Sunday 12th October 2025
These take place each year, from 2024 re-established as on the second Sunday in May and the second Sunday in October. The next date is Sunday 12th October 2025. 2:45pm start, with free tea and cake in the Village Hall afterwards.
No need to book, just turn up at one of the start points at 2:45pm. Children and dogs welcome.
Chaldon has a proud tradition of maintaining its public rights of way. Six walks between them covering all 13 miles of public paths in Chaldon have been walked diligently over the last century. The original purpose of the twice-a-year walks is inspecting and reporting on their condition. It is also a very pleasant way to spend an afternoon, in a small group of people, walking and talking, with some commentary about local history and natural history.
Each walk has a leader with a little blue book. Any problems with hedges, stiles, signs etc are looked for and notes written in the books. The notes are then collated and reported to Chaldon Village Council and the Surrey County Council Rights of Way Officer for any action that is needed.
There is now a new route 7, covering the area that became Chaldon through a boundary change in 2000.
The starting points, mileage and routes for the walks are:
1.Chaldon Church
3 miles via Happy Valley, the Golf Course, Fryern Farm, Chaldon Common Road and Birchwood Lane.
2. Junction Leazes Avenue/Doctors Lane
2.25 miles via Piles Wood, Happy Valley, Magazine Road, Green Lane, the Golf Course and Rook Lane.
3. Village Hall Car Park
2.3 miles via Church Lane, Piles Wood, Happy Valley, permissive path in Golf Course, Leazes Avenue, FP3 and Rook Lane.
4. Chaldon Church
2.25 miles via Alderstead Heath, Tollsworth Manor, North Downs Way, Hilltop Farm and Willey Broom Wood.
5. Chaldon Crossroads (Church Lane/Rook Lane/Hilltop Lane)
3.6 miles via Tollsworth Manor, North Downs Way, Park Ham, Spring Bottom, Quarry Hangers, North Downs Way, Hilltop Farm and Willey Broom Wood.
6. Junction Roffes Lane/Chaldon Common Road
2.3 miles via Willey Farm Lane, Grubs Wood, White Hill, Willey Park Farm, North Downs Way, Rook Farm and Rook Lane.
7. Junction Roffes Lane / Willey Lane (NEW)
2.7 miles via Willey Lane, Harestone Lane, Beech Grove, Roffes Lane, Birchwood Lane, Willey Broom Wood.
The walks are run by Chaldon History Group, supported by Chaldon Village Council and Chaldon Community Trust (Village Hall).
Any questions, including checking on starting points, please contact Liz Bonsall on email lizbonsall@aol.com or phone 01883 340508.
If you would like to walk any of the routes by yourself at any time, maps and notes of the routes with historical and nature information are available to download free on the Chaldon Walks page of this website.
If you would like to join as a walk leader, or help put up posters round the village or other aspects of the management of the walks, please contact Liz Bonsall (contact details above).