We are the West Kent Walking Group. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Julian C.
Leaders: Julian (with Tilly the Labrador) and Bev (with Charlie the Spaniel)
Description: A lovely route taking in mixed woodland and arable farms around Farnborough Village and Downe. Surprisingly rural yet also in the London Borough of Bromley, the area is inside the newly extended Ultra Low Emission Zone so consider car-sharing if your jalopy isn’t ULEZ compliant.
Our 9 mile route starts and ends in the centre of Farnborough Village with free parking on side roads away from the metered High Street. A frequent 358 Bus service stops here on route between Orpington or Bromley South rail stations plus Beckenham and Crystal Palace.
If you like factoids, our route circles round behind https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/home-of-charles-darwin-down-house/ Please bring a snack lunch to munch along the way and we'll aim to stop for a drink in Downe village after about 6 miles where we'll be spoilt for choice between two pubs and a coffee shop: see https://www.queensheaddowne.com/
and https://www.georgeanddragondowne.com/
Once our group has reconvened in Downe, it’s less than an hour and mostly downhill back to Farnborough Village which offers another two pubs and café for additional post-walk socialising.
If you can, please RSVP to this walk via our Meetup site. This will give our volunteer walk leaders an idea of how many are attending.
Meet on the triangular traffic island in the middle of Farnborough Village at junction of High Street and Church Road.
