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.
Simon S.
Join us for a pleasant ramble from Witley to Haslemere along the Greensand Way, including the circumambulation (if that's a word...) of the Devil's Punchbowl. The walk will be brisk (2.5-3 miles/hour) and mostly gently undulating, but with a few steeper sections - and depending on the weather may be muddy (so you may want to wear gaiters and/or bring poles if you use them).
Leaving Witley, we head through a mix of woodland, open countryside and farmland towards the village of Thursley, from where we head South towards Hindhead Commons and its crowning glory, the Devil's Punchbowl, which should afford fantastic views. We will stop for a relatively late lunch here (maybe 1-1:30pm) so please have a decent breakfast (we will stop for a quick snack break earlier). The Devil's Punchbowl is too perfect a lunch stop but annoyingly does not sit in the middle of the walk. As compensation, there is a National Trust cafe for hot drinks and toilets, but please bring a packed lunch (there are picnic benches).
At the end of the walk, for those that wish to stay on for a drink, there is an option to stop off at The White Horse pub on Haslemere High Street.
Exit points: None
Travel: Take the 09:00 train from London Waterloo, calling at Clapham Junction at 09:11, arriving Witley at 10:02.
Return trains from Haslemere (Surrey) depart twice an hour at xx17 or xx42 - we should arrive in time to take the return train at either 15:42 or 16:17.
Buy a return ticket to Haslemere (Surrey).
Freedom pass and 60+ Oyster card holders, buy a return from end zone 6 to Haslemere (Surrey).
No booking required.
The finishing time is an estimate only and will be dependent on a number of factors, such as, weather, the speed at which the group walks and the number of breaks taken.
Witley Railway Station Meet on the platform where the train arrives
Haslemere Railway Station
