Vanguard Way: Edenbridge to Forest Row and onto East Grinstead
Length: 20.6km (12.8miles) to Forest Row.
including section from Forest Row to East Grinstead 25.9km (16.1 miles) via the Forest Way. Route includes a 3.6km link there and back to Plough Inn, Dormansland for lunch.
Catch the 10:07 from London Bridge arrives at Edenbridge Town at 10:45. Buy a day return to East Grinstead. Return from East Grinstead xx:06 xx:36
This walk makes use of the online Vanguard Way walk directions by Colin Saunders. (The last SWC section from Oxted to Edenbridge was on Saturday 9th March.) Continuing: Set off from Edenbridge Town station using the Vanguard Way (North-South) fully revised Section 4 Edenbridge to Forest Row now avoiding a busy stretch of road walking. At the end of 4.7 take Dormansland link for 1.8km for Plough Inn TQ405 427
The Vanguard Way (North to South) From the suburbs to the sea! Section 4 Edenbridge to Forest Row (6th edition 2019) via new route in the Edenbridge area
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Vanguard Way
From the London suburbs to the sea through Surrey, Kent and East Sussex.
History
This is a list of previous times this walk has been done by the club (since Jan 2010). For more recent events (since April 2015), full details are shown.
| Date | Post | # | Weather |
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| Sat, | Vanguard Way: Edenbridge to Forest Row | ||
| Sat, | Vanguard Way: Oxted to Edenbridge | 17 | occasional sun |
| Sat, | Vanguard Way: East Croydon to Beech Plantation | 6 | cloudy then wet |
Sat, 27-Jul-19
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Anonymous27-Jul-19
Here at Edenbridge Town at 10.45.No one else here. Weather's quite good. Gavin
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27-Jul-19
I went on to Seaford to join the walk from Southease. Met Jim, and understand there are 12 people on this walk. I guess there might be dozens on the Mortimor walk. The weather is good. High pressure keeping the clouds up in the sky along Seaford point and cuckmere haven. Walked across the beach to the edge of the First sister . Calm and lovely walking. Gavin
Sat, 09-Mar-19
Vanguard Way: Oxted to Edenbridge T=LDP.22
Length:21.1km (13.1 miles) 14.9km (9.3 miles)
Catch the 10:07 from London Bridge arrives at Oxted at 10:35. Buy a day return to Edenbridge Town.
This walk makes use of the online Vanguard way walk directions by Colin Saunders. (The first SWC section from East Croydon to Oxted was on Saturday 15th December 2018.) Continuing: Set off from Oxted station taking the 2.3km Eastern link section (with ref. to the VW) from Oxted station - ref. box section after para 2.8 - to then join the Vanguard Way following the section 2 directions until the end of the section 2 directions at paragraph 3.1 Limpsfield Chart for the pub lunch stop at The Carpenters Arms , Limpsfield Chart. (8.3km into the walk.)
After lunch make use of the Section 3 directions (plus section 3 map), until para 3.6, to then take the Northern Link to Edenbridge.
Length:
Catch the 10:07 from London Bridge arrives at Oxted at 10:35. Buy a day return to Edenbridge Town.
This walk makes use of the online Vanguard way walk directions by Colin Saunders. (The first SWC section from East Croydon to Oxted was on Saturday 15th December 2018.) Continuing: Set off from Oxted station taking the 2.3km Eastern link section (with ref. to the VW) from Oxted station - ref. box section after para 2.8 - to then join the Vanguard Way following the section 2 directions until the end of the section 2 directions at paragraph 3.1 Limpsfield Chart for the pub lunch stop at The Carpenters Arms , Limpsfield Chart. (8.3km into the walk.)
After lunch make use of the Section 3 directions (plus section 3 map), until para 3.6, to then take the Northern Link to Edenbridge.
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28-Feb-19
Browsing my March edition of S.E. Walker magazine I came across an article about the up-dating of the Vanguard Way with a new edition of the route to be published in April. This includes a completely new route in the Edenbridge area covered by Sections 3 and 4. This has been done to re-route the walk along public footpaths so it avoids the once quiet country lanes of 1981 which have now become uncomfortably busy. The web site mentions the overall updating but no new details.
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28-Feb-19
The new route will affect the next leg of this walk, not the one posted. The current route beyond Edenbridge includes a particularly nasty stretch along Dwelly Lane and it looks like the revised version will be published before DAC posts the next section.
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17 on this walk with occasional sun .
Curiously this walk started off north from Oxted Station so that we had to cross the M25 by a bridge and we then caught our official route The Vanguard Way. Here we turned right to walk within ear shot of the M25 and then right again to cross the M25 this time going south.
After this it was south all the way with the M25 gradually fading into the distance.
Lunch at The Carpenters Arms was to a mixed reception as the two who ordered sandwiches were severely disappointed with their £7.50 repast but others seemed to enjoy the hot food
After lunch we set off at different times and paces but a lot of us met up at Edenbridge Town Station where the chat about the walk may best be summarised as "Not the best part of the Vanguard Way" and "It was better after lunch"
Good views, occasional mudy stretches, lots of hard stretches and Edenbridge Town is looking a bit tired and in need of a spruce up - shabby but not chic
Yours One of the sandwich eaters
Sat, 15-Dec-18
Vanguard Way: East Croydon to Beech Plantation
Length: 19km (11.8 miles)* t=ldp.22
Catch the 9:46 from Victoria arrives at East Croydon at 10:02.
Suggest meeting outside Costa coffee in the ticket hall area and setting off at 10:10am prompt. This walk makes use of the online Vanguard way walk directions by Colin Saunders. From East Croydon, it's not too long before you reach the open space of Lloyd Park. The suggested lunch stop is at The Bull Inn, Chelsham Common , Chelsham, (T:01883 627735), 11km into the walk.
After lunch the terrain is more undulating. This chosen 16.7km first stage consists of Section 1: East Croydon to Chelsham Common and part of Section 2: Chelsham to Limpsfield Chart. In the section 2 text, at the end of paragraph 2.8, take the Eastern Link to Oxted station (2.3km).
The Vanguard Way directions are comprehensive and include commentary on points of interest along the way.
The remaining stages of the Vanguard Way will be scheduled in 2019 about every 2 months over 4 Saturdays.
*Option to shorten the walk by 4km by taking the Link to Woldingham station after lunch.
Length: 19km (11.8 miles)* t=ldp.22
Catch the 9:46 from Victoria arrives at East Croydon at 10:02.
Suggest meeting outside Costa coffee in the ticket hall area and setting off at 10:10am prompt. This walk makes use of the online Vanguard way walk directions by Colin Saunders. From East Croydon, it's not too long before you reach the open space of Lloyd Park. The suggested lunch stop is at The Bull Inn, Chelsham Common , Chelsham, (T:01883 627735), 11km into the walk.
After lunch the terrain is more undulating. This chosen 16.7km first stage consists of Section 1: East Croydon to Chelsham Common and part of Section 2: Chelsham to Limpsfield Chart. In the section 2 text, at the end of paragraph 2.8, take the Eastern Link to Oxted station (2.3km).
The Vanguard Way directions are comprehensive and include commentary on points of interest along the way.
The remaining stages of the Vanguard Way will be scheduled in 2019 about every 2 months over 4 Saturdays.
*Option to shorten the walk by 4km by taking the Link to Woldingham station after lunch.