A-Z of WALKS and CATEGORIES
Guildford
'The Downs Link follows 2 disused railway lines and crosses the Surrey Hills, the Low Weald, the South Downs and the Coastal Plain. Since the trains departed in the 1960's the embankments ...
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'Waymarked level route, open to walkers, horse riders and cyclists. It links the North Downs Way at St Martha’s Hill, Surrey with the South Downs Way near Steyning, West Sussex.'
'The route affords superb views from the North Downs to the Greensand hills and visa-versa. It follows some of the most attractive paths in Surrey and visits locations special in the history of the ...
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'The 26 mile Founders Footpaths, originally devised by Tony Youngs, and first walked in April 1995 by members of the LDWA Surrey Group ... The route is used largely, but not completely, for the LDWA London Group's annual Founders Challenge which takes place in October.' Held Early October.
Parks and Countryside.
Member of the Ramblers - Surrey Area Grouping
'The Voluntary Town Guides provide walking tours that show and explain the town to thousands of people each year.'
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'Guildford is rich in history. It has a fine collection of buildings covering Saxon, Medieval, Tudor, Georgian, Victorian and 20th Century architecture, making it an ideal place for a visit. Make the most of your visit with a guided walk around Guildford.'
'This popular public event offers people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to join guided walks in and around the beautiful town and stunning countryside surrounding the ancient Borough of Guildford. This year's festival runs for the whole of September ... although walks will appear throughout the year ...'
'Spanning over 422 acres, and open 363 days a year, our parkland at Hatchlands is a wonderful spot to enjoy the great outdoors. Just 45 minutes outside Greater London and with great stuff to do every season, why not stop by and enjoy a breath of fresh air.'
Details of six walks: [1] The Hurtwood and Holmbury Hill (4 miles) - - - : [2] The Hurtwood and Winterfold Hill (4.5 miles) - - - : [3] The Hurtwood and Pitch Hill (4 miles) - - - : [4] Blackheath ...
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' A unique and beautiful world of heath and forest in the heart of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ... More than 90 years ago, Reggie Bray, Lord of the Manor of Shere, granted the public a "right to roam" with "open access for air and exercise" on the Hurtwood – one of the first estates in England to do so. This set a pioneering example of a landowner welcoming the public on to his land and finding a way of working with the public that would benefit both the land and the people.'
Note that the 'Dillons' mentioned in the description was a bookshop that became 'Waterstones' but the Site is now owned by the clothing company Accessorize-Monsoon. (Waterstones is ...
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'Until very recently, with little documentary evidence of its existence, the medieval Jews of Guildford would have merited little more than a footnote in a history of Anglo-Jewry. However, an exciting archaeological discovery in 1996 changed all that, when the remains of what’s believed to have been a 12th century synagogue were unearthed in the town.'
'The walks are circular, between 2.5 and 6 miles long and may easily be combined to make longer rambles. Most start at the Parish Shop in the village centre where parking is available in one of ...
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'Pirbright is a great place for walkers, with its acres of commonland and rich network of footpaths, originally created to link farms to each other and to the church and centre of the village ... (A) pamphlet of nine local walks was commissioned by the Parish Council as an aid to residents and visitors wishing to explore our attractive village and the surrounding countryside.'
'Wisley is now a large and diverse garden covering 240 acres (971,000 m²). In addition to numerous formal and informal decorative gardens, several glasshouses and an extensive arboretum, it includes small scale "model gardens" which are intended to show visitors what they can achieve in their own gardens, and a trials field where new cultivars are assessed.'
'Devised in the early 1970s on behalf of the Wey & Arun Canal Trust, then a newly established body aiming to restore the waterway which had previously linked the rivers Wey and Arun, t ...
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'Walking route of some 36 miles from Guildford, Surrey to a junction with the South Downs Way above Amberley, West Sussex.'
The Wey Valley | River Wey and Godalming Navigations and Dapdune Wharf [National Trust] | Walk this Wey
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