Westerham To Chartwell Trail Walking

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Westerham to Chartwell trail
Enjoy a countryside walk through the Weald of Kent, starting in the village of Westerham and finishing at Chartwell, Winston Churchill's
family home.
Road safety
You will cross busy roads at several points on this trail route. Please exercise caution when crossing and watch out for oncoming traffic.
Information Total steps: 14

Address: The Green, Westerham, Kent TN16 1AS Start point: Winston Churchill bronze statue on The Green, grid ref: TQ447540
OS map: Explorer 147 1. Start at the bronze statue of Winston Churchill on the green in Westerham. Walk
Activity: Walking towards the bus stop and cross the A25 at the crossing in front of the bus stop.
Moderate: Moderately challenging route with several Having crossed the A25 you will see an alleyway in front of you to Water Lane.
hills. For further details, please see Terrain section. Continue up the alleyway. After a short way you will come across a small stone hump;
take care when stepping over this.
Dog friendly: Please keep dogs on short leads while
walking through fields with livestock. 2. At the end of the alleyway you will come to a wooden kissing gate. Continue through
the gate, entering the field (please keep dogs on lead at all times in the field) and head
Full trail: Miles: 2 (km: 3.2)
up the slope. Continuing up the slope, you will see a waymarked post pointing towards
Access: Challenging
a metal kissing gate at the brow of the slope. Continue to the gate.
Duration: 1 hour
3. Go through the metal kissing gate into the next field and continue on straight ahead.
You will come to a crossroad and meet a waymark. Continue on straight ahead.
Terrain
4. You will meet another waymark prior to a steep slope. Follow the arrow and carefully
Hilly route with several moderate climbs and descents, descend the slope, taking care in wetter conditions. Head for the metal kissing gate in
particularly at the beginning and end of the trail. the corner of the field which will come into view as you descend.
5. Go through the kissing gate, entering a pine woodland. You will see a waymark
pointing straight ahead; follow this path. You will come to a junction with a path going
off to the left and the main path climbing up in front of you, which you will need to
follow.
6. At the next waymark post, take a left turn. Continue up the path for approximately five
minutes. You will reach Hosey Hill Road and a waymark.
7. The waymark points across Hosey Hill Road at an angle. We recommended that you
walk along the grass verge for 50 metres and cross parallel with the waymark on the
opposite side of the road. Take care when crossing as the road gets very busy.
8. Once in the car park you will see a waymark pointing to the right, out of the car park
and up the path on the left-hand side. Shortly after you will see another waymark
confirming the direction upwards. Follow the path and you will join a main path and
meet a waymark pointing leftwards.
9. Follow this path climbing gently upwards and continue until you see a slight clearing on
the right. You will see a waymark indicating the direction to follow.
10. Continue along the path until you reach a Y-junction and follow the direction on the
waymark. As you walk this stretch of path it will begin to narrow and change shape.
You will meet a crossroad and another waymark pointing ahead.
11. Follow the path up ahead and you will come to a T-junction and a waymark pointing
right. Take this turn.
12. At the end of this path you will see a vehicle barrier and a waymark pointing across
Hosey Lane. On the other side of the road you will see a Y-junction with a footpath to
the right and another to the left. Follow the left path.
13. Continuing downwards on this path you will notice a slight clearing to the right and a
waymark on the fencing to the left. Continue in the waymarked direction.
14. You will arrive at Mapleton Road with the Chartwell car park entrance on your left.
End point: Chartwell, grid ref: TQ454513

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