Walks you can reach from East Grinstead by train
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Dormans Station to Lingfield Station (Surrey)
4m direct from East Grinstead.
16km. 4h.
Undulating woodland, railway cuttings and viaducts, golf course, racecourse straight, farmland, nature reserve, and village conservation area. Can be muddy. Avoid August Bank Holiday.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hever Station to Dormans Station (Kent)
4m direct from East Grinstead.
16km. 4h30.
Undulating countryside, woods, farmland, fields, streams, historic manor houses, iron-age hillfort, remote border area of Kent, and Surrey and Sussex. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Dormans Station Circular via Cook's Pond Viaduct (Surrey)
4m direct from East Grinstead.
15km. 3h30.
Undulating woodland, railway cuttings and viaducts, golf course, racecourse straight, nature reserve, farmland, and village conservation area. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Dormans to Lingfield – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Cowden Station to Dormans Station (Kent)
4m direct from East Grinstead.
13km.
Undulating countryside, woods, farmland, fields, streams, historic manor houses, iron-age hillfort, remote border area of Kent, and Surrey and Sussex. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Hever to Dormans – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Oxted Station to Lingfield Station (Surrey)
7m direct from East Grinstead.
19km. 4h30.
Meadows, wooded Greensand Ridge, gently rolling Low Weald farmland, ancient woodland, old farmsteads and manor houses, flat plain, and nature reserve. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Lingfield Station Circular (Surrey)
7m direct from East Grinstead.
20km. 4h30.
Undulating woodland, railway cuttings and viaducts, golf course, racecourse straight, farmland, nature reserve, village conservation area, and water meadow. Can be muddy.
A longer variant of Dormans to Lingfield – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hurst Green Station to Lingfield Station (Surrey)
7m direct from East Grinstead.
16km. 4h.
Hillside paths, Low Weald farmland, ancient woodland, old manor houses, flat plain, and nature reserve. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Oxted to Lingfield – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hurst Green Station to Oxted Station (Surrey)
15m direct from East Grinstead.
11km. Moderate ascents. 3h–5h.
Greensand hills, woodland, open country, and village paths. Can be muddy.
Lunch stops: the Carpenters Arms (1h–1h30 in), or the Grasshopper Inn (1h30–2h30 in).
End-of-walk reward: the Oxted Inn.
Hurst Green Station to Penshurst Station (Surrey)
15m direct from East Grinstead.
20km. Moderate ascents. 6h–10h.
Highlights: Chartwell House and Bore Place.
Lunch stops: the Carpenters Arms (1h–1h30 in), the Fox & Hounds (2h–3h30 in), Landemare café (2h–3h30 in), or the Cock Inn (3h30–6h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Greyhound, or the Little Brown Jug.
Hurst Green Station to Sevenoaks Station (Surrey)
15m direct from East Grinstead.
18km.
Greensand ridge, chart hills, undulating woodland, commons, deer park, historic estates, and suburban old town. Steep climbs.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hurst Green Station to Riddlesdown Station (Surrey)
15m direct from East Grinstead.
21km. 5h30.
Heathland common, golf courses, farmland, North Downs escarpment, open downland, woodland strips, and views across the High Weald and South Downs. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hurst Green Station to Godstone Station (Surrey)
15m direct from East Grinstead.
13km.
Hillside paths, Low Weald farmland, ancient woodland, and flat fields alongside railway. Can be muddy.
A variant of Oxted to Lingfield – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.