaks to Otford.)
For walk
directions click here, for GPX click here, for a map of the
route click here.
As this is
not a long walk, a leisurely pace is
recommended to experience the fresh green woods, apple orchards, fields with
sheep and lambs (and hopefully buttercups) and the quiet village of Plaxtol. This could possibly be the best time of year
to enjoy this walk.
Lunch: The lunch pub is the lovely Chaser
Inn, with a large garden slightly off the route. Tea or light lunches are available at Igtham
Mote, a national trust property. The
café is accessible without paying an entrance charge.
You
eventually end up in Knole Park, with it’s sweet chestnut, oak and beech
trees (and deer). There is a National
Trust tea room which is open till 5pm. Other tea options in Sevenoaks including Gails
which is open till 6.30pm.
L=1.36
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