Walks you can reach from Lewisham by train

Recommended

Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.

Down House: home of Charles Darwin (2h45 in).

Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

4 lunch spots: Downe (3h in) — Down House café, the George and Dragon, or Rajdoot of Downe; plus the Blacksmith's Arms (2h in)

4 end-of-walk rewards: the Rose and Crown, the Royal Oak, the Queens Head, or the Chelsfield

Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).

Wooded hills, steep ridges, hidden downland valley, bluebell woods, beech and sweet chestnut woodland and fields.

Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Descents can be slippery.

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

Suburban woodlands, wide woodland tracks, heathland, valleys, moated manor ruins and open green spaces.

Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Can be muddy.

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

Three commons, coppiced woodland, open heathland, gorse, ponds, riverside paths and suburban road crossings.

Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Busy road crossings.

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

Circular around Dartford Marshes beside the meandering River Darent towards the Thames, with wading birds and the ruins of the Wells fireworks factory.

Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

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

Rural fields with wildflowers, bluebell woods and several village churches.

Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Numerous stiles throughout.

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

Leafy Georgian avenues, open heath, parkland, Royal Observatory hill, riverside Thames Path, Docklands waterfront and financial district.

Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

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

Urban London, genteel residential streets, Georgian and Victorian estates, large open heathland, well-kept parks, river valleys, Victorian cemeteries and green hilltops with panoramic city views.

Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)

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

Fields, woods, valleys, heathland, commons and London Green Belt countryside.

Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Can be waterlogged.

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

Flat riverside paths, flood defences, marshland, industrial edge-land and wide Thames estuary views.

Time: 3h (1h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a fifth of the walk. Flood risk — check warnings.

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

Similar walk: Slow Ways (inc. GPX).

Gently rolling countryside, shady footpaths and bridleways, open valleys, woods, chalk downland and quiet rural hamlets near the London/Surrey border.

Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Can be muddy.

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

North Downs escarpment, woods carpeted with wild garlic and bluebells, open pasture, arable fields, fine southward views and some M25 road noise early on.

Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Can be slippery.

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