Walks you can reach from Buxted by train
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Buxted.
Woldingham to Oxted (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Buxted.
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.
Crowborough Circular via Hornshurst Wood (Sussex)
7 minutes direct from Buxted.
Recommended: Woodland, streams, meadows and bluebells.
Woodland: three quarters under tree cover.
Lunch: No lunch stops on route. Plenty of places to eat Crowborough itself.
Best months: in April (bluebell season).
Source: Trains2Green.
Hurst Green to Penshurst (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Buxted.
Hilly: two fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Limpsfield Common: Ancient common on the Greensand Ridge where time comes home to sleep (National Trust; 1h in).
Chartwell House: Family home and garden of Sir Winston Churchill (National Trust; 2h in; 3h to visit).
Toys Hill: Discover the place that inspired Octavia Hill to found the National Trust (National Trust; 3h in).
Bore Place (3h30 in)
5 lunch spots: Westerham (2h in) — Chartwell House café, or Landemare café; plus the Carpenters Arms (45 mins in), the Fox & Hounds (3h in), or the Cock Inn (3h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Greyhound, or the Little Brown Jug
Source: Trains2Green.
Oxted to Hurst Green (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Buxted.
Quebec House: Childhood home of General James Wolfe, victor of the Battle of Quebec (1759) (National Trust; 2h30 in; 1h to visit).
4 lunch spots: Westerham (2h15 in) — Food For Thought, or Tudor Rose Tea Rooms; plus the Comodor (2h15 in), or Churchill's Art Cafe (2h15 in)
Source: Trains2Green.
Hurst Green to Dunton Green (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Buxted.
Quebec House: Childhood home of General James Wolfe, victor of the Battle of Quebec (1759) (National Trust; 2h in; 1h to visit).
4 lunch spots: Westerham (2h in) — the Grasshopper On The Green, or Food For Thought; plus the Comodor (2h in), or Churchill's Art Cafe (2h in)
Source: Trains2Green.
Eridge Circular via Groombridge (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Buxted.
Undulating High Weald, streams, meadows, sandstone outcrops, heathland, conifer-to-heathland nature reserve and woods.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Oxted Circular via Yalden Spring (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Buxted.
Wooded Greensand Ridge, heathland common, open parkland, valleys, escarpment views to North Downs and High Weald and historic market town.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Ashurst to Eridge (Kent)
15 minutes direct from Buxted.
Low hills, steep-sided valleys, field edges, country lanes, wooded valleys, sandstone outcrops, heath and meadows.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Cowden to Eridge (Kent)
30 minutes direct from Buxted.
Weald pasture, woods, hills, undulating fields and valley paths.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Hever to Leigh (Kent)
30 minutes direct from Buxted.
Undulating hills, open fields, beech woods, rivers, ponds, quaint villages and historic estates.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Hurst Green to Sevenoaks (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Buxted.
Greensand ridge, chart hills, undulating woodland, commons, deer park, historic estates and suburban old town.
Toy's Hill (National Trust)
Warnings: Steep climbs.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Oxted to Lingfield (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Buxted.
Surrey Hills edge walk over fields and through woodland, including seasonal bluebell woods, with panoramic views.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Limpsfield Common: Ancient common on the Greensand Ridge where time comes home to sleep (National Trust; 1h15 in).
Limpsfield Chart: Elevated wooded common on the Greensand Ridge.
Starborough Castle: Site of a former medieval moated castle.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.