Riddlesdown

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Overview

After Christmas walk across the common, views and woodland

Thursday, 26 December 2024

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 12:30 pm

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

Features

Accessible by public transport

Starting point

Grid reference:: TQ 32500 60501
Nearest postcode:: CR8 1EE
what3words:: trace.bike.saves

Start time:: 10:00 am

Riddlesdown Common car park. Free parking in Honister Heights. Bus 412 from Croydon to Riddlesdown Road.

Upcoming walks with Croydon Ramblers

Morning - Banstead Woods and village

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Matfield Village and Around

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 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

Linear Coulsdon South Station to Kenley Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Out and about in England's green and pleasant land

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Hampton Court to Kingston along the river

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Exploring around Scearn Bank

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Albury Park, Shere, Little London and Blackheath.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

London Bridge to Victoria through St James Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Warlingham, Lyn's gate, Chelsham and Woldingham

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Keston and surrounding area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Kenley Airfield and Riddlesdown Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Kent/Surrey borders

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Circular from Balcombe Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Lloyd Park, Addington Hills and the Heathfield Estate

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Flanchford Road (shorter version)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Limpsfield and Titsey

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Flanchford Road

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Walk from the Inn on the Pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.6 miles

Morning - Exploring South Norwood Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Headley Heath, Mickleham, Denbies and Boxhill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Afternoon - Chalden and North Downs Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Dormans circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Hosey Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Richmond Hill and Ham Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Banstead Woods shorter version

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Banstead woods, the Long Plantation and Gatton Estate

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

West Grinstead Station - Cowfold

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Netherne, Chalden Church and Happy Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

High Weald country

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Afternoon - Chalden and North Downs Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Tattenham Corner Station to Leatherhead Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Marden Park, Woldingham and Warlingham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

R. Thames, Richmond Pk and Isabella Plantation

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Winkworth arboretum

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Phipps Bridge to Mitcham

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Dormansland, Starborough Castle and Dry Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Newlands Corner towards Guildford

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Afternoon - East Croydon to Lloyd Park via Coombe Gardens

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Circular from Chipstead Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Headley Heath, Mickleham, Denbies and Box hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Hurst Green to Oxted

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Ripley - shorter version

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Tatsfield

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Ripley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Morning - Coulsdon Common to Caterham on the Hill with optional pub lunch

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 1.5 miles

Chessington, Ashtead Woods and Epsom Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Morning - Banstead Woods and village

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Marden Park, Woldingham and Warlingham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Victoria Station to London Bridge Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Coulsdon Common, Riddlesdown, Kenley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Kingston to Richmond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Around Hackney

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Denbies and Surrey Hills

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

New Cross Gate to Forest Hill via Nunshead Cemetery and the Hornimans Museum

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Shoreham and Lullingstone

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 Coulsdon South Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Roughs, Hatchs and Heaths

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.5 miles

Warlingham Green to Chelsham via Halliloo Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Headley Heath, Headley and Walton on the Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Keston area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blackfriars to Victoria

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Morning - Lloyd Park, Addington Hills and Shirley Windmill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 3.5 miles

Walk around and about Downe

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Afternoon - Around Happy Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Fourwents Ponds - Newdigate - Henfold

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Circular from Brookwood Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

London Bridge to Museum of London Docklands BOOKING ESSENTIAL (max 10)

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Headley Heath, Headley and Walton on The Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Offham, Old Soar Manor And Platt

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Kenley Common and Wattenden

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Hayes, Keston and surrounding area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Morning or full day - Banstead Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Afternoon - Banstead Woods figure of eight walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear from Angel Station, Islington to Peckham Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Ranmore Common Car Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Morning - Kingswood and Riddlesdown

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Abinger Roughs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Happy Valley, Chalden Church and Netherne

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Newlands Corner and East Clandon Downs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Afternoon - Coulsdon Common and Kenley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Brasted Recreation Ground

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Circular from Warlingham Sainsburys

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Around Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Tilburstow Hill (shorter version)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Tilburstow Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Leith Hill , Abinger, Wotton Estate

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Wandle Park to Morden Hall Park along the wandle Trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

River Thames and the City of London via Somerset House

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Morning - To explore the Webb Estate and back

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Richmond to Hanwell via Boston Manor and Osterley Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Crockham Hill, Chartwell, Westerham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Circular from Blackfriars Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Chelsea, Battersea Bridge and Battersea Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Sparrows Den

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Milton Heath

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Morning - Banstead Woods and Kingswood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Riddlesdown, Farleigh and Great Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Afternoon - Parks and gems of Penge and Anerley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Circular from East Grinstead Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

To the edge of the North Downs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Riddlesdown Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

A Christmas surprise

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

A Christmas surprise

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.0 miles

A Christmas surprise

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Morning - Grange Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 2.0 miles

Titsey Foundation

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Morning - Norbiton to Richmond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Three commons walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Riddlesdown

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Morning - Kenley Common and Airfield

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Afternoon - Happy Valley and Chaldon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 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