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Event Details
Date: 4th June 2006
Start Time: 2:15pm
Location: The Harrow pub, Chaldon
Organisers: Geoff Hunt & Alan Reeves
Walk Distance: 3 miles (5 Km)

Directions

Nat Grid Ref: TQ 327538

Location
Chaldon is north-east of the M23 & M25 junction. It can be reached by several roads running across country from the A23 close to where it joins with the M23. Alternatively follow sign posting into Caterham town centre and then find the Stanstead Road out to the south. The pub is at the southern end of the Stanstead Road at the junction with Roffes Lane.

Public Transport
The Harrow is a level 1.25 miles from Caterham station.
Trains run hourly from London Charing Cross via London Bridge. E.g. start at11:06, reach East Croydon at 11:39 and Caterham at 12:00, etc.
The 407 bus runs half hourly from Sutton. E.g start 11:00, reach West Croydon station at 11:30 and Caterham station at 12:08. etc.

Map

 

Walk Information
This is a fairly level walk along a ridge giving excellent views south into Surrey and north across most of London. The paths are mainly good but could be muddy in places. There are a few stiles but you can squeeze by them; push chairs would be awkward.
There is a car park and some off road parking just south of the pub. Otherwise there is ample street parking 300 yards to the north. Food is served until 7 p.m. and there is a range of real ales. There is also a small garden and children are welcome.



Route & Question Sheet

Organiser's notes
No house names or padlocks have been used.
There are no stiles. First part of Stage 1 is very muddy for 200m. End of Stage 5 is quite muddy.
The answer to question 2 was missing on the day of the walk.


Starter clues
All answers can be found on the garden side of the pub.

 1, Even fenny terrain acres will have a means of ingress.

 2,

Remix a fury.

 3,

Throw around March hare.

Stage I
Turn left from the pub, and then soon right along the North Downs Way.
Take the first left after 10 m along the public bridleway. At the fork turn right up to the farm. Follow the track through the farm. Turn left at the junction back onto the North Downs Way. The stage ends after 50 m at the short post with 2 blue arrows.

 4, Ramsey's triumphant moment of pleasure, seen here as an imperial measure.

 5,

US HQ coolly situated where rights of way are indicated.

 6,

When an unprovoked aggressor attacks, the place for victims' anoraks?

Stage II
Carry on along the North Downs Way. Eventually at the fork before the main road, take the right fork. The stage ends at the road where the 'Hilltop Lane' road sign becomes visible.

7, It won't matter if you get back late, the landlord's going to let us wait.

 8,

Start stripping with a measure of acid to reveal an old boat in the morning.

9,

It met a charming Indian gent, and with him over a decade spent.

10,

Fathers dock at Plymouth Rock.

Stage III
Cross the road and follow the North Downs Way. Continue past the triangulation pillar and eventually turn right at the finger post to 'Tollsworth Manner'. After
200 m the stage ends at the single public footpath finger post by the house.

 11, The Spanish not odd going down hill in small steps.

 12,

Upset pint o'grit. You can make a map with it.

 13,

Were Fred and Wilma caught knapping here?

Stage IV
Follow the diagonal track across the field. Follow the pink arrows through the bushes into the next field. Continue across the field where the stage ends at a stile before a main road.

 14, Hubbel bubble and squeak.

 15,

My girlfriend witnessed a sex crime reports Popeye
(we have a three word answer but we will accept any two!).

 16,

Hen pecked fellah can find directions in crows nest.

Stage V
Head right along the major road towards the school. After 100 m turn right into Willey Broom Lane. Follow this to the end and turn left along the public footpath between two high fences. The stage ends at the 'Five Ways' finger post.

 17, Fits felines I hear.

 18,

Why dealers get sticky in Las Vegas.

 19,

Not an Arthur Daley to my ear (he never could shift much dodgy gear).

Stage VI
Take the second left path to Caterham. The path becomes a minor road. The stage's clues end at the 'Birchwood Lane' roadsign. Turn right into the major road. There are no clues on this section. The next stage starts after 500m at the 'Chaldon Common Road' road sign.

 20, How high tech, how cool, how hip, Dobbin shows up as a radar blip.

21,

"Ballesteros nonentity" "Ballesteros nonentity".

22,

What secures frankfurters in Frankfurt, pizza in Pisa, sprouts in Brussels?.

Stage VII
The stage starts at the junction of Chaldon Common Road and Roffes Lane. Turn right along the public bridleway. At the top of the hill take the left fork. This leads back to the junction on stage 1 of the public bridleway with the North Downs Way. The stage ends here. Turn left and left to get back to The Harrow.

 23, Where Mickey Dolenz does the crossword I hear,
but he's bound to end up with a pain in the rear.

24,

Offer Les an alternative.

25,

It could be said Blair's deputy has totally given up on tea.

 

Young Walkers Questions

Starter clues
1, What sort of a country pub is The Harrow?

2,

Where can you find horseshoes?.

3,

Where can you find clovers?.

4,

What sort of TV do they watch here?

Stage I
 5, When was Chaldon Church built?

6,

What sorts of birds are at the farm?

7,

Who approved the mail?

Stage II
8, What is missing from the blue arrow? 

 9,

Where can you see A F B M C.

 10,

What kind of black bird can you find?

 11,

Where might pigs play?

 12,

Whose shoe can you see?

 13,

What sort of snakes can you find?

Stage III
14, How fast should you go down Hilltop Lane? 

 15,

What has 2 fingers?

 16,

What has a finger missing?

 17,

Which cartoon family does the path by the field remind you of? 

 18,

Who would you find working on the hill?


Stage IV
 19, What sort of a dish can you see?

20,

What colours are the arrows?

21,

What bright bird can you see?


Stage V
22, Who is the king of the post?

23,

Why is this mister glad of his sister?

24,

How much is enough?

 25,

Find two different birds in Willey Broom Lane. 

 26,

Who is not hunted any more?


Stage VI
27, How far is it from Willey Broom Lane to Rook Lane?

28,

Not Power Ranger but ________ ________

29,

Who is missing?

30,

X X X X X X X X X


Stage VII
31, What sort of sailor is in charge of security?

32,

What would baffle a tree dweller?

33,

How many acorns can you find?

34,

What sort of logs can you buy?



Answers

 1, 'Entrance' sign over side doors. Even letters of f e n n y t e r r a i n a c r e s.

2,

'Friary Meux' on lamps. Anagram.

3,

'The Harrow' pub sign. Th - ehar - row. March hare is mad ' 'ehar'.

4,

6' 6" on width restriction. England won the World Cup for the first time in 1966.

5,

Blue pentagon arrow amongst Public Footpath and Public Bridleway signs.

6,

'Quarry Hangers' on finger post.

7,

'Harrow Extension' on finger post.

8,

'Park Ham' notice board. 'pH' = measure of acid. 'Ark' = old boat. 'am' = in the morning.

9,

'Cobra' '1957' & '1968' on telephone poles. Stayed with a snake charmer?

10,

'Pilgrims Way' sign. Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth Rock (?).

11,

'11 %' on gradient road sign. 'The Spanish = 'El' & 'not odd' = 'even' ' 'Eleven'.

12,

Trig. Point (anagram). Colloq. Triangulation Pillar.

13,

Flintstones along path.

14,

Satellite dish. Hubbel space observatory.

15,

'Oil Seed Rape' crop in first field. Accept 'Oil' & 'Rape'.

16,

Golden Cockerel weathervane above compass directions.

17,

Cats Eyes in road. Sounds like 'cat size'.

18,

'20 is plenty' roadside sign. Enough for a Blackjack dealer to get 21.

19,

'Supafence' label on fence. Sounds like 'super fence'.

20,

'Thief Warning' sign with horse's head logo and text 'idENTICHIP' and 'Ive been fitted with an antitheft device.

21,

701 twice on the same telephone pole. 'seven o one' sounds like 'seve no-one'.
Refers to Seve Ballestaros the golfer.

22,

'Euroscan' alarm.

23,

Monkey Puzzle tree.

24,

'Roffes Lane' anagram.

25,

Clamps with 'PRESCO' legend. I.e. Prescott without any 't'.

Young Walkers Answers

1, A 'Historic Country Pub' 

2,

The horseshoes are on the Friary Meux lamps.

3,

The clovers are cut out of the shutters.

4,

They have satellite TV and CCTV.

5,

Chaldon Church was built in 1086 AD.

6,

We saw Hens and Geese when we first visited.

7,

The Postmaster General approved the US Mail at Hope Cottage.

8,

A round disc is missing from one of the arrows.

9,

The horse training area has these letters in it.

10,

A rook on the sign to 'Rook Lane'

 11,

Pigs might play at Park Ham?

 12,

There is a horse shoe at 'Rest Harrow'

13,

There are 'Cobra' signs on the telephone poles. 

14,

Slowly. There is a 'SLOW' sign in Hilltop Lane.

15,

A 2 fingered finger post.

16,

The finger post to Tollsworth Manor has a finger missing.

17,

The Flintstones. There are lots of them along the path.

18,

Shepherds on 'Shepherds Hill'.

19,

A satellite TV dish.

20,

Mostly shades of pink, and one yellow one.

 21,

A golden cockerel on the weathervane.

22,

'GR' on the post box. This was George Rex or King George.

23,

The school sign show a boy being taken to school by his sister.

24,

'20 is plenty' on the road speed warning sign.

25,

There is a Puffin at 'Puffins' and a 'Night Owl' on the alarm at 'Conifers'.

26,

The fox at 'Lane End'.

27,

The 'Five Ways' sign says that it is ½ mile.

28,

Power 'Danger' sign.

29,

There is a missing cat poster on a telephone pole.

30,

There is a drain cover with 'NYNEX' on it which sounds like '9 X'.

31,

An Admiral according to the alarms.

32,

A Monkey Puzzle Tree.

33,

There are black acorns on 2 of the finger posts at the top of the hill.

34,

Split and seasoned.