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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
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Start time:
10:30 am

Farnham Station

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SU 72373 39717
Nearest postcode:
GU34 2QU
what3words:
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Estimated finish time:
4:30 pm

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