Walks from Eynsford

Highly recommended: Secluded valleys, chalk downland ridges, ancient woodland, golf course, chalk grassland nature reserves, riverside paths and farmland.

Shoreham

Otford

Time: 3h–6h

3 lunch spots: Shoreham (1h–2h in) — the Samuel Palmer, the Honey Pot, or the Kings Arms

3 end-of-walk rewards: the Castle Hotel, the Five Bells, or the Malt Shovel

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Source: Trains2Green.

Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.

Ancient woodlands, low hills, chalk grassland, riverside paths, open hillside, farm fields and quiet villages in the Darent valley.

Time: 4h

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Circular along the Darent Valley floor, hugging the River Darent past Bradbourne Lakes and Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, to the village of Shoreham and the Samuel Palmer Trail.

Walk details: Kent Downs National Landscape (tips, photos and local insights).

Linear middle Darent Valley Path beside the tranquil River Darent, Lullingstone Roman Villa, Eynsford Castle and valley views.

Walk details: Kent Downs National Landscape (tips, photos and local insights).

River valley, open fields, orchards, beech woods, golf course, ridge path and historic villages.

Time: 4h

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Reverse direction: Kent Downs National Landscape.

Linear walk into the Darent Valley countryside, with breathtaking views, Lullingstone Roman Villa, the Eynsford Viaduct and the village's humpback bridge and ford.

Walk details: Kent Downs National Landscape (tips, photos and local insights).

Secluded valleys, chalk downland ridges, woodland, chalk grassland nature reserves and riverside village paths.

Otford

Time: 4h

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Source: A shorter variant of Eynsford Circular via Otford – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).