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Staines Group

We are a very active and friendly Ramblers group. Our programme explores the most attractive countryside in the surrounding area including the Surrey Hills.

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

Overview

 You are welcome to join us for a circular walk from Gomshall Railway Station.

 We will take an alfresco refreshment stop en route. After the break we continue towards Abinger common where we stop for lunch at a nearby pub or if you want to picnic there are benches in the church yard opposite the pub. The break may be up to an hour dependent on service of food at the pub.

Following lunch we return by a different route through woodland including a copse formerly owned by the novelist E M Forster. 

Numbers not restricted but please advise the leader on 07966 030165 by Tuesday 28 November if you want to attend.

Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
10.5km / 6.5mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

 There are views of the North Downs on the outward part of the walk.

At the lunch break there is an opportunity to visit the church opposite the pub which sustained damage to the building and in the graveyard when a bomb struck what is now the pub but at that time was a hotel.

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
TQ 08905 47797
Nearest postcode:
GU5 9NU
what3words:
owners.petty.short
Start time:
10:00 am

Gomshall station car park off the A 25 near the railway bridge

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