Limpsfield to Westerham via Chartwell

Limpsfield common loop via Chartwell

A most glorious winters day was promised and delivered and it was great to be out on this cold but sunny day. As Ivan was visiting Fidel Castro's funeral it was only Trevor and myself today and we scoffed at Ivan having to be on a Caribbean Island drinking cocktails whilst we were having such fun walking the Surrey Hills and drinking real man-beers!

We parked up at Limpsfield Common and set out walking anti-clockwise which took us down the North Downs escarpment and then along to the pretty village of Crockham Hill. The only trouble with walking down the hill first is that sooner or later you have to walk back up it and in places this walk was very steep indeed. On such a lovely sunny day we had great views from the top of the downs and again later on across the Westerham valley.

This Autumn continues to amaze us as we are about to reach the end of November and the trees are still holding their Autumn colours and today we even saw an Oak tree with green leaves in place.

Reaching Westerham we decided to forsake our old friend "The George and Dragon" and instead try a little old pub on the outskirts of the town called "The General Wolfe" for a change. This very old and quaint pub turned out pretty good and we had a slap-up lunch and a drink in peace before setting out for the last couple of miles up the hill to Limpsfield and the car.

Limpsfield Church	Llamas !
Autumn is still here
	Lunch Stop

Stats for the day were...

Finished Hike: 28 Nov 2016, 15:09:21

Route: Limpsfield loop

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Hike Time: 2:48:13

Stopped Time: 51:01

Distance: 8.67 miles

Average: 3.1 mile per hr

Fastest Pace: 13:40 min/mile

Ascent: 774

Descent: 798

Calories: 894

Around Leeds Castle

Langley - Broomfield - Leeds loop

The weather forecast showed a damp grey day but with a bit of a window of opportunity from 10-00am to 2-00pm and as it turned out it was pretty accurate and we timed our walk perfectly and didn't get wet at all.

Autumn is still not over and some of the trees are still hanging on to their colourful leaves even with only 5 weeks to go to Christmas.  I don't think I have known such a late Autumn.

This walk was plotted directly from the map and so we had no idea what it would be like but it turned out to be a very good trek on mostly good paths with only a few muddy patches. It also took in woodland; open fields and the wonderful view of Leeds Castle as we walked through their grounds. Lunch was at "The George Inn" in Leeds Village and this too was an excellent stop.

Unfortunately the Walkmeter decided not to start after lunch (no, it wasn't the lunchtime pint that affected it!) so the stats are a bit of an estimate.

A Grey day in the Kent countryside	Broomfield Church
	The old well at Broomfield
Leeds Castle from across the lake	Leeds Castle
Autumn colour still surrounds the Castle	Lunch Stop!

 Stats for the day were...

Finished Hike: 14 Nov 2016, 14:25:49

Route: Leeds Castle loop

Weather: 

temperature	9°C
humidity	87%
wind	9 mph SSW

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Hike Time: 1:40:23

Stopped Time: 2:12:13

Distance: 8.05 miles

Average: 19:53 mile per hr

Fastest Pace: 10:44 min/mile

Ascent: 802

Descent: 905

Calories: 840

Boars Head Loop

Boars Head and around the Crowborough woods

We had an early start because Ivan needed to get his eyes tested in the afternoon so we needed to finish our hike by 12-30 latest. But as it turned out it was such a wonderful bright day that starting our walk at 9-00 am was exactly the right thing to do.

Ivan had plotted this loop route and at 9 miles / 3 hrs it fitted into our timetable perfectly - that was until we had a small "deviation" from the planned route that added in an extra 15 mins walk-time! Well forest tracks all look the same don't they?

There seemed to be lots of Buzzards about today - we saw at least 5 and we also had a fleeting glimpse of a deer.

Across the High Weald

A beautiful Autumn Day

Stats for the day were ...

Finished Hike: 31 Oct 2016, 12:20:02

Route: Boarshead loop

Weather: 

temperature	14°C
humidity	94%
wind	2 mph N

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Hike Time: 3:01:06

Stopped Time: 18:51

Distance: 9.03 miles

Average: 3.0 mile per hr

Fastest Pace: 12:19 min/mile

Ascent: 1889

Descent: 1921

Calories: 1003