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And the Optohedron Silent Pool, St Martha's Hill A 6 mile scenic walk around a popular on natural geometry and includes three immediately right onto stone track signed fence line, fork right between old gate kaleidoscopic elements. Following your NDW, passing cottage on your right. posts to join narrower path into trees and area on the North rest stop, head back to the NDW to Soon after fence ends on your right, you scrub. Downs Way in the continue until you emerge alongside a will pick up next POT waymarker. Stay Stay with path as it leads steadily Surrey Hills Area vehicle barrier and junction with A25. with this path leading to major junction, downhill and then steeper to reach Cross over this very busy road with care marked with a couple of waymarker of Outstanding junction with sunken lane, Water Lane. Natural Beauty and enjoy the spectacular views for which posts. Turn right here to join permissive Newlands Corner is well-known. Follow horse ride, marked as POT. Follow main 5 WATER LANE TO END OF WALK Nestling in a hollow at the stone path to car park. Bear left and walk obvious path and as you pick up next Turn left and then immediately right foot of the North Downs, length of car park to end, passing toilets waymarker post, stay with POT bearing Sherbourne Pond & Silent to join stone access public bridleway. and visitor centre to right. left heading uphill to reach T-junction. Pool are fed by springs. After passing house on right, keep Turn right and you will pass a stone Part of St Martha’s church 2 NEWLANDS CORNER TO directly ahead alongside gate and follow boundary marker dated 1933. 20 metres dates back to the Norman KEEPERS COTTAGE path between fields. Simply follow this later, turn left onto sandy path leading period, although several path climbing steadily and you will At far end, pass alongside vehicle barrier you uphill once again. At top of hill you circular earthworks nearby reach Timbercroft, house on your right. suggest much earlier and continue directly ahead on obvious will come to St Martha’s Church ahead. Continue ahead, passing house and occupation. path running along an avenue within 4 ST MARTHA’S CHURCH TO smallholding paddock on left. Beyond woodland. Continue on woodland track. WATER LANE this paddock, follow vehicle track ahead Further along track look out for fingerpost and at fork, bear right to join smaller path Turn left immediately before church, on right which marks a permissive leading you through trees. joining NDW once again and passing horse ride. Do NOT take this, instead Silent Pool, St Martha’s Hill church on your right leading you to You will come to junction with concrete keep ahead for 10 metres to reach small southern edge of hilltop. Superb views access track for waste facility site, so waymarker post on your left (POT). Turn here. The two villages in valley below are take care of any lorries. Cross over and left and follow path into trees. Path Chilworth (ahead) and Albury (left). Turn continue ahead on woodland path. and the Optohedron swings right leading you under several Allow 3 hours left to join wide sandy path with fence large yew trees. Look for next waymarker When you reach stile, cross it into field and views running on your right. Just as This walk follows public footpaths and bridleways which cross private and follow arrow onto path swinging (NB may be holding livestock, keep fence ends you will come to a fork, keep and public land. Please respect people’s privacy, keep dogs under steadily left downhill and you will emerge dogs on leads) and walk straight ahead control and remember the Countryside Code. right and follow this path fairly steeply into a parking area. following left-hand fence line. Another of downhill. Stay with main path (POT) Albury’s churches (the gothic Apostolic ROUTE DESCRIPTION Cross over and take continuing POT path heading gently downhill, ignoring all side church) is ahead and to your right. At START TO NORTH DOWNS WAY with mainly chalk path as it climbs directly ahead. The stone path swings paths. Towards bottom you will pass brick far side cross stile and then go through steeply up to join North Downs Way left. At next waymarker post turn sharp pillbox on your left and, soon afterwards, From Silent Pool car park, take kissing gate to reach A248. Cross over (NB path can be very slippery). right onto a stone path heading downhill path leads you directly into St Martha’s path which starts between two with care and turn left along pavement, through trees. Keep left at fork and be Hill car park on Guildford Lane. noticeboards. Follow this path to 1 NORTH DOWNS WAY TO which is separated from road with hedge. aware you are approaching a road, after reach junction with vehicle track NEWLANDS CORNER Cross car park and turn right along You will come to junction with A25 dual a staggered barrier. Cross over and take (Albury Vineyard entrance to your Guildford Lane for 50 metres and carriageway. Use designated crossing At top turn left to join North Downs steps directly ahead. At top, path swings left). Stay with fence on your right then turn left to join signed public point to cross dual carriageway and you Way (NDW) heading west. You left to run parallel with road on your left. as path leads past Sherbourne Pond. bridleway (POT). Stay with left-hand will come to Silent Pool car park. will pass a waymarker post with a Stay with this roadside path as it leads At junction in path you will come to fence line, further along path leads purple arrow and this Purple Ox Trail you steadily downhill until you reach Silent Pool ahead, with a handy bench you past woodland on your right. (POT) is route you will be following T-junction with Keepers Cottage ahead - to sit and enjoy the atmosphere. Beyond woodland you will come to throughout. For this stretch, NDW a half-timbered black and white cottage. To visit other Inspiring Turn left up flight of wooden steps to crossroads with grass track. Go straight follows a fairly level wide track, stay Views artworks, visit www. reach T-junction with higher parallel 3 KEEPER’S COTTAGE TO ST ahead through gap in hedge and walk on this and you will come to the inspiringviews.org or download footpath. Turn right along this, with MARTHA’S CHURCH diagonally right across field (about 1 ‘Optohedron’ on your left. This artwork the app at ifootpath.com vineyard running on your left. Stay o’clock). As your path reaches right-hand was created by Will Nash. It is based Turn left alongside gate and then .
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