Many SWC walkers will have known Sylvia Cummins whose anniversay is this week. She loved walking in Kent, Surrey and Sussex and this walk was one of many that she enjoyed.
Length: 15.6 km (9.7 miles). Optional longer morning route via Albury Park 18.0km (11.2 miles) Toughness ~3/10
London Bridge 10:15 Thameslink Brighton service, change at Redhill for the 11.00 Reading service and ariving at Gomshall at 11.21
or
10:30 London Waterloo Guildford service, change at Guildford for the 11.13 Redhill service, ariving at Gomshall at 11.30
There are several trains from Guildford to London Waterloo each hour (click for details).
Buy a return to Gomshall (via "any route permitted" to be valid for journeys via Guildford or Redhill)
Leaving Gomshall you are soon in the pretty village of Shere. On through Albury Park where an optional (2.4km, 1.5 mile) longer morning route takes a loop through the park instead of going along its edge. This takes you past an unusual Catholic Apostolic Church built for a new religious movement which originated in England in 1832. This is not open to the public, but in the middle of the parkland you can visit an unusual and interesting old Saxon Church. After lunch in Albury Heath, the walk continues through the open expanses of Blackheath Common before heading into woodland until you come to the River Wey where you follow the river into Guildford.
Lunch. The William 1V pub in Little London 01483 202685 serves good food and good beer. Best to phone ahead as it is popular. The best picnic spot is just before the pub on Albury Heath.
For post walk refreshment, there's a cafe in the foyer of the Yvonne Arnauld Theatre, a variety of cafe's in Guildford town centre (including GAIL's Bakery, on Tunsgate) and a choice of pubs on the route towards the railway station.
For full details and to download your copy of the directions see the L=1.14 web page.