Build your walk: North Downs Way

Build your walk

01 How many days?

02 Which way?

03 Where will you sleep?

04 Travelling from?

Station search comes in phase 2; only checked journeys are listed.

Day 1 of 9 · 14 mi

14 miles with 1,181 ft of climb, through chapter 1 of the guide, and sleeps at Albury.

Height, by our terrainHighest 568 ft

B&B or inn in Albury.

Limited beds — book this night first.
2 places to stay within 2.5 km on the National Trail’s own list (read 29 September 2026); 1 also on OpenStreetMap. Listed is not booked — check dates and prices in the search below.

Search for a bed around Albury. Booking links arrive with our partners.

Food shops: 12 at Farnham, at the start; 9 along the way. The last before tonight is Wildcroft Rare Breeds, 7.4 mi before the end.

23 cafés and 22 pubs along the way.

From OpenStreetMap, read 29 September 2026. A place on the map is not a promise it is open.

At Farnham

Farnham Station Forecourt bus · 0.1 km
Route 18 (Stagecoach South): 27 each way on weekdays, 25 on Saturday, 12 on Sunday; weekdays 05:39 to 22:29. Stop: Farnham Station Forecourt, under 100 m from Farnham. Route 5 (Stagecoach South): 22 each way on weekdays, 20 on Saturday, 7 on Sunday; weekdays 05:48 to 23:38. Stop: Farnham Station Forecourt, under 100 m from Farnham. And 7 more routes with fewer journeys. Checked 29 September 2026.
Farnham rail · 0.1 km
South Western Railway: two trains an hour to London Waterloo via Woking, two to Alton and two to Guildford; on Sundays hourly between Waterloo and Alton, and none to Guildford. Checked 29 September 2026.

At Albury

Newlands Corner bus · 0.1 km
Route 25 (Compass Travel): 5 each way on weekdays, none on Saturday, none on Sunday; weekdays 07:54 to 17:59. Stop: Newlands Corner, under 100 m from Albury. SP2 (Stagecoach South): 2 a day on weekdays, at times that vary by day, between 08:09 and 15:28; none on Saturday, none on Sunday. Stop: Newlands Corner, under 100 m from Albury. And 1 more route with fewer journeys. Checked 29 September 2026.
Chilworth rail · 1.1 km
Great Western Railway, between Reading via Guildford and Gatwick Airport: one train every two hours each way, hourly at peak times. Checked 29 September 2026.

Getting there. Journeys from other places are not yet checked; the stations at the start are in the next card.

Luggage

Bag transfer moves your luggage between each night's bed, so you walk with a day sack.

A transfer partner for this trail is not yet set up.

Day	From	To	Miles	Ascent	Bed	Transport
1	Farnham	Albury	14	1,181 ft	B&B or inn · listed	Farnham Station Forecourt bus, Farnham rail, Newlands Corner bus, Chilworth rail
2	Albury	Betchworth	13	925 ft	B&B or inn · listed	Newlands Corner bus, Chilworth rail, The Red Lion bus, Betchworth rail
3	Betchworth	Oxted	15	1,604 ft	B&B or inn · listed	The Red Lion bus, Betchworth rail, Barnett's Shaw bus, Oxted rail
4	Oxted	Otford	12	725 ft	B&B or inn · listed	Barnett's Shaw bus, Oxted rail, Pond bus, Otford rail, Bat & Ball rail, Dunton Green rail, Shoreham rail
5	Otford	Cuxton	15	1,329 ft	B&B or inn · listed	Pond bus, Otford rail, Bat & Ball rail, Dunton Green rail, Shoreham rail, Charles Drive bus, Halling rail, Cuxton rail
6	Cuxton	Thurnham	14	1,680 ft	B&B or inn · listed	Charles Drive bus, Halling rail, Cuxton rail, Bearsted rail, Hollingbourne rail
7	Thurnham	Boughton Lees	16	735 ft	B&B or inn · listed	Bearsted rail, Hollingbourne rail, The Flying Horse bus, Wye rail
8	Boughton Lees	Etchinghill	14	1,171 ft	B&B or inn · listed	The Flying Horse bus, Wye rail, St Marys Drive bus, Sandling rail
9	Etchinghill	Dover	12	965 ft	Finish	St Marys Drive bus, Sandling rail, Market Square bus, Dover Priory rail

First walking day

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