Walks from Leigh
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Leigh Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Leigh by train.
Leigh to Penshurst
Highly recommended: Parkland, river valley, gentle farmland slopes, vineyard, woods and hamlet lanes.
Penshurst (1h in)
Chiddingstone Village (National Trust; 3h in)
Chiddingstone (National Trust; 3h in)
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
2 lunch spots: the Leicester Arms (1h in), or the Rock (2h in)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: A variant of Leigh and Penshurst (Saturday Walkers Club).
Leigh Circular
Parkland, river valley, farmland, woods, vineyard and picturesque village streets.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Penshurst Place (1h in)
Chiddingstone Village (National Trust; 2h15 in)
Penshurst (1h in)
Chiddingstone (National Trust; 2h15 in)
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: the Leicester Arms (1h in)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: Trains2Green.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Leigh to Tunbridge Wells
Rolling Kent hills, pastoral river valleys, parkland, woods, lakes and commons extending into town.
Penshurst (1h in)
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: the Leicester Arms Pub (1h in)
5 end-of-walk rewards: the Mount Edgcumbe, the Grove Tavern, the Compasses, the Bedford, or the Claremont
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Leigh to Sevenoaks
Rolling Kentish farmland, fields, oasthouses, bluebell woods, steep greensand hillside and deer park.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Hever to Leigh
Undulating hills, open fields, beech woods, rivers, ponds, quaint villages and historic estates.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Leigh Circular via Penshurst Place & Chiddingstone Village
Parkland, river valley, farmland, woods and hamlet lanes.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: A variant of Leigh and Penshurst (Saturday Walkers Club).
Leigh to Tonbridge
Parkland estate, river valley, country park lakes and riverside paths into a market town.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Source: A shorter variant of Hever to Tonbridge (Saturday Walkers Club).
Penshurst to Leigh
Low-lying Eden valley farmland, gentle ridges, woods, vineyard and hamlet lanes.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: An alternative variant of Leigh and Penshurst (Saturday Walkers Club).
Tunbridge Wells to Leigh
Town commons, woodland tracks, wild flower meadows, country park, river and lake paths and quiet roads.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: An alternative variant of Tunbridge Wells to Hildenborough (Saturday Walkers Club).