Walks you can reach from Coulsdon South by train

First stage of the Vanguard Way, from suburban East Croydon out through Selsdon Wood and the North Downs to Oxted.

Woodland: a third under tree cover.

Time: 5h30–11h

Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).

North Downs ridge, wooded escarpment, open hilltops, undulating ridge paths, rural farmland, parkland and golf course.

Warnings: Hilly, multiple ascents.

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

Mainly level riverside path, sandstone Greensand Way, picturesque Surrey villages and parkland grounds.

Time: 3h30

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

Chalk grassland, rolling farmland and woodland through Shabden Park Farm, with sweeping views of the North Downs.

Shabden Park: A farm and parkland on the North Downs noted for wildflowers and butterflies.

Walk details: Surrey Hills National Landscape (turn-by-turn directions).

Nature reserves, wetland lakes, restored sand quarries, Greensand Ridge, farm fields, wooded commons, suburban streets and pedestrianised town centre.

Time: 5h

Warnings: Can be muddy.

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

Chalk grassland, woodland and open ridges with panoramic views from Colley Hill across the Surrey Hills.

Colley Hill: A chalk-down summit above Reigate offering panoramic views over the Weald.

Walk details: Surrey Hills National Landscape (turn-by-turn directions).

A walk through London's history around the square mile, past the Tower of London, St Paul's Cathedral and the Guildhall.

Time: 2h30–5h

Warnings: Two thirds urban. Several sets of steps, cobbled streets and narrow alleys.

Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).

Gently undulating High Weald woodland of Worth Forest, past an abbey monastery and managed forest park; bluebells and fungi in season.

Walk details: Travelog Lewes (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

North Downs ridge, parkland, open heathland, wooded paths and direct racecourse crossing.

Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.

Time: 4h30–8h30

Warnings: Race days restrict access.

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

Gently undulating Low Weald countryside, ancient semi-natural woodland, village green, river crossing and Greensand ridge with views of North Downs and South Downs.

Time: 4h

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

North Downs walk from Tadworth over Banstead Heath and Colley Hill to Reigate, with heathland, sandstone caves and wide Surrey views.

Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.

Colley Hill: A chalk-down summit above Reigate offering panoramic views over the Weald.

Reigate Heath: A lowland heath on the edge of Reigate, home to a windmill church.

Time: 3h30–7h30

Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).

Recommended: Lovely walk through the various landscapes of the High Weald; really nice walk, varied in environment and rich in nature. A really nice, varied walk through the landscapes of the High Weald, crossing the Sussex Ouse Valley and skirting Ardingly Reservoir, through the bluebell woods of Cowdray and Tilgate Forests. Starts on main roads out of Crawley, then woodland, open farmland and some lane walking; the walking gets quite steep in places and with a holloway whose banks steepen. Easy to follow and quite direct. Crosses the Sussex Ouse Valley and the High Weald. Balcombe, roughly midway, has a high street with shops and a pub.

Woodland: half under tree cover.

Time: 5h–9h30

Lunch: Balcombe, roughly midway, offers a high street of shops and a pub.

Walk details: Slow Ways.