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Horley

Surrey


Slow Ways linking Horley and Blindley Heath, Capel, Crawley, Dorking, East Grinstead, Redhill, Reigate

England / Surrey / Horley

Horley’s seven Slow Ways are 68% checked

Drawn: 7/7
reviewed: 6/7
verified: 4/7
and surveyed: 2/7

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Slow Way Route To do
Capel—Horley
Caphor one

Double check Distance 15km/9mi Ascent 80m Descent 108m
Capel—Horley
Caphor two Verify me Distance 13km/8mi Ascent - Descent -
Crawley—Horley
Crahor two Survey me Distance 8km/5mi Ascent - Descent -
Dorking—Horley
Dorhor one Enjoy me Distance 19km/12mi Ascent 140m Descent 134m
Dorking—Horley
Dorhor two Survey me Distance 19km/12mi Ascent - Descent -
Horley—Blindley Heath
Horbli one Pioneer me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent 24m Descent 30m
Horley—East Grinstead
Horeas one Review me Distance 16km/10mi Ascent 135m Descent 71m
Redhill—Horley
Redhor one Pioneer me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 97m Descent 79m
Redhill—Horley
Redhor two Survey me Distance 9km/6mi Ascent - Descent -
Reigate—Horley
Reihor one Enjoy me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent 119m Descent 92m

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Collective progress

63% of Horley’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

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drawn

8/10

reviewed

2/10

surveyed

5/10

verified

10 people have contributed to Horley’s Slow Ways

2 people have pledged to walk and review a route

3 people have surveyed a route in Horley

110km out of 131km have been walked and reviewed

256km of reviews have been shared in Horley

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We walked at a gentle pace of 5 kph and the walk took about 2 and a half hours. Much of the walk is hard surfaced as it uses the National Cycle Route 21 for much of the way....

Bostal Boy

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Bostal Boy took this photo on Reihor one

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Alison Clement took this photo on Caphor two

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There were also some good points of interest on the route including some disused helicopters and planes, lots of farm animals and a visit to the Tanhouse Farm Shop and cafe (involving a very short deviation from the route), for a very welcome tea and cake stop....

Alison Clement

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Daisy C surveyed Reihor one

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A fine route, very quiet, good surfaces and very little road walking. Couldn't always avoid mud and waterlogging but the only significant flooding I didn't reroute to avoid was the bridge over Salfords Stream, a little bank climbing, rose briars and slightly wet socks got me across. To avoid steps and crossing a narrow blind bend at St Mary's Church on Chart Lane, go a little further south to cross, then use a hidden path in front of the school opposite to join the alley....

Daisy C

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Redhill—Horley

Annabelle Cook pledged to walk Redhor one

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Derick Rethans took this photo on Redhor two

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From there on it soon followed a cycle way all the way to Horley over easy going paths -- asphalt (photo #2), and gravel (photo #3), before going through "Whitebushes"....

Derick Rethans

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A really lovely route between Horley and East Grinstead taking in some great footpaths and scenery that you wouldn’t expect to find under the flight path of a major international airport!...

Katecheema

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Katecheema surveyed Reihor one

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Katecheema took this photo on Dorhor one

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Walked the Dorking - Horley direction on a foggy early autumnal day....

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Walked the Dorking - Horley direction on a foggy early autumnal day....

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Capel—Horley

Derick Rethans added Caphor two, a new walk from Capel to Horley

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Most of the route goes through fields, and many of them have cows. After a little while along more fields (without cows), the route has a very small section of road walking along Horley Road near the western end of Gatwick airport....

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Derick Rethans took this photo on Caphor two

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Unlike Dorhor 1, the section near Horley involves now very little road walking, with a stretch along the Mole and through some fields. The small sections where there was some road walking needed, it was either a short section, little traffic, or a good verge....

Derick Rethans

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Derick Rethans took this photo on Dorhor two

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If you’re coming in by train then be aware that the start point is about a 20 minute walk from Dorking Station. After a short walk down some unpaved roads you slide into farmland and fields. There’s short village intermission and a slight section of main road the walk along before heading back into some more fields. The roar of the nearby A road becomes ever present as you pass over beautifully manicured playing fields....

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LondonIn360 took this photo on Dorhor two

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Dorking—Horley

Derick Rethans added Dorhor two, a new walk from Dorking to Horley

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There was very little road walking (besides the first 2 miles near Horley), and where it was necessary, it was either short, little traffic, or a good verge....

Derick Rethans

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Derick Rethans took this photo on Dorhor one

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The path from Brittleware Farm to Wrstwsrd farm was a footpath dumped with rubbish of all kinds and then through a field with an electric fence....

Lizbiz70

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There is one small section on Crossoak Lane where you walk in the road which has no footpath and is a national speed limit; this can be avoided by taking the marked footpath on the left on Lake Lane, about 200m before the junction with Crossoak Lane....

Katecheema

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Katecheema took this photo on Reihor one

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The central section is through the main Crawley industrial area and past Gatwick Airport South Terminal. When it reaches the Enterprise Car Hire carwash take the path which virtually doubles back (photo 7 & 8), then turn left, head under the flyover to head past the coach stops for Gatwick South Terminal....

Bostal Boy

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Bostal Boy took this photo on Crahor two

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Crawley—Horley

David Sanderson added Crahor two, a new walk from Crawley to Horley

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Redhill—Horley

David Sanderson added Redhor two, a new walk from Redhill to Horley

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A fingerpost points to the path you need to take over the footbridge (step access) which takes you across the railway and to the end of another footpath which will deliver you, under the A23 spur which marks the border with West Sussex. Here is also access to the railway station, monorail and airport. The next section takes you over the railway again via another step only footbridge. In the process of altering this route I've made it more obvious that you should follow the cycleway and not the footpath which soon would have you walking by the road. The last 100m of this route includes the bus station and the railway station, which is on the line between London and the Coastway West, rather than the main London-Brighton line (Three Bridges which is on the L-B line is a short hop away)....

David Sanderson

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David Sanderson took this photo on Crahor two

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A fuller review is shared by David Sanderson who we walked with. I agree with all he says....

Merete Langler

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Just having passed Earlswood Railway Station the route enters a private road, at the other end of which is "Asylum Arch Road", pointing to a bit of local history. The footpath across the road then takes you on the most rural section of the walk accompanied by bluebells, green fields and views of the North Downs. It's a 40mph road but it has a pavement. Cycleway 21 doesn't follow this road, and it's possible there might be a better alternative using it, but that's for someone else to find out (or me, but not now)....

David Sanderson

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David Sanderson took this photo on Redhor two

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My first ever Slow Way, walked with my brother, David Sanderson, and my husband, Andy. The route started from a great point to buy provisions and was easy to follow. It felt safe and I would walk it again....

Merete Langler

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Paul Johnson surveyed Dorhor one

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Capel—Horley

Slow Ways added Caphor one, a new walk from Capel to Horley

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Dorking—Horley

Slow Ways added Dorhor one, a new walk from Dorking to Horley

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Horley—Blindley Heath

Slow Ways added Horbli one, a new walk from Horley to Blindley Heath

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Horley—East Grinstead

Slow Ways added Horeas one, a new walk from Horley to East Grinstead

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Redhill—Horley

Slow Ways added Redhor one, a new walk from Redhill to Horley

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Reigate—Horley

Slow Ways added Reihor one, a new walk from Reigate to Horley

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Horley’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

TQ2865342672

Lat / Lon

51.16883° / -0.16120°

Easting / Northing

528,653E / 142,672N

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