Downe South to Darwin
Wed 27th Jul 2022
Walk Details:
Event Details Updated
Transport updates because of rail strike.
Event Type
Group Walk
Region / Area
Southern England / London
Local Group
London
Distance
9.0ml.
Start Time
12:00
Route
Farnborough, corner of High Street and Church Road (see below for details and travel guidance)
A downland walk to the village where Charles Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species. Circular walk. There is an advertised strike day rail service from London Bridge at 1046 to Orpington, from where the 358 bus runs to Farnborough. The walk leader will be at Bromley South station bus stop Z, at 11.30am (but note that there are no rail services to that station on that day), for bus 358 or 402.
People who want to do Peter's afternoon (Summer Time in Leafy Chislehurst) can carry on with him from the end of this walk, for a total of 20 miles
General Notes
No limit on numbers or need to register in advance; assistance dogs only. Lunch stop at the cafe in High Elms Country Park early in the walk, and a pub stop in Downe just over half way. This walk will run as advertised despite the rail strike
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© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
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