Going for a walk
  • Going for a Walk
  • National Trails
    • The Thames Path
    • North Downs Way
  • Long Distance Paths
    • The Capital Ring
    • Wayfarers Walk
    • The London Loop
    • The Three Castles Path
    • The Great Stones Way
    • The Vanguard Way
  • Canal Walks
    • Kennet & Avon Canal Walk >
      • Reading to Calcot
      • Calcot to Woolhampton
      • Woolhampton to Hungerford
      • Hungerford to Great Bedwyn
      • Great Bedwyn to Pewsey Wharf
      • Pewsey to Devizes
      • Devizes to Bradford-on-Avon
      • Bradford-on-Avon to Bath
    • Grand Union Canal Walk >
      • Brentford to West Drayton
      • West Drayton to Croxley Green
      • Croxley Green to Berkhamsted
      • Berkhamsted to Leighton Buzzard
  • Rambles
    • Lockdown Walks
  • Further Afield
    • Switzerland
    • France >
      • Avignon
    • Gran Canaria
    • La Palma
    • Turkey >
      • Lycian Way
  • Photo Gallery
    • Thames Path Photos 1
    • Thames Path Photos 2
    • Thames Path Photos 3
    • Thames Path Photos 4
    • Thames Path Photos 5
    • North Downs Way Photos 1
    • North Downs Way Photos 2
    • Kennet & Avon Canal Walk Photos 1
    • Kennet & Avon Canal Photos 2
    • Three Castles Path Photos
    • Wayfarers Walk Photos 1
    • Wayfarers Walk Photos 2
    • Grand Union Canal Walk Photos 1
    • Vanguard Way Photos
    • Gran Canaria Photos
    • Avignon Photos
    • Lycian Way Photos
Walk on the Downs                            
"Before modern times there was Walking, but not the perfection of Walking, because there was no tea" (George Macauley Trevelyan)
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Between Sands and Seale (Section 1)
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St Martha's Church (Section 2)

                  North Downs Way

        This 153 miles long National Trail starts in Farnham, Surrey and finishes on the coast at Dover in Kent, with an alternative finish at Canterbury Cathedral.  The trail was launched in 1978 and includes two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs. Much of the trail lies within the London commuter belt which means good train connections and, as with the Thames Path, I aim to walk the trail in sections, spread over the coming months (and, who knows, maybe years). 
Section 1:  Farnham to Guildford
Section 2:  Guildford to Dorking
Section 3:  Dorking to Merstham
Section 4:  Merstham to Oxted
Section 5:  Oxted to Otford

     to be continued
Maps/Guidebooks
  • Official National Trail Guide (North Downs Way by Colin Saunders)
  • Ordnance Survey Maps 145 (Guildford & Farnham), 146 (Dorking, Box Hill & Reigate)
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View from Box Hill (Section 3)
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Puttenham
  • Going for a Walk
  • National Trails
    • The Thames Path
    • North Downs Way
  • Long Distance Paths
    • The Capital Ring
    • Wayfarers Walk
    • The London Loop
    • The Three Castles Path
    • The Great Stones Way
    • The Vanguard Way
  • Canal Walks
    • Kennet & Avon Canal Walk >
      • Reading to Calcot
      • Calcot to Woolhampton
      • Woolhampton to Hungerford
      • Hungerford to Great Bedwyn
      • Great Bedwyn to Pewsey Wharf
      • Pewsey to Devizes
      • Devizes to Bradford-on-Avon
      • Bradford-on-Avon to Bath
    • Grand Union Canal Walk >
      • Brentford to West Drayton
      • West Drayton to Croxley Green
      • Croxley Green to Berkhamsted
      • Berkhamsted to Leighton Buzzard
  • Rambles
    • Lockdown Walks
  • Further Afield
    • Switzerland
    • France >
      • Avignon
    • Gran Canaria
    • La Palma
    • Turkey >
      • Lycian Way
  • Photo Gallery
    • Thames Path Photos 1
    • Thames Path Photos 2
    • Thames Path Photos 3
    • Thames Path Photos 4
    • Thames Path Photos 5
    • North Downs Way Photos 1
    • North Downs Way Photos 2
    • Kennet & Avon Canal Walk Photos 1
    • Kennet & Avon Canal Photos 2
    • Three Castles Path Photos
    • Wayfarers Walk Photos 1
    • Wayfarers Walk Photos 2
    • Grand Union Canal Walk Photos 1
    • Vanguard Way Photos
    • Gran Canaria Photos
    • Avignon Photos
    • Lycian Way Photos