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North Downs Way: Farnham to Dover

North Downs Way: Farnham to Dover

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Contents list | Introduction | About the North Downs Way | Planning your walk | Using this guide | Sample route guide


INTRODUCTION

PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK

About the North Downs Way
History 9 - How difficult is the North Downs Way? 9 - How long do you need? 10

Practical information for the walker
Accommodation 11 - Food and drink 14 - Money 16 - Other services 16 - Walking companies 16 - Taking dogs along the North Downs Way 18

Budgeting 18

When to go 19

Itineraries
Suggested itineraries 24 - Which direction? 24 - Side trips 24

What to take
Keep it light 26 - How to carry it 28 - Footwear 28 - Clothes 29 - Toiletries 30 - First-aid kit 30 - General items 31 - Camping gear 31 - Money 32 - Maps 32 - Recommended reading 32

Getting to and from the North Downs Way
Getting to Britain 34 - National transport 35 - Local transport 36

PART 2: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE

Conserving the North Downs
Government agencies and schemes 41 - Campaigning and conservation organizations 43 - Beyond conservation 44

Flora and fauna
Mammals 45 - Fish 45 - Birds 46 - Reptiles 48 - Butterflies 48 – Flowers 49 - Trees 51

PART 3: MINIMUM IMPACT WALKING AND OUTDOOR SAFETY

Minimum impact walking
Access 55 - The Countryside Code 55 - Economic impact 57 - Environmental impact 58

Outdoor safety
Avoidance of hazards 60 - Blisters 61 - Hypothermia 61 - Hyperthermia 61 - Sunburn 62 - Personal safety 62 - Other users 62

PART 4: ROUTE GUIDE AND MAPS

Using this guide
Trail maps 63 - Map keys 64

The route guide

Farnham to Guildford
Farnham 65 - Seale 72 - Puttenham 72 - Compton 72 - Shalford 74 - Guildford 78

Guildford to Denbies Wine Estate and Dorking
Chilworth 82 - Albury 82 - Newlands Corner 84 - Shere 86 - Gomshall 88 - Holmbury St Mary 88 - Ranmore Common 92 - Westcott 92 - Denbies Wine Estate 92 - Dorking 94

Dorking to Merstham
Box Hill 98 - Box Hill Village 98 - Reigate Hill 98 - Redhill 100 - Merstham 103

Merstham to Oxted
Oxted 108

Oxted to Otford
Westerham 111 - Knockholt 115 - Dunton Green 115 - Otford 118

Otford to Medway Bridge and Rochester
Kemsing 122 - Wrotham 122 - Borough Green 124 - Trottiscliffe 124 - Ryarsh 128 - Cuxton 128 - Rochester 134

Medway Bridge to Hollingbourne
Aylesford 138 - Detling 140 - Thurnham 142 - Hollingbourne 142

Hollingbourne to Charing
Harrietsham 146 - Lenham 146 - Charing 148

Charing to Chilham
Westwell 152 - Eastwell 152 - Chilham 158

Chilham to Canterbury
Chartham Hatch 160 - Chartham 160 - Canterbury 164

Canterbury to Shepherdswell
Bridge 170 - Shepherdswell 176

Shepherdswell to Dover
Dover 180

APPENDIX: ALTERNATIVE ROUTE
Boughton Lees to Dover via Folkestone 183

INDEX 185


North Downs Way: Farnham to Dover

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