Directions

Nat Grid Ref: TQ164563

Location:
Leatherhead is a short distance from junction 9 of the M25.
The town has a one way system and a pedestrianised town centre. The Running Horse is in Bridge Street, a very short distance from the Town Centre and, in a car, best approached by either Guildford Road (from the west) or Bull Hill and North Street (from the north). There is no vehicle access from Church Street (south) or along the High Street.

Public Transport:
Leatherhead is well served with trains and busses. The Running Horse is about 12 minutes walk from the station and only a very short distance along Bridge Street from the town shopping centre.

Map:

Route & Question Sheet

STARTERS
Start The Running Horse PH.All clues are visible from the forecourt and garden.

1.	Goes like lightning, goes like the clappers, goes like the wind.
2.	Ideal country for the very Hungary?
3.	She's cool despite fruitless bone hunt

STAGE I
Stage begins at the far end of the bridge on the left hand side.Turn right out of the pub and cross the bridge over the river.Head straight on to the roundabout.The stage ends at the left turn before the railway bridge.

4.	Reported inspiration for the bouncing bomb.
5.	isu
6.	About this Barclay's anti-car thing, they might still lend you a penny farthing.

STAGE II
Cross the road and turn left towards the Leisure Centre. Follow the road on the right hand side to the Leisure Centre and then keep straight on along the path.The stage ends at the 4 way finger post.

7.	Wacko's alright when he's in a fight.
8.	Guacamole Bar now has accommodation for the blind.

STAGE III
Turn right at the 4 way finger post. Head up the incline to the bridge over the railway. Follow the path around to the left. At the fork, take the right turn up the hill. The stage ends at the green gate.

9.	Tour d'Australie?
10.	Jarvis's track record briefly stated.
11.	Dec's canonised colleague is even now making a TV appearance.

STAGE IV
At the fork take the left path. Cross the main road and follow the side road down to Bockett's farm. The stage ends at the small building on the left before the entrance to the Tea-rooms.

12.	Perhaps you like our nasty structures?
13.	Grand Duke e' makes something safe.
14.	This bashful chap can be a hard bloke,but only when wearing tights and a cloak.

STAGE V
Stage 5 Continue on from Bockett's farm. The path eventually comes to a field, turn right for 100 yards and then turn left. The path runs past the end of a line of trees down to the railway line. Follow the path under the railway bridge down to the river where the stage ends.

15.	He isn't a bull and he isn't a bear,but he keeps a weather eye on stock and share.
16.	This sounds like the reason if I may be rash,for Long John's shoulder being covered in ash.
17.	Two three's make eight!
18.	Not pearly but possibly Faberge?

STAGE VI
At the river turn left. Follow the path by the river and then by the meadow to the green steel kissing gate where the stage ends.

19.	Rower's rival makes a point.
20.	Surfing - a wise man wont.
21.	Begs to differ.

STAGE VII
You are back at the start of stage 3. Turn right and ignore anything before the yellow fire hydrant post. Follow the path to the river bridge. Turn left just before the bridge and follow the path by the river to the road bridge where stage 1 started.The walk ends here. Turn right across the bridge back to the pub.

22.	Telephone numbers could be a sign of age.
23.	Forge ahead to a new rich borough,where people look after one another.
24.	Heads for the Dover Road.
25.	Sign up to defend American bores.

Young Walkers Questions

Route and stages are the same as for the walk above.

STARTERS
a.	How many horses can you find? There are more than you might think!
b.	Where can you find three crowns?
c.	How many Kings and Queens can you find?

STAGE I
d.	Sounds like something he would do to annoy Gromit.
e.	Can you find the station where no trains stop?
f.	Where did the Ugly Duckling spend all his money when he grew up?

STAGE II
g.	What does Bart do when the episodes start?
h.	Could this dog be a Saint Bernard?

STAGE III
i.	Have you spotted the silver arrow?
j.	Why won't this train stop at a station?
k.	Can you see Fred, Wilmer and Pebbles?

STAGE IV
l.	Is this the way that you should go? Its not the route for Granny and Grandpa!
m.	"Honey, I'm home". Who just buzzed in?
n.	Who is made of wood?

STAGE V
o.	How many big tractors can you see?
p.	Who can you see in the woods when they should be in the fields?
q.	Who is a big bully?

STAGE VI
r.	What kind of a bird can you see and read about on the notice board? They are the best anglers of all.
s.	How many silver arrows can you spot on this stage?

STAGE VII
t.	Whose chimneys would Charlie Dimmock clean?
u.	What is on the bridge that should be at the seaside?
v.	How many flood lights can you see?

Answers

1 Horse and lightning on the pub sign,
horse on the bell by the gate in the garden
horse on the weathervane on the fence in the garden
2 "Friedland" on a doorbell.
3 "Hubbard" air conditioning unit in the garden.
4 "Wallis Mews":- Barnes Wallis muse.
5 "Leisure Centre" on finger post.
6 "Recycling Banks" sign.
7 "Jackson's fine fencing" on gate.
8 "Mole Barn":- Guacamole Bar now….
9 Yellow "Cycle Route" sticker upside down on a post at the start of the stage.
10 "Costain" railway sleepers - see legal department.
11 "Stanton" on the large pipe in the enclosure: - Saint Ant on.
12 "Pylons":- first letters of clue.
13 "Keden Guard" padlock on gate at main road:- anagram.
14 "Clarksteel" drainlid at Bocketts farm:- Clark Kent Man of Steel etc.
15 Ploughman Weathervane with horse (stock) and plough (share).
16 "Polypipe" on blue pipe into water tank.
17 The figure 8 in 872 on a post. The figure is assembled from two 3's.
18 Gate end posts before the railway bridge with decorative egg shaped tops.
19 "Silver Arrow" on information sign board:- anagram.
20 "Warning unsafe to swim" sign at road bridge over river:- anagram.
21 "SEGB" utility lid at kissing gate:- anagram.
22 Numbers 1 & 7 & 5 on telephone pole. A & G & E are 1st, 7th & 5th letters.
23 "Neighbourhood Watch Area" sign before bridge:- anagram.
24 "A2 THE" on bolt heads in seat by river.
25 War Department arrow above NRA plate on bridge at end of stage (UK National River Authority / US National Rifle Association).

Young Walker Answers

a. Horse and lightning on the pub sign,
horse on the bell by the gate in the garden
horse on the weathervane on the fence in the garden.
b. There are three crowns in the Casque Mark sign on the main door.
c. King henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I slept here.
d. "Wallis Mews" road sign.
e. "Leatherhead Pumping Station" - no trains stop here.
f. Swan Shopping Centre on finger post.
g. Bart skateboards - there is a skate board rink near the Leisure centre.
h. There is a dog with a halo on the doggie poo bin.
i. There is a silver arrow on the finger post at the very start of the stage.
j. The red and blue train does not go anywhere.
k. There are lots of flintstones on the path up the hill.
l. "Young Street" on the finger post.
m. Beehives at Broketts farm
n. Wooden milkmaid at Bocketts farm
o. There are a red and a green and a blue tractor in the Bocketts farm arena.
p. There are lots of scarecrows in the woods to the right.
q. "Beware of the Bull" sign on gate.
r. There is a Kingfisher on the notice board.
s. We found four silver arrows, but we did walk it lots of times.
t. There are chimney pots being used as flower pots at Thornecroft Stable Cottage.
u. There are 3 giant clamshells on the bridge by the river.
v. There are 8 flood lights at the football pitch on the left.