Petts Wood and Chislehurst Discovery Walk

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Overview

Come and see the remains of a moated manor house, view where an exiled emperor lived, hear about a world record breaker and why Sydney, Australia got its name.

Tuesday, 31 March 2026

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 11.3km / 7.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Features

Accessible by public transport

Starting point

Grid reference:: TQ 44432 67556
Nearest postcode:: BR5 1DB
what3words:: drank.fortunate.trap

Start time:: 10:30 am

Petts Wood Station. EC 9:31, change at LB for 9:55 to Petts Wood. Or tram to Beckenham Junction for 10:05 to Petts Wood. There are opportunities to access public transport along the route for anyone requiring a shorter distance,

Upcoming walks with Croydon Group

Linear Belvedere to Falconwood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.1 miles

Denbies and Ranmore Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

From A-B. A walk from Anerley to Penge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Banstead Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cancelled: South of Limpsfield

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Banstead Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Bletchingley, Mercers Lake, Nutfield,

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Historical Guided Walk through Blackheath

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Cudham, Downe and Pratts Bottom

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.7 miles

Morning Circular around Happy Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Three Commons Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Petts Wood and Chislehurst Discovery Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Ashdown Forest

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Blackfriars to Victoria

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Leith Hill and environs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Two castles and many oasts

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Around Dorking

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Afternoon Circular- 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

Selsdon Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Phipps Bridge to Mitcham

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Westerham wander

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

In search of Blackthorn Blossom

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Morning Circular around Happy Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Banstead, Chiphouse and Long Plantation

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.3 miles

Circular Walk from Addington Village Tram stop

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Yeading Brook Trail to Headstone Manor

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Lunch at The Woodman

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy Access

Ifield to Horsham via St Leonards Forest

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Edenbridge circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Hills and Views from Farthing Downs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

One tree hill, Ightham Mote and Knole

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Westerham and Ide Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.7 miles

Earlsfield to Mitcham

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Morning Circular Exploring South Norwood Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Edenbridge circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Happy Valley, Farthing Downs, Chaldon with tea at Church

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

A different Edenbridge circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Elmore Pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Carshalton Countryside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Sanderstead to Selsdon

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Scearn Bank

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Thursley boardwalk, Devils Punchbowl

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Kingswood to Warlingham Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 2.5 miles

Dolypers Hill and Kenley Airfield

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Addington Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Banstead Woods Afternoon Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Effingham Junction to Box Hill and Westhumble

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Kent countryside

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Putney Bridge to Barnes Bridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Friday Street, Leith Hill, Holmbury St Mary

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Toys Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Kingston to Twickenham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

West Wickham to Croydon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Afternoon Linear- East Croydon to Lloyd Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Bluebell Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Banstead Woods Afternoon Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Springtime in Richmond Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Circular from Flanchford Road

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Thames Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Thames Path, Home Pk and Bushy Pk.

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 10.0 miles

4 Counties

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

A River with Green Bits; Penge to Catford

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Springtime in the Isabella Plantation

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Cuckoo Wood and beyond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Warlingham and Halliloo Valley - Afternoon Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Morning Coffee at The Clock Tower Cafe Croydon

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Circular walk from Merstham Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Five Oak Green to Tonbridge and back along the Medway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

New Malden to Wimbledon Village

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Coulsdon Common to Caterham on the Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 1.5 miles

Walking in Kent. Teston, Yalding and the River Medway.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Bookham common, Ockham, Effingham common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Tadworth to Tattenham Corner

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Richmond to Kingston

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Three Commons Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.8 miles

Art On Your Doorstep Trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.5 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Hayes and Keston. Commons circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Leith Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Phipps Bridge to Colliers Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Ranmore Common Denbies

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Brasted Recreation Ground

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Mercers Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Hurst Green to Caterham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Spring Park and West Wickham Common Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Datchet to Staines

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 7.0 miles

South Downs north of Brighton

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

South Downs in summer

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Flanchford Road

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Riddlesdown- Morning Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Woldingham Countryside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

National Gallery Art Trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

East Croydon to Lloyd Park via Coombe Gardens, Afternoon Linear

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Afternoon Tea and Cake at Knights Garden Centre Chelsham

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Circular from Amberley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

West Hoathly - fields, farms and source of the Medway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Merstham to Redhill

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.5 miles

Oaks Park, Banstead Woods, Shabden Farm

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Hayes and Keston Commons

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Mercers Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.7 miles

Charity Walk Kenley Airfield

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 1.5 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Dene Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Linear Guildford to Shalford

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Coulsdon Common to Grange Park, Old Coulsdon

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 2.0 miles

Charity Walk from Elmore Pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Charity Walk from Elmore Pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Charity Walk from Elmore Pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.5 miles

Lingfield Circular via Crowhurst

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Riddlesdown Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Morning Circular. Joint with Epsom and Sutton. Around Woldingham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Five Oak Green to Tonbridge return along the Medway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Circular from Balcombe Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Seaford and Cuckmere Haven

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Kew to Hammersmith

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Ashdown Kingstanding Car Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Lindfield, Ouse Valley Way and Scaynes Hill.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Crystal Palace to Streatham Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Evening Circular Banstead Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cowden Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Three Commons Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Viaduct and Reservoir-Sussex in the Summer

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Lindfield circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Coulsdon Common to Caterham on the Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

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 £3.75 per month