East to Westerham

The farmers along here, have, most of them, begun to cut to-day. This has been a fine day; and it is clear that they expect it to continue…..and it continues but it is overcast today!
So back up the hill to the north downs path ! Today it’s all up on the ridge with the occasional down and then up ! Still surprised by how many yew trees are here! Great views south and north ( in the distance the Shard and others ) . An art work commentating the wartime bomber that crashed here - marked by wooden wingtips !
Passing through attractive Merstham and Quality Street ! Through Chaldon and its odd church from 1086 but with an odd mural of a Ladder of Salvation , drunken pilgrim and pilgrim marks ! Lunch at the Harrow, highest pub on the way and odd home guard base during the war!
Round the bend a folly , Whitehall Tower ! Then it’s hug the hill and hope there’s not too many dips ….and hills ! Great views though !
And finish today is Botley Hill , the highest point on the Way path and my bed is south so taxi and I’ll come back tomorrow to finish
- only 17 miles !Read more