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Greensand Hills

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walk 36 fallen tree

Sep-05 • Bela Struzkova on Flickr

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Borough Green to Sevenoaks

A Country House, Igtham Mote (NT), Knole Palace and deer park (NT), as well as pretty countryside, and close to London.

Oak near Ide Hill Edenbridge to Westerham walk
Oak near Ide Hill

Edenbridge to Westerham walk

Apr-19 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Edenbridge to Westerham

A slow climb from Eden Valley to the Greensand Ridge and the High Chart, via Chartwell (NT, Churchill's Home) and Emmetts Garden (NT).

Gorse in full flower - near Thursley Ulex europaeus
Gorse in full flower - near Thursley

Ulex europaeus

Jan-19 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Witley to Haslemere via Thursley, Surrey Hills

Greensand Way Stage 1 : Gibbet Hill, Devil's Punch Bowl and Hindhead Common

Hothfield Bogs and Ponies SWC Walk 152 - Pluckley to Ashford (Greensand Way Stage 10)
Hothfield Bogs and Ponies

SWC Walk 152 - Pluckley to Ashford (Greensand Way Stage 10)

Nov-20 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Pluckley to Ashford

Greensand Way Stage 10 - pretty orchards and woods, commons with a bog, Godinton Park, then the Great Stour River into Ashford

Buxford Fish Pass SWC Walk 153 - Ashford to Ham Street (Greensand Way Stage 11)
Buxford Fish Pass

SWC Walk 153 - Ashford to Ham Street (Greensand Way Stage 11)

Dec-20 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Ashford to Ham Street

Greensand Way Stage 11 - the Great Stour River out of Ashford, new housing and a landfill, then pretty through pastures and Ham Street Woods NNR

Witley to Ewhurst

Greensand Way Stage 2 : The Surrey Hills : the Wey Valley, and remote villages

Black Down, from Holmbury Hill SWC Walk 147 - Greensand Way Section 3: Gomshall to Dorking
Black Down, from Holmbury Hill

SWC Walk 147 - Greensand Way Section 3: Gomshall to Dorking

Aug-23 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Gomshall to Dorking

Greensand Way Stage 3 : The Surrey Hills : Holmbury Hill and Leith Hill

Buttercup meadow, Tandridge Earlswood to Otford walk
Buttercup meadow, Tandridge

Earlswood to Otford walk

May-15 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Earlswood to Oxted

Greensand Way Stage 5 : A gentle ridge walk through a quiet part of Surrey. Regularly spaced pubs.

Hurst Green to Sevenoaks

The best of the Greensand Way - a traverse of the Chart Hills. Toy's Hill, Ide Hill, Chartwell (NT), and an extension to Knole Park (NT)

Escarpment view Yalding to Sevenoaks walk
Escarpment view

Yalding to Sevenoaks walk

Apr-16 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Yalding to Sevenoaks

Kent Orchards, then follows the Greensand Way to Igtham Mote (NT), One Tree Hill, Knole House and deer park (NT)

Boughton Monchelsea church
Boughton Monchelsea church

Apr-15 • quitenearmike on Flickr

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Yalding to Sutton Valence

Greensand Way Stage 8 - fine views from a gentle ridge and excellent pubs en-route

Orchard Sutton Valence to Pluckley
Orchard

Sutton Valence to Pluckley

May-15 • moontiger on Flickr

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Harrietsham or Sutton Valence to Pluckley

Greensand Way Stage 9 - fine views from a gentle ridge, orchards and nice pubs

Boardwalk in Pudmore Pond Area, Thursley Common SWC Walk 144 Haslemere to Farnham - Thursley Common Extension (Pudmore Pond Extension-within-the-Extension)
Boardwalk in Pudmore Pond Area, Thursley Common

SWC Walk 144 Haslemere to Farnham - Thursley Common Extension (Pudmore Pond Extension-within-the-Extension)

Feb-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Haslemere to Farnham

A wooded ridge, Temple of the Four Winds, Gibbet Hill, Devil's Punch Bowl, Highcomb Bottom, Thursley & Hankley Commons, Atlantic Wall, River Wey, Waverley Abbey's ruins

View from Leith Hill No sign of Sevenoaks. Holmwood to Gomshall
View from Leith Hill

No sign of Sevenoaks. Holmwood to Gomshall

Oct-07 • moontiger on Flickr

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Holmwood to Gomshall

A very pretty forest walk, quite close to London, and the view from Leith Hill, the highest point in the Southeast.

A view north to Ide Hill
A view north to Ide Hill

Sep-08 • stuleeds on Flickr

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Hurst Green to Chiddingstone Causeway

Long. The Greensand Way through remote wooded hills, passing Chartwell (Churchill, NT), Toys and Ide Hills. Gentle fields to finish.

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walk 21 TREES IN KNOLE PARK

May-05 • Bela Struzkova on Flickr

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Leigh to Sevenoaks

A gentle morning past fields and Oasthouses, then a steep climb to Knole Palace (NT) and its deer park

Hollyhocks Penshurst. Leigh to Tunbridge wells
Hollyhocks

Penshurst. Leigh to Tunbridge wells

Jul-09 • moontiger on Flickr

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Leigh to Tunbridge Wells

Penshurst Place (a stately home), rivers, woods, and Kent's rolling hills

Walking down the lane Ockley to Warnham walk
Walking down the lane

Ockley to Warnham walk

Mar-16 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Ockley to Warnham

A quiet corner of Surrey - woods, gentle hills and a lovely lunchtime pub

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Statue of Churchill, Westerham Green

Jul-10 • Sean O'Neill

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Oxted Circular

The Greensand Hills on the Surrey/Kent border to Westerham, with an optional extension via Chartwell.

Staffhurst Wood Oxted to Lingfield walk
Staffhurst Wood

Oxted to Lingfield walk

Apr-22 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Oxted to Lingfield

A short climb over the Greensand Hills followed by a gentle walk across the Low Weald, with a fine bluebell wood at its centre.

Escarpment view Sevenoaks Circular walk
Escarpment view

Sevenoaks Circular walk

Apr-14 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Sevenoaks Circular

Out via the National Trust's Knole Park, House, and Igtham Mote. Back by the Greensand Way along the escarpment of the Kent Downs.

Westerham warriors General Woolfe guards the green at Westerham; also the pub, the cafe, and Churchill's statue. D.Allen Vivitar 5199 5mp
Westerham warriors

General Woolfe guards the green at Westerham; also the pub, the cafe, and Churchill's statue. D.Allen Vivitar 5199 5mp

Jun-07 • magyardave2002 on Flickr

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Sevenoaks to Westerham

Knole Park, then west along the Greensand Way with spectacular views of the Kent Weald.

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walk 17 View during morning

May-05 • Peter Conway on Flickr

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Snodland to Sole Street

The North Downs, hilly with views after lunch, and tranquil Luddesdown for tea.

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Yalding to Borough Green

Dec-07 • moontiger on Flickr

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Yalding to Borough Green

A gentle walk along The Greensand Way and through Mereworth Woods

Region Star # Walk Km Effort Ht. gain Description London
Kent 36 Borough Green to Sevenoaks 16.1 4 225 A Country House, Igtham Mote (NT), Knole Palace and deer park (NT), as well as pretty countryside, and close to London. V
East Sussex 79 Edenbridge to Westerham 17.8 8 450 A slow climb from Eden Valley to the Greensand Ridge and the High Chart, via Chartwell (NT, Churchill's Home) and Emmetts Garden (NT). CX LB
Surrey 145 Witley to Haslemere via Thursley, Surrey Hills 17.3 5 475 Greensand Way Stage 1 : Gibbet Hill, Devil's Punch Bowl and Hindhead Common CJ W
Kent 152 Pluckley to Ashford 16.4 3 150 Greensand Way Stage 10 - pretty orchards and woods, commons with a bog, Godinton Park, then the Great Stour River into Ashford TL CX StP
Kent 153 Ashford to Ham Street 17.2 2 100 Greensand Way Stage 11 - the Great Stour River out of Ashford, new housing and a landfill, then pretty through pastures and Ham Street Woods NNR TL CX StP V
Surrey 146 Witley to Ewhurst 20.3 5 475 Greensand Way Stage 2 : The Surrey Hills : the Wey Valley, and remote villages CJ W
Surrey 147 Gomshall to Dorking 23.2 5 500 Greensand Way Stage 3 : The Surrey Hills : Holmbury Hill and Leith Hill V W
Surrey 148 Earlswood to Oxted 16.9 4 325 Greensand Way Stage 5 : A gentle ridge walk through a quiet part of Surrey. Regularly spaced pubs. V
Surrey 149 Hurst Green to Sevenoaks 18.8 6 425 The best of the Greensand Way - a traverse of the Chart Hills. Toy's Hill, Ide Hill, Chartwell (NT), and an extension to Knole Park (NT) CJ EC LB V
Kent 41 Yalding to Sevenoaks 21.2 4 425 Kent Orchards, then follows the Greensand Way to Igtham Mote (NT), One Tree Hill, Knole House and deer park (NT) TL CX StP
Kent 150 Yalding to Sutton Valence 15.3 3 225 Greensand Way Stage 8 - fine views from a gentle ridge and excellent pubs en-route TL CX StP
Kent 151 Harrietsham or Sutton Valence to Pluckley 17.7 3 200 Greensand Way Stage 9 - fine views from a gentle ridge, orchards and nice pubs TL StP V
Surrey 144 Haslemere to Farnham 23.6 6 550 A wooded ridge, Temple of the Four Winds, Gibbet Hill, Devil's Punch Bowl, Highcomb Bottom, Thursley & Hankley Commons, Atlantic Wall, River Wey, Waverley Abbey's ruins CJ W
Surrey 42 Holmwood to Gomshall 16.7 6 325 A very pretty forest walk, quite close to London, and the view from Leith Hill, the highest point in the Southeast. CJ V
Kent 16 Hurst Green to Chiddingstone Causeway 20.5 6 475 Long. The Greensand Way through remote wooded hills, passing Chartwell (Churchill, NT), Toys and Ide Hills. Gentle fields to finish. CJ EC LB V
Kent 21 Leigh to Sevenoaks 14.5 5 225 A gentle morning past fields and Oasthouses, then a steep climb to Knole Palace (NT) and its deer park CX
Kent 15 Leigh to Tunbridge Wells 18.9 5 350 Penshurst Place (a stately home), rivers, woods, and Kent's rolling hills CX
Surrey 47 Ockley to Warnham 16.5 3 150 A quiet corner of Surrey - woods, gentle hills and a lovely lunchtime pub CJ V
Kent 63 Oxted Circular 19.5 5 275 The Greensand Hills on the Surrey/Kent border to Westerham, with an optional extension via Chartwell. CJ EC LB V
Kent 135 Oxted to Lingfield 19.5 4 200 A short climb over the Greensand Hills followed by a gentle walk across the Low Weald, with a fine bluebell wood at its centre. CJ EC LB V
Kent 21 Sevenoaks Circular 16.3 3 300 Out via the National Trust's Knole Park, House, and Igtham Mote. Back by the Greensand Way along the escarpment of the Kent Downs. TL CX StP
Kent 20 Sevenoaks to Westerham 18.6 6 425 Knole Park, then west along the Greensand Way with spectacular views of the Kent Weald. TL CX StP
Kent 17 Snodland to Sole Street 13.1 5 325 The North Downs, hilly with views after lunch, and tranquil Luddesdown for tea. TL StP
Kent 50 Yalding to Borough Green 16.8 3 275 A gentle walk along The Greensand Way and through Mereworth Woods TL CX StP

Last Updated : Mar-24