Walks you can reach from Elephant & Castle by train
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Eynsford Circular via Otford (Kent)
1 hour direct from Elephant & Castle.
Highly recommended: Secluded valleys, chalk downland ridges, ancient woodland, golf course, chalk grassland nature reserves, riverside paths and farmland.
Shoreham (45m in)
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
3 lunch spots: Shoreham (1h30 in) — the Samuel Palmer (Plenty of seating, including outdoors; excellent), the Honey Pot, or the Kings Arms
3 end-of-walk rewards: the Castle Hotel, the Five Bells, or the Malt Shovel
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: Trains2Green.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Farningham Road to Eynsford (Kent)
1 hour direct from Elephant & Castle.
Linear middle Darent Valley Path beside the tranquil River Darent, Lullingstone Roman Villa, Eynsford Castle and valley views.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Kent Downs National Landscape (tips, photos and local insights).
Otford to Eynsford (Kent)
1 hour direct from Elephant & Castle.
River valley, open fields, orchards, beech woods, golf course, ridge path and historic villages.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Reverse direction: Kent Downs National Landscape.
Swanley to Eynsford (Kent)
1 hour direct from Elephant & Castle.
Linear walk into the Darent Valley countryside, with breathtaking views, Lullingstone Roman Villa, the Eynsford Viaduct and the village's humpback bridge and ford.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Kent Downs National Landscape (tips, photos and local insights).
Wimbledon Circular via Wimbledon Common (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Elephant & Castle.
Urban streets, open common, wooded paths, golf fairways, parkland and quiet roads.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Shoreham Circular via Otford (Kent)
1 hour direct from Elephant & Castle.
Darent Valley circular around the riverside villages of Shoreham and Otford, with panoramic valley views, Polhill Bank Nature Reserve and a section of the Darent Valley Path.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Kent Downs National Landscape (tips, photos and local insights).
Streatham to East Dulwich (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from Elephant & Castle.
South London green-chain walk from Streatham's Rookery through Dulwich Woods, Horniman Gardens and Nunhead Cemetery to East Dulwich.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Streatham to Honor Oak Park (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from Elephant & Castle.
Walk through surviving fragments of the ancient Great North Wood, from Streatham Common via Crystal Palace Park to One Tree Hill.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Mitcham to Colliers Wood (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Elephant & Castle.
Flat urban riverside parks, nature reserves, chalk stream, industrial heritage and south London commons and green corridors.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Wimbledon to Putney (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Elephant & Castle.
Suburban streets, open common, landscaped park, woodland riverside path, Royal Park grassland, suburban roads and riverside Thames path.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Wimbledon to Kingston (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Elephant & Castle.
Common heathland, woodland, royal deer park, formal gardens, Thames riverside path and open grassland.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Carshalton to Kingswood (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Elephant & Castle.
Out of the suburbs and up the North Downs; Mayfield Lavender fields, ancient Banstead Woods, rolling commons.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Mayfield Lavender Farm: A lavender field on the North Downs near Banstead, open to walkers.
Banstead Woods: Ancient woodland and former medieval deer park near Chipstead.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).