Walks from Woldingham

Highly recommended: A very beautiful and varied walk through woodland ridges, open chalk downland, picturesque villages. Crosses the M25 but not significantly marred by the noise. Mostly secluded.

Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.

Godstone (2h in)

4 lunch spots: Godstone (2h15 in) — the Hare & Hounds (not great), the Old Forge Deli, the White Hart, or the Bell

1 end-of-walk reward: the Oxted Inn

Warnings: Chalk paths can be slippery.

Source: Trains2Green.

Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.

Rural valleys, North Downs escarpments, beech woods, plantation paths, open downland, hilltop village and historic garden village.

Warnings: Can be muddy.

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

Chalk grassland and woodland through Marden Park Woods to Gangers Hill, the North Downs Way, and St Agatha's Church with Surrey's oldest ash tree.

Marden Park Woods: Ancient woodland and chalk grassland rising through the Marden Park estate.

St Agatha's Church: A small church said to shelter Surrey's oldest ash tree.

The North Downs Way: A National Trail following the chalk ridge of the North Downs with panoramic views.

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

North Downs woodland ridge, South Hawke bridleway, M25 footbridge, open farmland, Greensand Way, ancient churchyard and golf course.

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Source: A shorter variant of Woldingham to Oxted (Saturday Walkers Club).

Chalk downland, bluebell woods, enclosed bridleways, isolated valleys, golf course descent, woodland nature reserves and Halliloo valley views.

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Source: An alternative variant of Warlingham Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).

Chalk downland, bluebell woods, enclosed bridleways, woodland nature reserves and Halliloo valley views.

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Source: An alternative variant of Warlingham Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).