Swanley to Otford

Lavender fields near Shoreham

Logistics

  • Start: Swanley station (station code SAY, postcode BR8 8JD)
  • Finish: Otford station (station code OTF, postcode TN14 5QY)
  • Distance: 12.50km
  • Total ascent: 139m
  • Naismith time: 2h 43m
  • London termini: Blackfriars, Charing Cross, Victoria
  • Ticketing: Day return to Otford
  • Intermediate transport: Trains at Shoreham (10km) en route.
  • Facilities: Convenience shop and fast-food outlet at start of route. All facilities in Otford at end of route. Convenience shop, café and pubs at Shoreham en route.

Description

After a none too tiring ascent from Swanley, the route descends to the Darent Valley, which it follows from Lullingstone to Otford. Highlights include a Roman villa, a castle, fields of lavender, and a view of the solar system.

This walk comprises a part of the south-eastern route in my collection of walks entitled Get out of London!

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