Kings Wood and Riddlesdown

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Overview

A lovely wood and then open downs

Wednesday, 14 August 2024

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 12:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 8km / 5.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Features

Accessible by public transport

Starting point

Grid reference:: TQ 34161 60967
Nearest postcode:: CR2 9LE
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Start time:: 10:30 am

Waitrose Sanderstead Bus 403 from Croydon

Upcoming walks with Croydon Ramblers

Plumpton to Lewes over the South Downs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Afternoon - Banstead Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Circular from Box Hill and Westhumble Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Halstead, Knockholt and Downe

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.5 miles

Wimbledon Common with Tea at the Windmill

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Riddlesdown

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Riddlesdown

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Haysden Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Lingfield and surrounding area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Wotton Church, Abinger Common, Pasture Wood and Broadmoor

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Afternoon - Friday Street to Wotton to view Natasha's gate

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Kingswood to Belmont

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Edenbridge, Crockham Hill, Mowshurst and Pootings

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Kingston to Teddington along the Thames Path

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Ranmore Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

An adventure from Oaks Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

London Bridge to Battersea Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Lewes to Eastbourne

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 23.0 miles

Earlswood Lakes, Greensand Way and Leigh

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Afternoon - Banstead Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Penshurst circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Holmbury Hill, Leith Hill, Holmbury St Mary, Hurtwood and Pitch Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.5 miles

Whitstable for fish and chip lunch

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Following the Horsley Trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

North Downs and Surrey Heaths

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Morning - Anerley to Beckenham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Morning Oaks Park, Woodcote Park and the Lavender Fields

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Flanchford Road to Leigh and back

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Afternoon - Warlingham and Halliloo Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Circular from Wivelsfield

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

High Weald landscape trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.5 miles

Richmond to Hampton Court along the Thames Path

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Flanchford Road

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Flanchford Road

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Greensand Hills from the South

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.5 miles

East Croydon to Sanderstead Station via Lloyd Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Visit to Natasha's memorial gate at Wotton church

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Afternoon - Warlingham to Farleigh Church for tea

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Guildford, Watts Chapel gallery and possible visit to cathedral at end of walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Circular from Beckenham Junction

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Hosey Common, Toys Hill Chartwell,

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Morning - Oaks Park to Woodmansterne ending with optional lunch at the Woodman

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 2.0 miles

Elmore Pond (Charity walk with lots of Cake)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Elmore Pond (Charity Walk - With lots of cake!)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Mercers Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Sevenoaks, Knole Park and Ightham Mote

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Kenley Aerodrome - Charity Walk with lots of cake!

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 2.0 miles

Banstead Woods, Banstead Downs and Banstead Village

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Norbury Park, Mole Valley and Ranmore

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Linear Betchworth to Dorking Deepdene

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Teddington to Richmond along the Thames Path

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Kithurst Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Walton and the River

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Lingfield, Chellows Farm and Crowhurst

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Edenbridge to Oxted via the Vanguard Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Toys Hill, Ide Hill and Bough Beech

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Afternoon - Around Riddlesdown

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Wimbledon Station to Teddington

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Toys Hill, Ide Hill and Bough Beech

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Kings Wood and Riddlesdown

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Hosey Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Norbury Park and the Mole Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Exploring London's now hidden River Fleet

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Clayton, Jack and Jill Windmills and Ditchling

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

A Walk with London Blind Group on Farthing Downs

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Tadworth circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Ockley - Mayes Green - Wallis Wood - Ockley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.2 miles

Morning - Coulsdon Common to Caterham on the Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 1.5 miles

Walking in Kent. Teston, Yalding and River Medway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

A castle and 3 manors

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Langley Vale, Centenary Park, Ancient Woodlands and WW1 Statutory

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Reading to Pangbourne via River Thames

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Headley Hike - Walton Pond, Headley Heath and North Downs Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Afternoon - Beckenham Junction to Beckenham Road Tram Stop

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Purley Station to Chipstead Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Elmore Pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Beckenham to Addington Village

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Fairlawne and Oxen Hoath Parks

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Fairlawne and Oxen Hoath Parks

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Shoreham Darent Valley, Lullingstone and Otford.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Phipps Bridge to Mitcham Junction with tea stop at Morden Hall Park

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Eastbourne to Seaford

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

To Keston Ponds and back

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Ranmore Common, Sheepleas, Hackhurst Down and Netley Heath

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Eridge circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Shipbourne, Knole and Seal Chart

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

In and Around Buckland

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Boxhill

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Oxted to Godstone Green via Tandridge Church

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Riddlesdown to Great Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Afternoon - Happy Valley and Chaldon with tea at church

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Circular from Addington Interchange

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Bewl water and Bedgebury Forest

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Morning - Kenley Common and Riddlesdown

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Earlwood Lakes

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Wandle Park to Mitcham Junction via Beddington Park and nature reserve

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Morning exploring South Norwood Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Morning - Woldingham School and Church

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Around Dorking

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Circular from East Grinstead Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Lindfield circular via Scaynes Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Jane Austen at Steventon, Ashe and Deane

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Warlingham and the North Downs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Outwood and Hornecourt Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Morning - Coulsdon Common over Farthing Downs to Grange Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 2.0 miles

Morning Banstead Woods, Chiphouse Woods and Long Plantation

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Afternoon - Riddlesdown Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Ashurst Wood to Hartfield and back

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Lewes to Southese

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Outwood and Backwards

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Morning - amble Sanderstead to Warlingham Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 1.5 miles

Fourwents Pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Fourwents Pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Hurt Wood and Holmbury

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Morning - Banstead Woods and village

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Walton on the Hill and Headley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Afternoon - Parks and open spaces of Croydon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.42 per month