PILGRIMS WAY - FARNHAM TO ALTON (LINEAR) - SURREY/HAMPSHIRE

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Overview

The Pilgrims Way on this section mainly follows St Swithun's Way, with a mixture of paths, tracks and roads.

Saturday, 9 August 2025

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 4:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 17.7km / 11.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: linear

Train: 9:24 from Waterloo, arrives Farnham 10:25. Half hourly service back from Alton to Waterloo. Buy return ticket to Alton.

Lunch: Picnic lunch at Bentley, where there is a pub for toilets and drinks.

Toilet: Pub at Bentley.

Features

Accessible by public transport

Starting point

Grid reference:: SU 84475 46559
Nearest postcode:: GU9 8AG
what3words:: unearthly.supreme.noisy

Start time:: 10:30 am

Farnham Station

Finishing point

Grid reference:: SU 72373 39717
Nearest postcode:: GU34 2QU
what3words:: doted.typified.convinces

Estimated finish time:: 4:30 pm

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