Length: Length: 16¾ km (10.4 miles). Toughness: 5/10
10.23 Dorking train from London Waterloo (Clapham Junction 10.32) arriving at Box Hill 11.11
Buy a return to Box Hill & Westhumble or Dorking (same price). If you want the option to do one of the alternative endings (see the walk document for details), get a return to Dorking.
Return trains from Boxhill are at xx:35 to Waterloo & xx:46 to Victoria (from Dorking at xx.32 to Waterloo, xx.17 and xx.43 to Victoria
You may recognise the villages of Betchworth and Brockham from another walk, but this walk offers some novelty: the inside of a large chalk quarry (and maybe a pair of peregrine falcons), fine views across parkland towards the North Downs and there's an opportunity to visit the ruins of Betchworth Castle (detour at point 41 in the directions).
The Red Lion in Betchworth (01737-843336) has been the usual choice of past walkers. Their website says they accept walk-ins with no booking. However, just fifteen minutes further on the walk route also passes the Dolphin (01737-842288), for which booking ahead is advised.
Not long after Betchworth, you arrive in Brockham where there are further options. You may want to pop in to the garden of The Royal Oak and Meerkt Retreat pub to see the family of meerkats.. The Village Hall has the Reading Room Coffee and Cake House and a Real Ale pub, The Taphouse.
For end of walk refreshment, there is the Stepping Stones pub near Box Hill station
For full details and to download your copy of the directions see the L=swc.396 page. #2026-08-26T10:23
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