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The lake walk option follows this track towards Westerham

For the main route, follow the track uphill, curving left near the brow of the hill where Squerryes Farm can be seen below. At a junction of paths go through a kissing gate on the right, walk through a wooded grove, over a narrow field and along a fenced path which soon descends steeply, with views of Westerham below and the North Downs ahead, to reach a track by Park Lodge at TQ 444 536.

Walk ahead along the track to a pond seen on the left. On the right a concrete footbridge crosses the Darent stream, with a footpath leading along the bottom edge of a sloping meadow. Eventually come to a kissing gate on the left. Through this the way takes you along Water Lane into Westerham opposite the green where the walk began.

WALK 4

Crockham Hill to Toys Hill and Obriss Farm

Start/Finish Church Road, Crockham Hill (TQ 443 507) Distance 5 miles/8km Maps OS Explorer 147 Refreshments None on route, but pub in Crockham Hill Access East side of B2026, midway between Westerham and Edenbridge. Crockham Hill is served by infrequent buses from Oxted, Westerham and Edenbridge. Parking With discretion in Church Road

This particular walk is just one of many possibilities in this western corner of the county where footpaths abound and broad panoramas capture scenes of great natural beauty. It’s countryside that was known and loved by Octavia Hill, one of the co-founders of the National Trust, who walked these same footpaths, fought to keep them open, and now lies buried in Crockham Hill churchyard.