PACHECO - ALACANT - EL BACAROTPROVISIONALS (FC)

Distance: 5.0 miles (8.0 kilometres) Typical time: 180 mins

Height gain: 50 metres Map: Explorer 145

Walk: www.walkingworld.com ID:31 Contributor: Daisy Hayden

ACCESS INFORMATION:

Train from Waterloo to Guildford 40 mins. Return from Godalming to Waterloo 50 mins. 2 or 3 trains per hour.

DESCRIPTION:

This is a beautiful, relaxing and easy walk along the River Wey, including the Godalming navigations. The open valley is National Trust Land, and the scenery is varied and unspoilt. There are plenty of pubs and tea shops for refreshments in Guildford and Godalming, and toilets two thirds of the way along the walk at Farncombe Boatyard. (There is also a tea shop here, unfortunately it is usually closed.) Wear boots or wellies as the path is muddy.

FEATURES:

Toilets, National Trust/NTS, birds.

WALK DIRECTIONS:

1|Turn right out of Guildford Railway station (you only need to cross over the line if arriving at Guildford on the train towards London). Walk 200 yards down Park Street, crossing Farnham Road to arrive at the church seen in the distance.

2|Turn left into High Street and pass in front of the Church, to reach a pub, The White Horse, on your right. Turn right down steps in front of the pub (the steps are just before this bridge). Go through the beer garden, and take the riverbank path to the right (behind pub sign and evergreen tree). Continue along the riverbank for 100 yards until you reach a white bridge. Cross this bridge towards Millmead Lock

3|Do not cross Millmead Lock. Stay on the path, following the sign to the right (sign says Godalming 4½m) Pass the Jolly Farmer pub on the opposite

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bank. Cross this bridge, past the boathouses, and follow the path. Here the river loops to the left, then curves right (along line of trees on horizon). Follow the path on the right to join the river by a bridge, or take the longer way round, following the bend of the river to end up at the same bridge. Turn right to cross this bridge to follow the path along the riverbank.

4|Continue along the path on the right. This part of the walk is particularly peaceful and charming, and only 15 minutes from Guildford town centre. Path gets muddy here.

5|Continue over this bridge and along the path, looking back towards Guildford at St Catherines Lock. Cross the bridge to visit the nature reserve, otherwise continue on the riverside path

6|The Gomshall line crosses the river here on this impressive bridge. Continue on the path under the bridge. 0 200 400 600 800metres1 0 200 400 600yards KILOMETRES MILES ½ Compton Littleton Guildford Godalming Onslow Village Catteshall Binscombe e Pe Pe d d rt rrr 9 10 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 13 8

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THE GREENHOUSE

73 High Street, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1AW Tel: 01483 414853

e-mail: [email protected] website: www.godalminggreenhouse.co.uk

One of the oldest commercial premises in Godalming is home to The Greenhouse. Owners Marna Bigg & Holly Parker have established a great reputation throughout the area for creating beautiful bouquets and exquisite arrangements from the very finest flowers. Trading for over 30 years, the shop sells a wide variety of flowers and plants along with vases, baskets, greeting cards and other accessories and flower-related gifts. Marna and Holly create arrangements for all kinds of special occasions, from romantic to new baby,

birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, private functions and funerals, as well as corporate and contract work – let them know the occasion, the style, the colour choices and the budget, and they will create it for you. Marna, Holly and their staff are always on hand with help and advice on flower arrangement (both inside and outside),

seasonal planting and choosing the most appropriate match of various plants. Flowers and arrangements can be ordered directly from the shop or on line, with same day delivery in the area, and national/international deliveries can be arranged through Interflora. The Greenhouse is open from 9 to 5 Monday to Friday, 9 to 4 Saturday, closed Sunday.

framed house once belonging to Gertrude Jekyll can be found in dense woodland on the opposite side of town. Munstead Wood was designed for her by Lutyens in characteristic rural vernacular style and partially

constructed of Bargate stone, a locally quarried hard brown sandstone that was much loved by the Victorians. Lutyens also designed the tomb in which Gertrude Jekyll is buried in the churchyard at Busbridge, just south of Godalming.

Godalming’s part Norman parish church of St Peter and St Paul is also built of Bargate stone, as is Charterhouse, the famous public school, which moved from London to a hillside site on the northern side of Godalming in 1872. Among its most striking features are the 150-foot Founder’s Tower and the chapel designed by Giles Gilbert Scott as a memorial to those killed in World War I.

7|Not a very pretty view, but a landmark anyway. Cross over the A248 at Broadford bridge and keep following the path ahead. Beware: fast traffic!

8|Opening Unstead lock. Children may want to watch or help boatpeople operate the lock gates.

9|Cross the road over a bridge to follow this footpath sign. Caution; fast traffic!

10|Continue past this old brick footbridge.

11|Looking back towards Guildford at Farncombe boathouse (boat hire here). Carry straight on over the bridge towards Godalming.

12|Follow the path to the car park, then turn left over the bridge. Just after the bridge, go straight ahead and up this street. Turn right at the top for the main high street and shops and refreshments. Follow signs to station, which is right at the far end of the high street.

13|Alternatively, just after the bridge, turn right along Bury Road for 200 yards. Take the path right off the road, on the left of St Peter and Paul Church, for the train station.

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Three miles along the B2130, to the southeast of Godalming, lies the renowned Winkworth Arboretum, a 95- acre area of wooded hillside, which was presented to the National Trust in 1952. The grounds contain two lakes and a magnificent collection of rare trees and shrubs, many of them native to other

continents. Hascombe, one mile further on, is another characteristic Surrey village with great charm.