Length: 14.5 km (9 miles) 3/10
A favourite Surrey walk with lots of woodland, history and the attractive village of Chiddingfold for lunch before a pleasant amble to Haslemere in the afternoon. Chiddingfold is less than half way (6.1 km) so I'm suggesting a late start.
Travel: 1045 from Waterloo (CJ 1052, Woking 1113) arriving at Witley 1142. Four trains an hour back from Haslemere. Get a return to Haslemere.
Lunch: A good choice in Chiddingfold: nice churchyard foa a pcinic, The 12th century Crown Inn in (tel 01428 682 255) serves lunch till 2.30. The Swan is a good alternative and Elliott's coffee shop has good sandwiches.
Tea: Hemingways (tel 01428 643 048) or Darnleys (tel 01428 643 048) on Haslemere High Street, and several nearby pubs.
Shortening the walk: You could get a bus from Chiddingfold to Haslemere - about once an hour. Otherwise you can only shorten the walk by missing out Chiddingfold - an obvious short cut from Langhurst House (head south on a footpath to rejoin the route at grid ref SU727343) cuts out two miles.
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Heavy rain in London deterred many walkers but it had just about stopped by the time we made our fortuitously late start from Witley heralding a day of #autumnal-damp-and-mist but pleasant enough in the diffuse light with the soft colours of leaves beginning to turn. Alpacas at Frillinghurst looked a bit out of place.
There were just #4 of us including a visitor from Canada. We stuck together and had interesting conversation all day. All went to the Crown for a pricey but good and efficiently served lunch. Pudding and coffee were indulged, but this did mean we got to Haslemere after 4.30 and the tea shops were closing. A most enjoyable day out for those who made the effort.
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