Greensand Above the Road

m ap 7 E continue to a stile. Cross the stile and The Cross the road and go ahead along continue ahead. After 165 yards, bear left Wonham Lane. Walk for 200 yards and across the field to a gate and stile in the then climb steps on the left to join a path far left-hand corner. Cross the stile, then Greensand above the road. Continue parallel with turn right and almost immediately go Deepdene (Dorking) (TQ175491) the road, then bear left into a field and through the kissing gate on the far follow the hedge on your right to the side of the lane. to Reigate Park (TQ247494) Way near right-hand corner of the field. 6 miles, allow 3 hours G F Go ahead, with the hedge on your left, A farm track. Turn left at the end, along Turn left along Sandy Lane and walk up to a metal kissing gage. Continue ahead, Turn left onto a metalled track by the road to Brockham village green. to a T-junction. Turn right, then, in 25 with first a hedge and then a fence on Deepdene End. Turn right at the Cross this, then bear the road passing yards, turn right again, up steep steps and your right, to T-junction, then right again along the Duke’s Head and The Royal Oak. Punchbowl Lane. Turn let onto the Continue to a wooden gate at the driveway to Park Farm. end of the road. B D Go ahead to pass farm buildings. Go Turn left along a metalled path. Cross the under the railway bridge, and continue bridge over the River Mole and bear right beside the old hedgeline. At the end of along the lane above the river. Turn right the field turn right, then immediately left, to pass behind houses and cross a bridge. and cross a stile. Go ahead along the field Continue ahead beside fields for 770 edge and through a gate, then continue yards. Go ahead through gates beside a to the next field corner. Cross the stile. farm. Cross a driveway and take the path Turn left to another stile by Pondtail Farm. through the churchyard to the right of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, C Betchworth. Go through the stone Cross a farm road, then continue ahead gateway and ahead past Forge Cottage. over three stiles. Turn right along a sandy Reigate Priory in the Park. © Nigel Clifford www.surreycc.gov.uk Making Surrey a better place another kissing gate and follow a small path to the road. Turn right down a farm lane (Dungates Lane). Turn left through Interesting features Dungate’s farmyard with farm buildings 55 Park Farm stone from the quarries at Betchworth. to have come from the French Dauphin either side. Walk for ¼ mile First built in the 1550s, this farm became Before it was built villagers went to who may have passed this way. to a Y-junction. the home farm for Deepdene. The red church in Betchworth. brick and tiles cover timber framing. 61 Old Industry H 59 River Mole The Dorking Greystone Lime Company, Bear right through a double gate and 56 Betchworth Park Some say the river takes its name from who also took over the Brockham works, follow a broad track diagonally across In the Middle Ages a castle stood the animal since, on occasions during operated the chalk pits and lime works a field. Ignoring a gate on your right, beside the River Mole, to the north of drought, it flows underground between between 1865 and 1934. continue through a wooden gate until Betchworth Park. The park was later Dorking and Leatherhead. Others claim you arrive at a cottage. Go ahead at a renowned for its chestnuts and its that the Latin Mola for Mill is more apt in 62 Dungate’s Farm cross track to follow the path across a golf elm avenues. view of the many watermills The house and barn have stood here course fairway up towards the windmill. the river powered. since the late 16th century. Stephen Keep to the right of the windmill and 57 Quarries Dungate of Betchworth is recorded as clubhouse and walk along a track Chalk pits and lime works produced 60 Betchworth village the owner in 1731. through the golf club’s car park. hearthstone and firestone as well as The name of The Dolphin Inn is thought lime for agricultural 63 Reigate Heath I use. The works Long barrows on the 20 yards before the track turns sharp were known for north of the Heath reveal left, turn right (not sharp right) down a the Brockham a Neolithic burial site. footpath. Cross a road and a fairway and Continuous Lime Settlers in the region may follow the metalled track past The White Kiln patented there have traded between House. At Bracken House bear right in 1889. Bricks Stonehenge and the Low uphill into woodland, passing Ivy Cottage were produced Countries. and Tile House on the left. Go ahead into the 20th down a narrow track. Continue past the century. 64 Reigate Heath Mill front of the Skimmington Castle public A post mill was built here house and walk down the slope ahead to 58 Christchurch, around 1765. The mill a cross bridleway. Brockham ceased working in about Designed by 1870 and was converted J Benjamin Ferrey, to a chapel of ease to Turn right along the bridleway to reach a a pupil of the St Mary’s Parish Church, lane. Bear left along the lane that climbs architect Pugin, Reigate in 1880. uphill to a road. Cross the road and go and completed in up steps. At the top of the steps bear left 1846, this church steeply uphill, ignoring paths to right was built from then left until the path flattens out carefully selected in Reigate Park. .

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