BOX HILL ALTERNATIVE
I was in London for the weekend to watch the marathon on the Sunday. The plan for Saturday was to visit a friend who lives in Dorking and go walking around the area where she lived. Unfortunately a couple of days before I got a message saying she had to go back to Tenerife for a family emergency.
So I looked on meetup and there was a walk going that day in the same area so I joined the group as a one off and met them at Victoria station. We got the train down to Leatherhead where I discovered that this was a very popular area for Londoners looking for an escape from the world of concrete.
Now I'm very fit but it was obvious the organizer was a very strong walker who does this kind of thing all the time. As there was 50 of us we strung out a bit but there were plenty of people to enjoy random conversations with as you went along.
The highlight was Box hill after the stepping stones which wasn't too difficult to climb despite being close to the end of the walk.
Nice view from the top, unfortunately the memory card on my camera failed and I lost all my pictures and videos. We stopped for a well needed food break and headed back down.
On the way to Dorking we stopped at 2 pubs, the first being the Dolphin in Betchworth which was a nice place. Overall it seemed an upmarket area with house and beer prices around 50% more than back home.
The second was the Watermill on the edge of Dorking itself looking back at the hills we had walked.
Back to the train station and the city...……..
So I looked on meetup and there was a walk going that day in the same area so I joined the group as a one off and met them at Victoria station. We got the train down to Leatherhead where I discovered that this was a very popular area for Londoners looking for an escape from the world of concrete.
Now I'm very fit but it was obvious the organizer was a very strong walker who does this kind of thing all the time. As there was 50 of us we strung out a bit but there were plenty of people to enjoy random conversations with as you went along.
Nice view from the top, unfortunately the memory card on my camera failed and I lost all my pictures and videos. We stopped for a well needed food break and headed back down.
On the way to Dorking we stopped at 2 pubs, the first being the Dolphin in Betchworth which was a nice place. Overall it seemed an upmarket area with house and beer prices around 50% more than back home.
The second was the Watermill on the edge of Dorking itself looking back at the hills we had walked.
Back to the train station and the city...……..
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