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Programme Number: 88 Months: March - June Year(s): 2015 GR: Grid reference. Recommended maps: Ordnance Survey 1:25000 Explorer series. Car Share: Car share is entirely voluntary and pick-up cannot be guaranteed. Share Code: H = Horsell Rise (TQ002595) P = Pyrford Common CP (TQ028591) PH, Cafe: Public House or cafe close to lunch stop, but food may not always be available. Refreshments: Allow up to half an hour for each mile and bring adequate food and drink for the duration of the walk. Updates: Details could change. Please check on both the above web sites for the latest information or check with the leader close to the date, especially if severe weather is expected.
Car Meeting Place, GR & Dist Share Leader, phone Date Time Walk Area & General Comments Explorer Map (miles) time & number code Hurtwood Control CP No. A clockwise circuit in the countryside around Sutton Brian 14 (just after Holmbury St Abinger via Hoe, Rad Lane, Raikes Farm, Abinger 01483 480651 Mary YHA at top of Common, Felday Houses Radnor Lane, off B2126 Wednesday 10:00 between Sutton Abinger 5.25 - 25/2/2015 and Holmbury St Mary) GR TQ103449 Exp 146
Thursley Village playing Walking along Kettlebury Hill, and over Elstead and Erica Sunday field Ockley Commons. Bring picnic. - PH - assistance 09:15 01483 770484 10:00 9 1/3/2015 GR SU899398 dogs only P Exp 133 Pond CP on Old Lane. We start the walk on Ockham Common and make Sheila Reached off the A3/M25 the gentle rise to the Semaphore Tower. We then go 07890 473206 slip road. It is the second over the M25, along the banks of the River Mole Thursday CP on this road and is almost into Cobham. We return through Downside 10:00 6 - 5/3/2015 past the one with toilets back over the M25 and through fields to Ockham and a café Common and the CP. Expect mud! - assistance GR TQ079583 dogs only Exp 145 N.E. end of Spiceall Compton, Hog's Back, The Mount, Loseley Park. Anne (houses # 54-74), off The Undulating with a climb up to the Hog's Back - but 01483 234757 Saturday Street, Compton, GU3 with pub at end. Joint walk with Mole Valley Group. 10:00 7 - 7/3/2015 1JF GR SU961469 Exp 145 Park on the verge at the A walk mainly across farming country with plenty to Graham lane junction of Polstead see en route. Walking through Compton, Littleton 07773 369149 Thursday Lane with Withies Lane, and Binscombe. There will be mud in places. - 10:00 5 - 12/3/2015 Compton assistance dogs only GR SU963470 Exp 145 Car park adjoining N.E. Stroll near the Wey to Waverley Abbey and Moor Des Saturday side of Tilford Green Park, returning to Tilford via wood and heathland. 09:10 01483 772692 10:00 6 14/3/2015 GR SU873434 Pub at end. H Exp 145 Shere Village Hall CP Countryside around Shere - short climb - PH and Jane B Wednesday 10:00 GR TQ073480 5 café at end - assistance dogs only - 01932 343849 18/3/2015 Exp 145 Broadmoor Hill CP, Through woodlands and farmland of the Surrey Hills, Brian Sheephouse Lane. via the Jacob's Walk path to the top of Leith Hill, then 01483 480651 (Sheephouse Lane is a Leith Hill Place Wood, Buckinghill Farm, Betchetts turn off the A25 at the Green, Redlands Wood, Abinger Forest, Tilling Wotton House PH; CP is Springs. Several ups and downs. Please bring a Sunday 09:15 10:00 1.75 miles on left.) - 11 picnic lunch. 22/3/2015 H Please note some road atlases show the CP as being in Leyland’s Road. GR TQ132454 Exp 146 Fishpool Car Park, From Gracious Pond, a wander around Chobham Jane W Gracious Pond Road, Common and back. Meet at car park - assistance 01932 351589 Thursday 10:00 Chobham 5 dogs only - 26/3/2015 GR SU993635 Exp 160
Page 1 of 4 Car Meeting Place, GR & Dist Share Leader, phone Date Time Walk Area & General Comments Explorer Map (miles) time & number code Start from Lakeside Car An exploration of transport routes in the Blackwater Anne, SE Berks Park, Ash. From B3411 Valley - Joint walk with South East Berkshire 0118 978 5520 turn west under railway Ramblers. Sunday bridge on Lakeside Road. 10:00 5.5 - 29/3/2015 Car park is shortly on the left. GR SU891518 Exp 145 Monument CP, Chobham We start walking across Chobham Common, north of Sheila Road, B383 (second CP the M3 (where, if we are lucky we may see some 07890 473206 on road past the Dartford Warblers). Past the 'Tank Factory' and roundabout just north of Oystershell Hill. Then we continue walking south of the M3) the M3, over Chobham Common, along Tank Hill, Wednesday 10:00 GR SU964654 5 through the Bee Garden (ancient earthworks), on to - 1/4/2015 Exp 160 Brick Hill and via Fox Hill back to the CP. Despite the several hills, this walk is gently undulating with only short steep climbs/descents. We may be lucky and get mud! - assistance dogs only
Pirbright Green CP on A gentle walk from Pirbright village passing through Malcolm Ave De Cagny (bounds fields, woodland and heathland. Passes 'St Michael 07437 200021 North side of green), at and All Angels Church' - one of few examples of a Saturday junction with the A324 on Georgian church in Surrey. Sir Henry Stanley of "Dr 10:00 5 - 4/4/2015 western end Livingstone I presume?" is buried in the churchyard. GR SU946559 Also of note is the, now private, Manor House dating Exp 145 from 16th century. - PH
In byway near Stratfield Walking through West End to the Roman ruins at Erica Monday Mortimer Church Silchester, returning through Mortimer Village and 09:00 01483 770484 10:00 11.5 6/4/2015 GR SU669642 Wokefield Common. - assistance dogs only - PH H Exp 159 Roadside parking opp. The Hoe Valley Path (not marked on OS maps) Brian Mayford Arms PH on passes through "a mosaic of woodland, wet and dry 01483 480651 B380 Guildford Road meadows and Woking Park" in the south of Woking - Sunday (turn off A320 towards we walk the entire length - then across Hoebridge 10:00 10.25 - 12/4/2015 Old Woking at Mayford Golf Course, along the Wey Navigation towpath from roundabout) Walsham Lock to Cartbridge (Send), and across GR SU996560 fields to Lower Westfield Farm. Picnic lunch. Exp 145 King William IV, The Farmland, common and woods with one short steady Jane B Street, West Horsley (use climb - Lunch at King William IV - Walkers and non- 01932 343849 Tuesday 10:00 pub's car park) 5 walkers are welcome at lunch from 12.30pm – see - 14/4/2015 GR TQ078528 Newsletter for more details or email Exp 145 [email protected] Woking Station This is a linear walk from Petersfield to Rowlands Clare (TQ006586) to catch Castle. Buy a return ticket to Rowlands Castle. The 01483 721878 09:55 train to Petersfield, walk traces the route once used to transport timber 07729 498387 arriving at 10:31. from the forest at Alice Holt to the docks at Saturday GR SU743235 Portsmouth. It winds through some of the most idyllic 10:35 12 - 18/4/2015 Exp 133/120 countryside in Hampshire and a succession of rural villages. Please bring a picnic lunch. If any walkers would like to meet at Petersfield Station, please ring the leader to let her know. - assistance dogs only
Shackleford CP at the Through fields and woods with gentle rises with a Graham junction of The Street and little road walking to link. We will detour to cross the 07773 369149 Grenville Road, or on A3 safely. The walk by-passes Hurtmore and goes Wednesday road near by, if small CP through Lower Eashing, Peper Harow and 10:00 5 - 22/4/2015 is full. CP is close to the Shackleford - assistance dogs only please Aldro School GR SU935453 Exp 145 Farnham Station Walk the North Downs Way from the start in Clare GR SU844465 Farnham to Guildford. Catch the 09:30 train from 01483 721878 Exp 145 Woking and return to Woking from Guildford on the 07729 498387 bus. Alternatively, go by car and park at Farnham Saturday Station. The cost for the day is £2. Return to 10:05 12 - 25/4/2015 Farnham from Guildford on the number 65 bus. The walk will pass through Seale and Puttenham and pass the Watts Gallery. There is plenty of open countryside for lovely views. - assistance dogs only - café
Page 2 of 4 Car Meeting Place, GR & Dist Share Leader, phone Date Time Walk Area & General Comments Explorer Map (miles) time & number code Chinthurst Hill CP (on Wey South Path, St John's Seminary, the Tangleys Jane B B2128 near junction with with good views 01932 343849 Wednesday 10:00 A248) 5 - 29/4/2015 GR TQ014463 Exp 145 Cowleaze Wood CP, Walking through bluebell woods to Wormsley Park, Erica Sunday Stokenchurch North End and Christmas Common. Some steep 08:50 01483 770484 10:00 11 3/5/2015 GR SU726958 inclines. Bring picnic. - PH - assistance dogs only H Exp 171 Sandy Track CP, Shores Local walk starting in Horsell Common, walking Sheila Road at the west end of through woods and fields to Chobham. Then back 07890 473206 Horsell Common near to along the banks of the Mill Bourne via Emmetts Mill Thursday the junction with returning through Horsell Common to the CP. Likely 10:00 5 - 7/5/2015 Kettlewell Hill to be muddy! - assistance dogs only GR TQ001604 Exp 160
NT CP Toy's Hill The Greensand Way follows the line of a sandstone 08:50 Noel GR TQ468520 ridge which crosses the Surrey Hills and Kent H 07740 188833 Sunday Exp 147 Downs. A variety of magnificent houses and Leader 10:00 8.7 10/5/2015 gardens. Passes through ancient woodlands. - PH - not at assistance dogs only car share Broadwater CP (east end) Good views on this walk and a chance to see the Graham on Guildford Road by activity on the Wey Navigation. Passing through 07773 369149 Wednesday 10:00 rugby gound 6 Unsted, Unsted Park and Catteshall. Some road - 13/5/2015 GR SU986453 walking to link. - assistance dogs only please Exp 145 Stony Rock Car Park, Woodland Walk - Hopefully the bluebells will be out. - Liz Hogden Lane, off main assistance dogs only 01483 769109 Sunday 10:00 Ranmore Common Road 5 - 17/5/2015 GR TQ123505 Exp 146 Sandy Track CP, Horsell Variations on the ever-popular circuit of Fairoaks Brian Common (signposted Airport via Wapshott Farm, Emmetts Mill, McLaren 01483 480651 from western end of Park, and Horsell Common - coffee stop at Hangar Wednesday 10:00 Shores Road) 5 Café - 20/5/2015 GR TQ001604 Exp 160
Farnham railway station A station-to-station walk from Farnham to Alton, Des GR SU844465 along St. Swithun's Way, which conducted pilgrims 01483 77692 Exp 144, 145 en route from Winchester to Canterbury. At the time Saturday of going to press there is an 09:30 train from Woking 10:00 12 - 23/5/2015 to Farnham, but the relevant timetable is not yet available, so check up-to-date timings. Note that the walk leader will not be involved in buying tickets. - PH Fourwents Pond CP, Walking through Holmwood and climbing up to Leith Erica Holmwood Common, Hill Tower, returning via Redlands Wood. Bring 01483 770484 Monday 09:15 10:00 Dorking 10 picnic. - café - assistance dogs only 25/5/2015 P GR TQ183454 Exp 146 Ockley Station. Free An interesting ramble in the Low Weald - an area we Brian parking in station rarely visit - via Vann Lake (Surrey Wildlife Trust 01483 480651 approach. nature reserve), Oxbrooks, Friday Street (PH), GR TQ165404 Sussex Border Path, Waffles Corner, and Nightless Sunday Exp 146/134 Copse. Could be muddy after wet weather. - Royal 09:00 10:00 10.75 31/5/2015 Oak PH specialises in real ales from micro-breweries H . No lager. Simple pub food – sandwiches or omelettes. Bring an egg box if you want to buy ducks eggs at the pub to take home.
CP in Bushey Park, near This walk passes through some of the gardens of Sheila to the Diana fountain/ Hampton Court and into its Home Park. We then 07890 473206 roundabout walk on the tow path of the Thames as far as Tuesday GR TQ160693 Kingston Bridge. We go over the bridge and around 10:00 5 - 2/6/2015 Exp 161 the old part of Kingston around the Market Square. We then return over Kingston Bridge and on into Bushey Park back to the CP - assistance dogs only
Page 3 of 4 Car Meeting Place, GR & Dist Share Leader, phone Date Time Walk Area & General Comments Explorer Map (miles) time & number code Roadside parking in The A varied walk including parts of the Chiltern Way Brian Crescent, Crazies Hill - (Berkshire Loop) and the Thames Path, via Warren 01483 480651 just north of The Horns Row, Ashley Hill, Hurley, and Culham Court. Please PH, postcode RG10 8LY bring picnic lunch. Sunday 09:00 10:00 Please do not obstruct 11.5 7/6/2015 H residential drives GR SU800810 Exp 171/172
National Trust CP at Passing through the Arboretum to Thorncombe Graham Winkworth Arboretum Street, then onto Upper Bonhurst, passing 07773 369149 GR SU989412 Wintershall, Scotsland Farm, Hascombe and back to Exp 145 the CP. Some road walking to link and steep Tuesday 10:15 6 descent and climb in and out of the valley - Note - 9/6/2015 slightly later start time, as the CP at Winkworth Arboretum does not open until 10 am - Café at end. Toilets just inside the entrance to the Arboretum - assistance dogs only please Abinger Roughs Car Park See St James's Church (12th century) and stocks Liz Sunday GR TQ111480 (also 12th century) - assistance dogs only 01483 769109 10:00 5 - 14/6/2015 Exp 146
Wren's Nest CP Wisley Along the Wey passing three golf courses - café at Jane B Tuesday 10:00 GR TQ065589 5 end - 01932 343849 16/6/2015 Exp 145 Alice Holt CP, Gravel Walking around the forest to Kingsley, returning over Erica Sunday Road, Bentley the hills through Binstead. Bring picnic - PH - café - 09:00 01483 770484 10:00 11 21/6/2015 GR SU803434 assistance dogs only P Exp 145 Crockford Bridge Nursery, A varied walk via the Wey Navigation to Thames Jane B New Haw Road, Lock. Optional coffee/lunch at end. 01932 343849 Friday 10:00 Addlestone 5 - 26/6/2015 GR TQ052644 Exp 160 Cranleigh Leisure centre Cranleigh, Dunsfold, Hascombe Hill, Palmers Tilsey David Sunday car park Farm Cranleigh - assistance dogs only - PH White 09:00 07768 020245 10:00 11 28/6/2015 GR TQ059389 Horse, Hascombe P Exp 134 Meet at Woking Station From Petersfield walk to Buriton (3 miles) for short Brian 20:10 to catch 20:25 train pub stop. Then climb to Harting Down and walk 01483 480651 to Petersfield (arr 21:00) eastwards through the night, at a gentle pace with GR TQ006586 hourly rest breaks, following the South Downs Way Saturday 21:00 Exp 133/120/121 19 + to Amberley. We aim to reach Amberley around - 4/7/2015 9:00am when the cafe opens for breakfast. Return by train from Amberley to Woking (cheapest route is via Redhill and Guildford). - assistance dogs only
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