Whether you’re a seasoned hiker or just looking for a leisurely stroll, the surrounding areas offer a variety of walking routes that cater to all levels of fitness and interest.<\/p>
Want to stay within London boundaries? Here are the best walks in London<\/a> city<\/p> From nature reserves to woodlands, coastal walks to riverside rambles here are some of the best walks near London.<\/p> Frays Farm Meadows is an SSSI<\/a> managed by the London Wildlife Trust<\/a>, with its wet grazing meadows bound by the Grand Union Canal to the west and the roaring A40 to the south. <\/p> Frays teems with bird life including red kites<\/a>, kestrels and buzzards. <\/p> Epping Forest is only a short overground journey from the centre of London. <\/p> With more than 2,400 hectares of historic woodland to explore, there’s also more than 100 bodies of water, some of which have formed in the remains of Second World War bomb craters.<\/p> An eight mile walk from Chilworth station that starts off across wild heathland, before reaching gentle pastures, small woods and cosy commuter villages on the way to Guildford.\u00a0<\/p> If it’s hot look out for beautiful swimming places along the Wey Navigation<\/a> \u2013 there are several.<\/p> A glorious walk north from Goring along the Thames<\/a> to Streatley Station, taking in open meadows, woody paths and a beautiful Brunel railway bridge. <\/p> Look out for good swimming spots at Streatley, before Moulsford and just before Cholsey.<\/p> Today Box Hill<\/a> is popular with walkers for its ravishing views of the Weald. On a clear day, you can even see\u00a0Devil\u2019s Dyke<\/a>, 25 miles away on the\u00a0South Downs<\/a>.<\/p> This circular walk takes in the choicest viewpoints and passes through woodland in which beech<\/a>, box, yew and holly<\/a> predominate, giving all-year-round colour. Come in summer and enjoy a wide range of\u00a0butterflies<\/a>\u00a0too.<\/p> Just one and a half hours from Central London, Upnor and Medway River walk<\/a> is one of the best walks in Kent.<\/a> <\/p> Boat yards and warehouses flank the waterside, and the cube of the decommissioned Kingsnorth power station looms on the horizon near Hoo St Werburgh. <\/p> Nevertheless, with its shipwrecks, forts and secret beach, this part of the Kent coast feels fantastically off the beaten track.<\/p> London may be a stone\u2019s throw away, yet sometimes the only sound here is the river on the shore. <\/p> A designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty<\/a>, (AONBs), the Chiltern Hills feature rolling hills, beech woodlands, and charming villages. <\/p> The Ridgeway National Trail<\/a>, one of the oldest roads in Britain, runs through the Chilterns and offers various walks of differing lengths and difficulties.<\/p> The South Downs<\/a> National Park boasts rolling hills, chalk cliffs, and stunning coastal views. <\/p> The Seven Sisters walk<\/a>, a 13.8-mile route from Seaford to Eastbourne, is renowned for its dramatic white cliffs and is one of the most beautiful coastal walks in England.<\/p> Ashdown Forest in\u00a0East Sussex\u00a0<\/a>is perhaps best known as The Hundred Acre Wood, the beloved setting of arguably the most famous children\u2019s books ever written,\u00a0Winnie-the-Pooh<\/a><\/em>.<\/p> Here, just from 36 miles from London, you can explore the locations that inspired AA Milne, from Poohsticks Bridge to The Enchanted Place.<\/p> Today, the 6,500-acre heathland and woodland 36 miles south of London, is a rare and protected area, providing habitat for endangered flora and fauna. In this gentle, ancient landscape, we can enjoy its literary, cultural and environmental history<\/p> Want to get out of the city? 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Here are the best walks near London","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/39440"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Best walks near London<\/h2>
Frays Farm Meadows<\/h3>
Epping Forest<\/h3>
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Chilworth to Guildford, Surrey<\/h3>
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Goring and Streatley to Cholsey, Berkshire<\/h3>
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Box Hill<\/h3>
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Upnor and Medway River walk<\/h3>
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<\/figure>The Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire<\/strong><\/h3>
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The South Downs, West Sussex<\/strong><\/h3>
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Ashdown Forest<\/h3>
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