Walks you can reach from Otford by train
Kent · South East England | Walks by foot
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Shoreham Station Circular via World Garden (Kent)
3m direct from Otford.
20km. 5h.
Steep-sided chalk hills, ancient woodland, chalk grassland, open countryside, valley floor, riverside paths, golf course, and lavender fields. Steep descents.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Eynsford Station to Shoreham Station (Kent)
3m direct from Otford.
16km. 4h.
A rambler favourite! Secluded valleys, chalk downland ridges, woodland, chalk grassland nature reserves, and riverside village paths. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Eynsford Circular via Otford – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Farningham Road Station to Shoreham Station (Kent)
3m direct from Otford.
16km. 4h.
Ancient woodland, riverside Darent Valley Path, low hills, and quaint village of Shoreham. Motocross path closures possible.
A shorter variant of Farningham Road to Otford – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Knockholt Station to Shoreham Station (Kent)
3m direct from Otford.
5km.
Wooded hills, steep ridge climb, and descent into village. Descent can be slippery.
A shorter variant of Knockholt to Otford – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Eynsford Station Circular via Otford (Kent)
6m direct from Otford.
21km. 5h30.
A rambler favourite! Secluded valleys, chalk downland ridges, ancient woodland, golf course, chalk grassland nature reserves, riverside paths, and farmland. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Borough Green & Wrotham Station to Sevenoaks Station (Kent)
7m direct from Otford.
16km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–7h30.
An essential walk! Greensand hills, apple orchards, woodland paths, streams, deer park, open parkland, and historic manor grounds. Mostly secluded. Can be muddy.
Highlights: Ightham Mote (14th century manor; a visit easily fits into a walk schedule), Knole House (enormous aristocratic estate, associated with the Bloomsbury Group; well worth a visit but consumes a day in itself), and Knole Park.
Lunch stops: the Plough (2h–3h in), or Ightham Mote café (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Chequers, the Restoration, or the Sennockian.
Sevenoaks Station Circular via Knole House (Kent)
7m direct from Otford.
16km.
A rambler favourite! Deer park, fields, woods, coppiced woodland, escarpment ridge, bluebell and wild garlic woods, and Weald views. Some mud inevitable.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Yalding Station to Sevenoaks Station (Kent)
7m direct from Otford.
21km.
A rambler favourite! Undulating Kent farmland, orchards, bluebell woods, greensand escarpment, and deer park. Waymarking can disappear.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Yalding Station to Borough Green & Wrotham Station (Kent)
7m direct from Otford.
16km. 5h.
River Medway start, open fields, deer-fenced woodland, Kentish Weald countryside, vast managed woods, bluebell woodland valleys, orchard edges, and small villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Leigh Station to Sevenoaks Station (Kent)
7m direct from Otford.
14km. 4h30.
Rolling Kentish farmland, fields, oasthouses, bluebell woods, steep greensand hillside, and deer park. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hurst Green Station to Sevenoaks Station (Surrey)
7m direct from Otford.
18km.
Greensand ridge, chart hills, undulating woodland, commons, deer park, historic estates, and suburban old town. Steep climbs.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Edenbridge Station to Sevenoaks Station (Kent)
7m direct from Otford.
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.