We are the West London Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
The Darent Valley path runs from Sevenoaks to Dartford and this is the second section.
We join the route at Eynsford , passing the Roman Villa and up Sparepenny Lane to Farningham which was a major overnight stop in the 18th century for the coach travel between London and the Kent coast . We then walk along the River Darent to South Darenth via Horton Kirby, stopping to admire the twelfth century church. Picnic lunch at South Darenth with the possibility of drinks at a local pub. Following the Darent we walk north, passing the South Darenth Viaduct, the old paper mill and past the Brooklands Lakes (site of a gunpowder factory ) to the ancient town of Dartford. Buy a travel card extension return to Eynsford, and then you have to purchase a single from Dartford to zone 6.
This is a varied walk with some undulating ground- as always, it may be muddy!
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Eynsford Station
Dartford Station
