Greensand Way 2 : Witley to Ewhurst Walk

This is the second stage of the Greensand Way (GW). Its a lovely walk through the rural southern reaches of the Surrey Hills which passes through several small villages with country pubs.

Transport is a problem on this walk. This walk ends near Ewhurst (its much too far to Dorking - the next actual station on the GW), where there are 3 options:

• on the GW route, there is a rare #23 bus, which stops on the route by the Duke of Kent school, on a minor road north of Ewhurst (see 'Ewhurst' below)
• a 2km/1.5 mile extension due south to Ewhurst village, which has more buses, and a pub to wait in.
• a 5.4km/3.4 mile extention due north to Gomshall Station (pub nearby), making a very long walk, but it only has a 2-hourly train service.
• cut the walk short, and finish in Cranleigh, a few km back along the route, which has regular buses

Consider doing the walk in reverse, take the train to Guildford, then the bus to the Duke of Kent School or Ewhurst Village, and walk to Witley. Witley has hourly trains (but no station pub).

See 'Ewhurst' below for current bus details.

Currently, Witley to Ewhurst Village, or Greensand Way (Duke of Kent School) to Witley are the most practical options

Walk from Witley to Ewhurst

Out: Take the train from Waterloo Station to Witley. Buy a day return to Witley.

Finish on the GW: On the minor road north of Ewhurst, take bus #23 to Gomshall or Guildford (check times). From Gomshall Station, take a train to Guildford (every 2 hours) - you will have to buy a single ticket to Guildford for this journey

Finish in Ewhurst Village, take bus #23 as above, or more frequent bus #53 to Guildford, then take the train

Suggested train : nearest to 9.30am

Walk from Ewhurst to Witley

Out: Take the train from Waterloo Station to Guildford. Buy a day return to Witley (further up the line from Guildford). Then walk to Friary bus station (takes 10 mins) and take bus #53 (hourly M-F, 2 hourly Saturday) to the Duke of Kent School (between Peaslake and Ewhurst). About 1hr 40 mins in total.

Return: From Witley, take the train back to London (1/hour, about 1 hour)

Suggested train: whichever connects with the bus

The White Horse, Hascombe. 01483 208 258. Mixed reviews. 5.5km from the start

Bricklayers Arms, Shamley Green. 01483 898377. Good Reviews. 10km from the start

The Red Lion, Shamley Green. 01483 892202. Good Reviews. 10km from the start

Pubs if you finish in Ewhurst village or Gomshall station