A stroll around Dorking
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Walk directions
From the car park turn left along Reigate Road, pass the Dorking Halls and turn left into Moores Road. Walk to the end of Moores Road, as you reach the large expanse of common land known as Cotmandene you’ll see the Victorian almshouses, on your right. Walk ahead to the trees and bear right following the edge of the green to reach Chart Lane.
Turn left and follow the pavement as far as the A24, then carefully cross Chart Lane and bear right into Glory Wood, using the signed footpath off the verge. As the footpath climbs away from the road, steer as right as you can, keeping the edge of the wood in view on your right. Leave the woods at the barrier near an information board and fork right. There’s a bench here, and a fine view towards Ranmore Church spire in the woods on the horizon. Drop down past the allotments and then St Paul’s Primary School, cross St Paul’s Road, and dive down the little fenced footpath opposite. Keep straight on into Chequers Place; then, after 70yds (64m), turn off down a narrow alley on your left, signed Rose Hill.
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Terrain
- Mainly paved streets, with easy section of woodland paths
Landscape
- Woodland scenery, parkland and busy town centre
Dog friendliness
- Not what most dogs think of as a great day out
Parking
- Reigate Road pay-and-display car park (near Dorking Sports Centre)
Toilets en route
- South Street or behind St Martins Walk precinct
About the walk
Nestling in the Surrey Hills, a stone’s throw from Box Hill, you’ll find the historic and attractive market town of Dorking. Progress has happened here, but it has happened sympathetically. Old architecture blends with the new, while behind the busy shopping streets the peaceful river threads its...
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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 Drummond at Albury
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Guildford Manor Hotel
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Nutfield Priory Hotel & Spa
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Gainsborough Lodge
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