Sutton and Wandle Valley Ramblers

The Wealdway (Gravesend to Eastbourne)

 

Date Description  Travel ArrangementsDistance
20/03/2017 THE WEALDWAY SECTION 1 - A long distance trail from Gravesend to Eastbourne in 8 sections. This section starts at Sole Street Station (arr.10:37) and ends at Borough Green Station. Pub/picnic. Morden Tube Station at 09:00 for Waterloo East to catch 09:42. 10.5 miles
10/04/2017 THE WEALDWAY SECTION 2 - Continuing the trail from Borough Green to Tonbridge. Pub/picnic
 
Morden Tube Station  at 09:00  for train to Stockwell, change for Victoria and catch 09:52 to Borough Green arriving 10:37. 14 miles
23/05/2017 THE WEALDWAY SECTION 3 - We continue the trail from Tonbridge to Stone Cross, finishing at Ashurst Station. Pub/picnic stop for lunch. Morden Tube Station at 08:30 for Waterloo East then catch the 09:43 to Tonbridge arriving  10:23. 11 miles
06/06/2017 THE WEALDWAY SECTION 4 - The trail continues from Stone Cross to Camphill, and finishes with a bus ride! Pub/picnic. The walk starts at Ashurst Station and finishes at Barnsgate Manor. East Croydon Station 10:00 for the 10:23 to Ashurst arriving 10:58. Buy a return to Uckfield. Return from Barnsgate Manor to Uckfield by bus. 9 miles
04/07/2017 THE WEALDWAY SECTION 5 - CAMPHILL (Barnsgate Manor) TO UCKFIELD STATION. Lovely countryside!  Pub lunch and loos at the Pig and Butcher, Five Ash Down.  Picnic possible nearby. East Croydon Station at 10:00 for 10:23 to Uckfield arriving 11:21 for bus to Barnsgate Manor. 8 miles
01/08/2017 THE WEALDWAY SECTION 6 - UCKFIELD TO EAST HOATHLY. There will be short refreshment stops en route. Drinks and loos available at the Kings Head but will need picnic lunch.  Coffee shop next door to the pub which serves drinks and cakes.  East Croydon Station at 10:00 for 10:23 train to Uckfield. Buy return to Uckfield if possible in advance. On return we will catch the 54 bus back to Uckfield then train to East Croydon. 8.5 miles
15/08/2017 THE WEALDWAY SECTION 7 - EAST HOATHLY TO BERWICK STATION Nearly there now! We travel yet again to Uckfield Station to catch a bus to East Hoathly. Pub/picnic at The Plough Inn, Upper Dicker. We will not get back to Sutton until after 19:00. East Croydon Station at 10:00 for 10:23 to Uckfield for bus to East Hoathly. Purchase a single to Uckfield and a single from Berwick station in advance. 12 miles
29/08/2017 THE WEALDWAY SECTION 8 - BERWICK STATION TO EASTBOURNE The final stretch at last. We will resume the trail from Berwick Station and have a pub/picnic stop at Jevington. Possible celebratory drink of tea/when we finally reach Eastbourne!  It will be a late return to Sutton. We finished at the A259 and caught a bus to Eastbourne Station. East Croydon Station at 09:40 for the 10.02 to Lewes and change there for Berwick. If possible purchase a return to Eastbourne in advance 9.5 miles
12/09/2017 THE WEALDWAY SECTION 9 - THE BEGINNING AT THE END! All you have all been waiting for. At last we do the first section from Gravesend! We will have a pub/picnic lunch at East Luddesdown then leave the Wealdway completed, doing a circular walk to Sole Street and trains to Victoria. As the part of the Wealdway from Gravesend Station along the A227 to the A2 was a boring road walk we caught a bus for this section of the walk.
Morden Underground Station at 09:00. Train to Waterloo East and catch 09:42 train to Gravesend. If possible purchase tickets in advance to Gravesend and return from Sole Street. 9 miles

 

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