Bee Garden & Chobham Common Loop | Free Hike 26km (16mi)

📈 GRADE 🥾🥾 🥾 Level 3/5
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SUMMARY:
📈26km (16mi) | Circular | Ascent: 383 m | ~7 hours (with breaks)
🚆Train: Return Ticket London Waterloo 🔁 Sunningdale
⛳️ Meeting Point: 2 Options
1- London Waterloo station Ticket Office | 09:00 (Train is at 09:19)
2- Sunningdale outside train station | 10:10
This is a Circular Hike ⚠️
📍 Hike start: Sunningdale train station | 10:15
🏁 Hike finish: Sunningdale | approx. ~17:00
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📕ABOUT:
Join us for a scenic Sunningdale-to-Sunningdale loop (26 km) through woodland, heathland and classic Surrey countryside. We’ll pass Fern Hill first, then climb up to Danewell Hill, before stopping at a nice café for lunch. After lunch we continue through Chobham common and Bee Garden then loop back to Sunningdale Station.

Bee Garden note: The Bee Garden is a fascinating Scheduled Monument on Chobham Common—a large, banked enclosure in Albury Bottom. Its exact story is debated (some suggest Bronze Age, others medieval), but it’s a brilliant little landmark to pass through in the middle of open heathland.
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🌟HIGHLIGHTS:

• Fern Hill – a lovely warm-up section
• Danewell Hill – a rewarding climb and fresh views
• Café lunch stop – proper break, toilets and a reset for the second half
• Chobham – countryside feel
• Bee Garden (Chobham Common) – peaceful heathland + hidden history

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💷 COST:
Free
This hike is completely free to join but participants need to purchase their own transport tickets.
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🎟️ TRAIN TICKET INFORMATION:
I would recommend you get

• Super Off-Peak Ticket Return London Waterloo 09:19 ➡️ 10:09 Sunningdale with a Network Railcard is £12.05 (instead of £18.10).
• 💡If you’d like to join other hikers using a Network Railcard, please arrive earlier so we can organise small groups. Note that each card can cover up to 4 people.
• Visit National Rail for details

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🎒WHAT TO BRING:

• 1-2L Water
• Packed lunch and snacks
• Comfortable walking/hiking shoes
• Weather-appropriate clothing (layers, waterproofs, hat, sunscreen)
• Optional: trekking poles, camera

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✅WHO CAN JOIN:
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Our hikes are open to adults aged 21 and over.
• 👶 For safety reasons, we’re not able to include children.
• 🐾 We love animals, but pets (including dogs) can’t join our hikes.
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📅 RSVP & ATTENDANCE:
RSVP only if you plan to attend. Please cancel as early as possible if you can no longer make it so others can join. A no-show means you RSVPed but did not attend or cancelled just before or after the start time. Repeated no-shows or late cancellations without a valid reason may lead to removal. Reliable regulars who end up on a waitlist may message the host for priority consideration.
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👣 STAYING TOGETHER:
A dedicated back marker is not always present, so please keep others in sight and avoid moving too far ahead or falling too far behind. Faster walkers should wait at junctions. The hike leader will pause at key points to regroup and reduce the chance of anyone becoming separated from the group.
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⚠️ DISCLAIMER:
By joining, you confirm that you have read and accepted the group policy on the About page. You are responsible for your own safety, and neither the host nor the group can be held liable for injury, loss, or damage.