Start point:- TQ151548
Distance:- 14.25km, 8.86 miles
Time taken 2 hours 57 minutes.
Route:-
| Young St
CP (Top) - Bocketts Farm - Hawks Hill - Downside Manor - Leatherhead Downs -
Mickleham Downs - Mickleham Church - Sawmill - Crabtree Cottages - Bookham
Wood - Admirals Road (Track) - The Hazels - CP This walk is an extension of the one taken on the 2nd February 2016. It covers more of the boundaries of the golf course development at Cherkley Court. This development caused a stir locally, going to appeal several times with the case eventually lost. The end result there are now two golf courses side by side, field with masses of cowslips have been destroyed and areas of chalk being removed and dumped in the surrounding boundaries of the development. Footpaths are being closed and signs erected warning people not to trespass on private land. There are supportive messages welcoming the development. http://www.cherkleycourt.com/support.php Mickleham church has been on its site since Saxon times. http://www.micklehamchurch.org.uk/history.htm There is a pub opposite - the Running Horses. My walk then crosses over the A road into Norbury Park and follows the route from the 2nd February 2016 with a slight different route in Bookham Wood. The weather being sunny so good views looking towards Leatherhead, back across to Cherkley Court, Ranmore Common church and Bookham village from Admirals track. This walk can be extended towards Headley, High Ashurst and White Down so there are plenty of opportunities to get similar length walks or longer using this as a basis. |
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