The Westhumble Express, a personal Railway - The Thomas Grissell Legacy

Mole Valley Group

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Overview

This walk highlights the architecture that was required by Thomas Grissel then owner of Norbury Park as a condition of going across his land.

A popular walking route from a different perspective.

Monday, 25 August 2025

Start time:: 2:00 pm
Estimated finish time:: 4:30 pm

Difficulty:: Leisurely
Distance:: 5.6km / 3.5mi
Ascent:: 121.9m / 400ft
Type:: circular

No stiles

Potential livestock in field

Option to go to Stepping Stones pub , originally The Station Pub where it is expected there will be live jazz music- please check nearer the date when I will update with details.

Starting point

Grid reference:: TQ 16505 51101
Nearest postcode:: RH5 6AA
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Start time:: 2:00 pm

Denbies Vineyard. Meet by Tesla Charging Station

Upcoming walks with Mole Valley Group

Polesden Lacey to Norbury Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Pitch, Winter and Chil - (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

West of Tanhurst

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

From Heath to River.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.5 miles

Chilworth Woods

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Chessington Countryside Walk

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Tillingbourne flowing through Shere Village

Newlands Corner Circular via Shere

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Summer Evening walk around Hurt Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Village and parkland from Albury

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.3 miles

Butterflies, Bees and Birds before Breakfast from Ashtead Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Down and Up the North Downs (Booking required)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Between Leith hill Tower & South Holmwood.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Uncommon commons- Royals and Bishops around Epsom and Ashtead

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Lavender's Blue, Dilly Dilly - starting from Oaks Park, Carshalton

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Horsley Jubilee Trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Wandering the Wey and pottering around Pyrford

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

To Brockham for Cakes and Bakes

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Deer Park, Woods and Mote. (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.5 miles

Putt-en-ham on the route to....Shackleford

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

A view of The Anchor Pub on yhe river Wey near Pyrford Lock

Summer Evening Walk: Anchored in Ripley

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Circular Saunter around Ashtead and Epsom Commons

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.2 miles

A Watery Wander from Forest Green to Ewhurst

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Heading West from Wotton

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Walton on the Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Albury, St Martha’s, River Wey (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Polesden Jazz

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Potted Pixham. mills, stones and educating Defoe.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.5 miles

Holmbury Hill The Long Way.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Brooklands Community Park and Wey Navigation

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Headley and Box Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.8 miles

Blackdown, Lurgashall and Fernhurst. (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Margery Wood to Walton-on-the-Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.2 miles

Ambling around Albury Heath

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Picnic Walk from Albury Cricket Ground

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.2 miles

Heathland and Hurtwood: picnic at Albury Heath

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

A Sheerly delightful walk.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Deep down in the Punchbowl. (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.5 miles

Wey down South

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Summer evening walk: Clandon Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

This Way Please

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Milton Heath to Abinger Forest.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

View from Radius Bench in Denbies Vineyard

Vines & Vistas with Time to Stop & Stare

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Holmwood Common Meander

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Newlands Corner to Shere (Delight?)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Through Redlands and back via Henfold. (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 16.0 miles

South Downs: Heaths and Hills around Graffham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles