Walks you can reach from Leigh by train
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Penshurst Station Circular via Chiddingstone (Kent)
4m direct from Leigh.
13km. Moderate ascents. 3h30–6h.
A rambler favourite! Stately home.
Highlights: Chiddingstone Village and Penshurst Place (worth a visit but needs a day in itself).
Lunch stops in Chiddingstone (1h–1h30 in): the Tulip Tree, or the Castle Inn. Lunch stops in Penshurst (2h–3h30 in): the Leicester Arms Pub, or Penshurst Place.
End-of-walk reward: the Little Brown Jug.
Hurst Green Station to Penshurst Station (Surrey)
4m direct from Leigh.
20km. Moderate ascents. 6h–10h.
Highlights: Chartwell House and Bore Place.
Lunch stops: the Carpenters Arms (1h–1h30 in), the Fox & Hounds (2h–3h30 in), Landemare café (2h–3h30 in), or the Cock Inn (3h30–6h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Greyhound, or the Little Brown Jug.
Tonbridge Station to Penshurst Station (Kent)
4m direct from Leigh.
18km. 4h.
Lakes, water meadows, riverside paths, low hills, orchards, vineyards, farmland, and picturesque villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hildenborough Station to Penshurst Station (Kent)
4m direct from Leigh.
18km. 4h30.
Roadside walking, fields, parkland, riverside paths, low hills, vineyards, and farmland. Can be muddy.
An alternative variant of Tonbridge to Penshurst – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hever Station to Penshurst Station (Kent)
4m direct from Leigh.
12km. 3h.
Farmland, river valley, parkland, and historic village. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Hever to Tonbridge – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Tonbridge Station Circular via Tudeley (Kent)
5m direct from Leigh.
19km. 4h30.
Parkland, farm fields, paddocks, orchards, country park, riverside paths, residential streets, and fishing and sailing lakes.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hever Station to Tonbridge Station (Kent)
5m direct from Leigh.
16km. 3h30.
Gentle farmland, orchards, river valleys, parkland, country park lakes, and riverside paths into a market town. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Tunbridge Wells Station to Tonbridge Station (Kent)
5m direct from Leigh.
14km.
Town commons, woodland tracks, wild flower meadows, country park, river and lake paths, and urban roads. Can be muddy.
An alternative variant of Tunbridge Wells to Hildenborough – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hildenborough Station to Tonbridge Station (Kent)
5m direct from Leigh.
18km. 4h.
Roadside walking, fields, parkland, riverside paths, parkland, playing fields, and town centre. Can be muddy.
An alternative variant of Tonbridge to Penshurst – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Edenbridge Station to Sevenoaks Station (Kent)
15m direct from Leigh.
17km.
Open fields, NE ascent to Toy's Hill, and easterly woodland walking after Ide Hill.
An alternative variant of Hurst Green to Chiddingstone Causeway – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Godstone Station to Oxted Station (Surrey)
15m direct from Leigh.
17km. 4h30.
Low-lying farmland, river valley, woodland, low ridges, golf course, ancient churchyards, and old coaching village. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Godstone Station Circular (Surrey)
15m direct from Leigh.
14km. 3h.
Low-lying farmland, river valley, woodland, farm tracks, meadows, and railway embankment. Can be muddy.
A variant of Godstone to Oxted – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.