Transport for LondonRoute details
London Loop: Section 7 Banstead Downs to Ewell
| Walk facts | Details |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 4 miles (6.4 km) |
| Location: | Sutton, but mostly in Surrey |
| Start: | Banstead Downs (near Brighton Road, GR 248-607) Get there with Journey Planner |
| Finish: | Ewell (Bourne Hall Park, GR 219-628) |
| Factor: | London Loop: Section 7 Banstead Downs to Ewell |
| Recommended direction: | Southeast to northwest |
| Terrain and surface: | Level ground except for gentle descents on residential roads. Mostly pavements, with some firm paths and tracks. No stiles. 2.9km (1.8ml) beside roads |
| Points of Interest: | Banstead Downs, Warren Farm Woodland Trust Reserve, Nonsuch Park, remains of Nonsuch Palace, Bourne Hall Park, Hogsmill River |
| Signage: | Complete both ways |
| Temporary Diversions: | |
| Refreshments and toilets: | Pubs and cafes in Banstead and Ewell. Cafe in Nonsuch Park. Public toilets in Nonsuch Park and Bourne Hall Park |
| Public transport and breakpoints: | NR/buses: Banstead, Ewell East, Ewell West |
| Links with other walks: | None |
| How to get the map: | Download it from www.walklondon.org.uk or call 0870 240 6094 |
| Principal promoters: | London Walking Forum, LB Sutton, Reigate & Banstead DC, Epsom & Ewell DC |
Walk details:
- Although one of the shortest and, admittedly, least green sections of the London Loop, you pass much of interest.
- There is a signed link to the start on Banstead Downs from Banstead station (no Sunday service but buses at nearby Belmont).
- You follow pleasant residential roads for some distance through Belmont and East Ewell, where unfortunately it has not proved possible to negotiate formal access along a path beside a golf club.
- A pleasant green stretch follows, through the Woodland Trust's Warren Farm (signed link to Ewell East station) and Nonsuch Park, which contains the remains of a palace built by King Henry VIII.
- In Ewell you pass an ancient village lock-up (with a plaque telling a humorous tale about a fire engine), and the section finishes in the small but pretty Bourne Hall Park with its pond, a source of the Hogsmill River.
- A signed link leads from here to Ewell West station.
