Event Details
| Date: | Sunday 10th May 2009 | |
| Start Time: | 2.15 pm | |
| Location: | The Seahorse Inn, Shalford, Surrey | |
| Organisers: | James & Penny Biggs | |
| Present: | “The Shalford Stroll” | |
| Walk Distance: | 4 miles (6.4 km) |
Nat Grid Ref: TQ 000 475
Public Transport
Guildford is the nearest main railway station, there are regular buses that run along the A281 or there are plenty of taxi’s around the station. There is a station in Shalford, its about a 5 minute walk along the A281 to the pub.Map
Walk & Location Information
The walk is 4 miles in length and buggy/pushchair friendly, there are no stiles or gates and all the paths are wide enough for a double buggy to pass along them. The walk is mainly flat and takes in beautiful scenery as you stroll along the Way Navigation. The walk passes through the grounds of Guildford Castle where the flowers are an amazing blaze of colour. There is a short climb at this stage, then its down hill back to the pub.
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Starter Clues
Stage 1
Turn left out of pub car park, then immediately left onto a wide path. Ignore all side paths and continue along this
well made track, eventually crossing a railway line. Maintain direction passed some cottages, take the right folk over
a green to arrive at a road by the Parrot pub. Continue along the road, stage ends at the canal bridge.
Stage 2
Cross the bridge and turn right onto the Wey Navigation tow path, stage ends at St Catherine's Lock.
Stage 3
Continue along the tow path, ignore the foot bridge that crosses the canal, eventually arriving at a small bridge and
weir, where stage ends.
Stage 4
Cross the bridge and turn left across a picnic area where you rejoin the canal. Continue until you reach Mill Mead
Lock, turn right and cross the canal, follow path to reach the A281. Turn right and follow the road until you reach a
pelican crossing. Cross here and head up Quarry Street. Turn right through Castle Arch (now covered in scaffolding and
plastic sheeting) in 30 yards turn left through a gate to enter the grounds of Guildford Castle. Veer right and follow
the path, leave via a gate at the top and turn left to reach a road, where stage ends.
Stage 5
Turn right and right again along South Hill, eventually the road turns sharp left, maintain direction onto a public
footpath in between houses. Cross an other road and continue along the footpath, stage ends at the next road.
Stage 6
Cross the road and continue along The North Downs Way. At Chantry Cottage turn right and follow path until you reach a
lane. Veer left along the lane onto a path at the end to reach another lane. Turn right and follow the lane back to the
A281 where walk ends.
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Starter Clues
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
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