Welcome to Capital Walkers, the friendly London Ramblers group for people aged 40+. We walk every weekend and usually at least once during the week.
Beginning from Claygate station, we go in search of the historic, fairytale, gothic Ruxley Towers before strolling through leafy, Claygate Common. We will cross the A3 (via a bridge) and continue our wander through Princes Coverts - a picturesque, dense forest in parts and an area that royals frequented, where they galloped and cavorted. We eventually leave Princes Coverts and cross the busy Leatherhead road. Passing through Ashtead Common, a national nature reserve, we shortly come out of the woods and enter a grassy, open meadow before finishing at Ashstead station. The woodland paths may be muddy and uneven in places - wear sensible footwear and bring poles if you use them. It is a reasonably flat walk with no real ascents.
Travel
Buy a single to Claygate station and a single from Ashstead station. Take the 13.57pm from London Waterloo. Arrive at Claygate at 14.33pm. Return trains leave Ashstead station at 17.16pm and 17.46pm (they are half-hourly).
This is an estimate only and will be dependent on a number of factors, including the weather and the speed at which the group walks.
Please note: There are no toilet facilities at Claygate station or at Ashstead station.
If needed, we can stop at The Star Pub, Malden Rushett after leaving Princes Coverts and before Ashstead Common.
