Walk 29th December 2016 Sheepleas - NDW - Fullers farm - Sheepleas

Start point:- TQ088526

Distance:- 13.3 km; 8.27 miles

Time taken:- 2 hours 55 minutes

Route:-

St Mary's Church CP - Sheepleas - Green Dene CP - Mountain Wood - Sheepwalk Lane - Oaken Grove - Drove Road - Gravelhill Gate - Netley Heath - Combe Lane - Woodcote Farm - Fullers Farm - Angel Clump - Viewpoint - CP

Walk 28th December 2016 Norbury Park - Polesden Lacey

Start point:- TQ146544

Distance:- 9.04 km; 5.62 miles

Time taken:- 2 hours 37 minutes

Route:-

Top of Downs Way - Roaring House Farm - Bookham Wood - Chapelhill Wood - Preserve Copse - Polesden Farm - Connicut Lane - Harepit Lane

This walk was led by a member of Mole Valley Ramblers. The starting point was at the top of Downs Way using off street parking in Downs Way and Harepit Lane

Walk 22nd December 2016 Norbury Park

Start point:- TQ151548

Distance:- 11.1 km; 6.9 miles

Time taken:- 2 hours 15 minutes

Route:-

Young St CP (top) -Fetcham Downs - Updown Wood - Icehouse Coombe - The Priory -  Sawmill - Beechy Wood - Crabtree cottages - Bookham Wood - Denshire Hill - The Hazels - CP

Walk 21st December 2016 Sheepleas - Sheepwalk Lane - NDW - Sheepleas

Start point:- TQ088526

Distance:- 13.7 km; 8.51 miles

Time taken:- 3 hours 47 minutes

Route:-

St Mary's Church CP - Sheepleas - Green Dene CP - Mountain Wood - Sheepwalk Lane - Oaken Grove - Drove Road - Gravelhill Gate - Netley Heath - Combe Lane - Woodcote Farm - Fullers Farm - Angel Clump - Viewpoint - CP

I led this walk for Mole Valley Rambers

Walk 19th December 2016 Sheepleas - Sheepwalk Lane - NDW - Sheepleas

Start point:- TQ088526

Distance:- 13.4 km; 8.33 miles

Time taken:- 2 hours 52 minutes

Route:-

St Mary's Church CP - Sheepleas - Green Dene CP - Mountain Wood - Sheepwalk Lane - Oaken Grove - Drove Road - Gravelhill Gate - Netley Heath - Combe Lane - Woodcote Farm - Fullers Farm - Angel Clump - Viewpoint - CP

Walk 14th December 2016 Milton Heath - Logmore Green - Wotton - Westcott

Start point:- TQ154488

Distance:- 10.7 km; 6.65 miles

Time taken 3 hours 6 minutes

Route:-

Milton Heath CP - Mad Horse Copse - Logmore Green - Wolvens Lane - Sylvanus Wood - Wotton - Park Farm - Coombe Copse - Miltoncourt farm - Milton Heath - CP

This walk was led by a member of Mole Valley Ramblers with 30 people walking which is reflected in the time taken to complete the walk.

Views taken from Logmore Green looking north towards the chalk downs through distant mist

Walk 12th December 2016 Norbury Park - Polesden Lacey - Ranmore Common

Start point:- TQ151548

Distance:- 12.3 km; 7.64 miles

Time taken:- 2 hours 40 minutes

Route:-

Young St CP (top) - Admiral's Track - Connicut Lane - Tanners Hatch - Fox Cottages - Bagden Wood - Bagden Farm - Chapelhill Wood - Crabtree Cottages - Bookham Wood - Denshire Hill - CP

This walk takes a slight variation by following a different path to that of the 8th, selecting the path to the left of Fox Cottages. You can see a clear example of a parish boundary known as a bund and ditch at TQ141511 in Bagden Wood

The walk does following in part the "Ranmore Common walk" from Polesden Lacey

                                             Parish boundary in Bagden Wood

I did find of interest the custom of beating the bounds - to walk the parish boundaries to establish / confirm certain rights with parish boundaries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beating_the_bounds

Walk 8th December 2016 Norbury Park - Polesden Lacey - Ranmore Common

Start point:- TQ151548

Distance 12.3 km; 7.64 miles

Time taken:- 2 hours 36 minutes

Route:-

Young St CP (top) - Admiral's Track - Connicut Lane - Tanners Hatch - Fox Cottages - Bagden Farm - Chapelhill Wood - Crabtree Cottages - Bookham Wood - Denshire Hill - CP

Walk 7th December 2016 Norbury Park - Polesden Lacey

Start point:- TQ151548

Distance:- 12.8 km; 7.96 miles

Time taken:- 2 hours 35 minutes

Route:-

Young St CP (top) - Admiral's Track - Connicut Lane - Chapelhill Wood - Crabtree Cottages - Beech Wood - The Priory - Icehouse Combe - Updown Wood - Fetcham Downs - CP

Walk 5th December 2016 Norbury Park

Start point:- TQ151548

Distance:- 10.5 km; 6.53 miles

Time taken 2 hours 40 minutes

Route:-

Youngs St CP (top) - Fetcham Downs - Updown Wood - Icehouse Combe - The Priory - Sawmill - Crabtree Cottages - Bookham Wood - Denshire Hill - The Hazels - CP

Walk 1st December 2016 Polesden Lacey - Ranmore Common Road - Yewtree farm - The Terrace

Start point:- TQ133523

Distance:- 10.9 km; 6.77 miles

Time taken:- 2 hours 31 minutes

Route:-

Polesden Lacey CP - High Barn - Stars Wood - Six Acres Copse - Pump Pond Wood - Dogkennel Green - Hogden Cottage -Ranmore Common Road - Yewtree Farm - Polesden Farm - The Terrace - CP

Today's walk is based upon yesterday's walk in Polesden Lacey. I wanted to enjoy the views from the Terrace below the house and took a diversion to Ranmore Common Road from Hogden cottage to avoid the stoney Hogden Lane.

My personal 1,000 mile walking challenge was completed today with my 1,600 km Viewranger challenge completed yesterday

                                             View from the Terrace at Polesden Lacey

Looking towards Polesden Lacey house

Walk 30th November 2016 Polesden Lacey - DogKennel green

Start point:- TQ133523

Distance:- 8.55 km; 5.31 miles

Time taken:- 2 hours 47 minutes

Route:-

Polesden Lacey CP - High Barn - Stars Wood - Six Acres Copse - Pump Pond Wood - Dogkennel Green - Hogden Cottage - Yewtree Farm - Polesden Farm - CP

This walk was led by a member of Mole Valley Ramblers and with 30 walkers the time taken reflects the numbers present.

The walk took us round the Polesden Lacey estate with many vantage points for view across the surrounding countryside. The smog layer could be seen over London trapped by a temperature inversion.

Polesden Lacey https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/polesden-lacey was owned by Lady Greville.

Her father, William McEwan, was a self-made millionaire. Quiet but fiercely ambitious, he built a business empire out of working man’s ale with exports travelling as far as Australia.

Despite her illegitimate birth, McEwan supported Maggie throughout her life, equipping her with all the trappings a sparkling socialite would need, including Polesden Lacey – her lavish country retreat and party house.   Her husband, Captain Ronald Greville, was quite a catch. With friends in high places, like King Edward VII and the inner circle on the Marlborough House Set, he had just the sort of address book an up-and-coming socialite would need to build a star-studded guest list for the perfect Edwardian houseparty.

Her king, His Majesty King Edward VII, was originally Ronnie’s friend. But after Ronnie’s death in 1908, he attended Maggie’s first house party at Polesden Lacey in 1909, thus cementing her place in Edwardian high society.

The walk returns to the house via Hogden Lane which has a stony loose surface, via Yewtree farm and Polesden Farm