A circuit of Chiddingfold
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"Explore the beautiful countryside around this medieval village with a surprisingly modern beat"
Walk directions
Turn left along Coxcombe Lane. Within 130yds (119m), as the lane bears to the left, turn right by the house, Beckhams, along a path that leads to St Mary’s churchyard. On meeting another path, turn left into the churchyard. After visiting the church, continue along the path through the lychgate, and meet the A283 Petworth Road. Cross, with care, to walk past The Crown Inn and along the right side of the green. Continue to the top right-hand corner and The Coach House, and turn right, then left along Pockford Road. Pass Rose Cottage on the left, and take the next footpath left by the fingerpost.
Go through the gate and follow the path on the right side of a field. When the field widens, keep going straight ahead towards a line of trees. Remaining in the field, turn right and follow the path, keeping the hedge on your left. At the second break in the hedge, just before passing under power lines, the path swerves left into the next field and continues in the same direction, with the hedge on your right-hand side and houses on your left, until it leads to a grassy path. At the next waymarker, turn left. The path winds through trees to Skinners Lane.
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Additional information
Terrain
- Broad and easy to follow through the village, bridleways near the river can get very muddy
Landscape
- From Chiddingfold village across farmland and into woodland
Dog friendliness
- Dogs on lead around Chiddingfold village and through farmland; let them off in the woods
Parking
- Coxcombe Lane car park, by playing fields in Chiddingfold
Toilets en route
- None on route
About the walk
Chiddingfold is a very picturesque village with old buildings grouped around the village green. One of the oldest is The Crown Inn, which dates from the 13th century and may have been built by Cistercians as a resting place for travelling monks. Folklore maintains that there was a tunnel between...
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About the area
Surrey is one of England’s most wooded counties, with over a quarter of the landscape designated as an official AONB and plenty of history evident in the countryside. You’ll find sandy tracks, cottage gardens and welcoming village inns, and on the fringe of Greater London you can picnic in Chaldon’s hay meadows, explore the downs at Epsom, or drift idly beside the River Thames.
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The Crown Inn Chiddingfold
Set in a tranquil location in a picturesque village, The Crown Inn Chiddingfold dates back to the early 13th century. This charming property offers stylish, modern accommodation that ha...
Harper's Haslemere
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King’s Arms & Royal
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The Richard Onslow
A historic building on Cranleigh’s High Street, The Richard Onslow is a classic English village inn. Alongside a friendly old bar and snug, an elegant dining room, and a secluded courty...
Tilford Woods Lodge Retreat
Retreat to the woods when you stay in one of the log cabin style lodges at Tilford Woods. All accommodation features full self-catering facilities, with top of the range log cabins even...
Barnett Hill Hotel
In the heart of the Surrey Hills, Barnett Hill is a beautiful Queen Anne-style mansion dating back to 1905; it sits in 26 acres of lovingly maintained gardens and woodland, a tranquil a...
Frensham Pond Country House Hotel & Spa
Situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, overlooking Frensham Great Pond this is a walker’s and water-lover’s paradise close to footpaths that run through the 1,000-acre Natio...
Edgeley Country Park
Within 45-minutes of central London and Gatwick Airport, but a whole world away from the stresses of everyday life, Edgeley Country Park is an idyllic retreat. Tucked away in 26 acres o...
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