Guildford Circular via Albury Park Walk

Circular walk around Guildford
Distance: 15.5 miles
Guide: Guide Info

My Distance: 12.95 Miles
Time - 6Hrs

The Route

So parked up in Guildford railway station - £5.00 for the day on a weekend, not to bad and headed off to Shalford

Walking along the River Wey (in a thunderstorm storm which soon passed)

River Wey

River Wey

and then across Shalford Water Meadows

Crossing the river a few times, pretty quiet as I started around 7, I guess it’s a busy area later in the day

Through Shalford, across the green and past the local pond

Finally arriving at Chillworth Gunpowder Mills setup in 1626, plenty of evidence of the past still around

MillStones

Millstones

Old Workings

Now we are heading to Ford Farm which is an easy hike very quiet and pretty area

and finally a chance to check the route

So refreshments done its on to Silent Pool

Tillingbourne

Arrived at Silent Pool

Just a little green looking but apparently fed by underwater springs and very clear

Now we are off to Newlands Corner
The track to the top of the Downs seems to go on and on and on - everyone was coming down and I was the only one going up (now I know why they all smiled at me)

On and On and On

Once walking along the top of the downs there are two joined Beech Trees (inosculation) not something I have ever actually seen before

Finally at Newlands with great views across Tillingbourne Valley. 

There is more to the walk but I called it a day at this point, a great walk with lots on route such as Gunpowder Mills, St Catherine’s Chapel (14th Century), St Martha on the Hill and so on - I may well go back for another look round.