Walks you can reach from Leatherhead by train
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Guildford Circular via Compton (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Leatherhead.
Beginner-friendly: No coast or river to follow, but pretty straightforward long lines nonetheless, and Watt’s Chapel provides a lovely reward for reaching the midpoint of the circuit. The lunch stop is a simple café in the vicinity of Watt’s Chapel, so no messing around with booking a table in advance.
Watts Chapel: A spectacular Arts and Crafts memorial chapel decorated by Mary Watts.
Time: 3h30–7h
1 lunch spot: Watts Gallery café (1h30–3h in)
5 end-of-walk rewards: the Withies Inn, Ye Olde Ship Inn, the Britannia, the White House, or the George Abbot
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Similar walk: Walking Post (inc. GPX).
Dorking to Box Hill & Westhumble (Surrey)
6 minutes direct from Leatherhead.
Highly recommended: Vineyard, wooded hills, chalk downland, open grassland, Mole valley views and North Downs.
Hilly: two fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: half under tree cover.
Time: 4h–8h30
3 lunch spots: Mickleham (2h30–4h30 in) — the Running Horses, or the King William IV; plus Wild About Coffee at Norbury Park (1h30–3h in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: Box Hill Café, or the Stepping Stones
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: Trains2Green.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Box Hill & Westhumble Circular via Mickleham (Surrey)
5 minutes direct from Leatherhead.
Recommended: Hills and woodland.
Hilly: a third on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: half under tree cover.
Time: 2h30–5h
2 lunch spots: Mickleham (30m–1h30 in) — the Running Horses, or the King William IV
3 end-of-walk rewards: Box Hill Café, Ryka's Café, or the Stepping Stones
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Dorking Circular via Brockham (Surrey)
6 minutes direct from Leatherhead.
Restored landscaped gardens, rhododendron woods, surfaced parkland paths, open fields with Downs views, wooded valley trails, village green and town centre.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Box Hill & Westhumble to Merstham (Surrey)
5 minutes direct from Leatherhead.
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).
Box Hill & Westhumble to Ockley (Surrey)
5 minutes direct from Leatherhead.
Vineyard, peaceful woodland and a folly with a view; Denbies Vineyard, Ranmore Common, Leith Hill Tower.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Denbies Vineyard: A large English vineyard on the slopes below Ranmore Common.
Leith Hill: The highest point in South East England, crowned by an 18th-century folly tower.
Time: 5h–10h30
Warnings: Steep descents on steps and paths to Ockley.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Dorking to Reigate (Surrey)
6 minutes direct from Leatherhead.
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).
Effingham Junction to Box Hill & Westhumble (Surrey)
9 minutes direct from Leatherhead.
Hidden valleys, pretty woodland, gentle pasture, North Downs escarpment with extensive views and vineyard.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Horsley to Box Hill & Westhumble (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from Leatherhead.
Pine forest, North Downs views and bluebell woods, past Old Simm's Copse, Ranmore Common and the Denbies Wine Estate.
Hilly: half on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: three fifths under tree cover.
Old Simm's Copse: A tucked-away North Downs woodland renowned for its spring bluebell display.
Denbies Wine Estate: England's largest vineyard, spread across the chalk slopes near Dorking.
Time: 4h–8h30
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Horsley to Gomshall (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from Leatherhead.
Bluebell woods, pine forest and North Downs views, past Old Simm's Copse, West Horsley Place and Effingham Forest.
Woodland: two thirds under tree cover.
Old Simm's Copse: A tucked-away North Downs woodland renowned for its spring bluebell display.
West Horsley Place: A historic country house and cultural venue used as Button House in the BBC comedy Ghosts.
Time: 3h–6h
Warnings: Best in April to early May; steep descent to Abinger Roughs.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Holmwood to Gomshall (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from Leatherhead.
Broadleaf woods, heathland, sandy bridleways, open valley, fields and a picturesque Surrey Hills village.
Time: 4h30
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Guildford to Chilworth (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Leatherhead.
Surrey churches and North Downs views, past Guildford Castle, St Martha's Church and Albury village.
Woodland: three fifths under tree cover.
Guildford Castle: A Norman castle whose surviving keep and grounds sit above Guildford's cobbled High Street.
St Martha's Church: A Grade II-listed hilltop church atop St Martha's Hill with sweeping views over the Surrey Hills.
Time: 4h–8h
Warnings: Steep ascent out of Guildford; steep descent to Albury.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).