Surrey Hills extravaganza – 25km of autumnal woodlands & stunning views

HIGHLIGHTS

• Paths from Holmwood to Westhumble (Dorking)
• Ancient autumnal oak trees in Holmwood Common
• Forlorn forest paths across Abinger Forest, Coldharbour Common, Wotton Common and Greensand Way
• Autumnal beech trees along the North Downs Way
• Fantastic views from Leith Hill & Ranmore Common
• A well deserved beer and mulled wine in Westhumble pub

HIKING INFO
Distance: approx 25km (c.15.5 miles)
Estimated Duration (approx): 7 hours walking
Difficulty: Moderate (4km/hr)

DESCRIPTION
Come and join me for a Surrey Hills adventure - as this is my home turf, I like to find undulating paths less known.

We start walking through Holmwood Common, an ancient common once owned by King Harold and William the Conqueror. The mature oak trees will hopefully be in their full autumnal blaze as we walk through dappled woodland and occasional clearings. As we walk into Abinger Forest, we will be walking in a pine forest as we head to Coldhabour Common to the infamous Leith Hill for tea and their refrigerator cake and other sweet offerings.

We then continue on smaller paths over Wotton Common as we head up north to the North Downs, for the last of the beech and oak tree colour to be rewarded with another fantastic view over Ranmore Common. We end up in Westhumble for a well deserved pub fare. Be prepared for a bit of nighttime walking if we don’t get our skates on to make 4km/ hour - so please bring a torch.

It will be a colourful day out in the Surrey Hills with a feast of colour, various forests and woodlands, vistas and pub to rest our feet at the end of the day.

ps. My walks make time to enjoy the views, take in local history, and look at interesting buildings along the way.

MEETING POINT
You can choose to meet at London Victoria or the Hike Starting Point.
We will assemble in front Neals Yard Remedies to the right of Neros and opposite the Information Desk

LONDON STATION MEETING DETAILS
08.10 - Group save assemble time:
08.25 - Move to the departure platform
08.41 - TRAIN DEPARTS
09.50 - train arrives at Holmwood

HIKE START POINT
Time: 09.50 am
Meetup Point: Holmwood Train Station - outside the front

Return
It is impossible to promise a specified finish train and time, but we aim to return to London by 18.45 or 19.25.

Tickets
For those buying their own tickets, please get a return to Holmwood.

HIKE COST
The cost for the hike is £10 per person

GROUP SAVE
If you want to be part of a group save option, please arrive at the meeting point no later than 08.10am. Group save train fare is currently £12.05 - if you want to join into the group save, please DM so we can make arrangements.

Alternatively - you could look into getting a yearly Network Railcard (£30)
https://www.network-railcard.co.uk - to get the same discount as a group save.

HIKE INCLUDES

• Guided Hike planned and led by experienced AAA leaders - trained Lowland and Mountain Leaders with Wilderness First Aid Training.
• PayPal fees

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE

• Travel costs, unless this option is selected.
• Lunch, drinks or any refreshments
• Souvenirs
• Meetup Fee levied on all purchases via meetup
• Entrance fees to any attractions you wish to visit

RECOMMENDED KIT LIST (full list)

• Suitable hiking shoes or boots
• Waterproof jacket and trousers (Please no jeans!)
• Water [2L recommended]
• Warm/Windproof layer, e.g. Down/Primaloft/Fleece
• Wicking base layer, e.g. Polyester/Tencil/Merino
• Camera & Phone
• Picnic lunch and snacks

CANCELLING/REFUNDS
If you can no longer join the hike, please message the Host listed on here, and update your RSVP status to 'Not going', to allow others to take your place. If the hike is full, and you have messaged us and have changed your RSVP to 'Not going', we will refund you, less than the PayPal/Meetup fees. To obtain this, please email info@aaalondongroup.com after the event, with the email address you use on your PayPal account and transaction reference. If the hike is not full, unfortunately we will not be able to provide any refund.

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