Visiting Every Station - Uckfield Branch
It's time to visit some more stations, not just by passing through them but actually getting on or off the train at them. So I headed down to the line out to Oxted, and down the Uckfield branch where there were six stations that I needed to cross off my list.
I discovered incorrect railway fonts in the wrong colour, a mysterious railway carriage, new step-free access, a steam train, and a delightfully peaceful station to feel calm and at one with nature ...
I must also acknowledge that that was a railway crash on this line back in 1994. You can read more about that here:
Places to see in ( Uckfield - UK )
Places to see in ( Uckfield - UK )
ckfield is a town in the Wealden District of East Sussex in South East England. The town is on the River Uck, one of the tributaries of the River Ouse, on the southern edge of the Weald. The first mention in historical documents is in the late thirteenth century. Uckfield developed as a stopping-off point on the pilgrimage route between Canterbury, Chichester and Lewes. The settlement began to develop around the bridging point of the river, including the locally-famous Pudding Cake Lane where travellers visited a public house for slices of pudding cake; and the 15th-century Bridge Cottage, the oldest house still standing in Uckfield, now a museum. The town developed in the High Street and in the New Town areas (the latter to the south of the original town centre).
Church Street was at the heart of the original settlement of Uckfield, near the medieval chapel (built c.1291), which was replaced by the present parish church in 1839. Situated on an ancient ridgeway route from the direction of Winchester in the west to Rye and Canterbury in the east, it would have seen many travellers well before 1500. Some would have been on short journeys, either on foot or on horseback, to or from local markets and fairs, but others, bound for destinations further afield, would have spent the night at local hostelries along their route such as the Maiden's Head, the King's Head (now the Cinque Ports) or the Spread Eagle. Since Uckfield was part of the Archbishop's extensive Manor of South Malling, some of these travellers could have been bound for Canterbury for business or other (e.g. religious) reasons, though others had destinations elsewhere along the route.
The town of Uckfield has grown up as a road hub, and on the crossing point of the River Uck. Traffic on the A26 between Tunbridge Wells and Lewes, from the north-east to the south-west, joins with that on the A22 London – Eastbourne road around the town on its bypass; whilst the long-distance cross-country A272 road (the old pilgrimage route) crosses them both north of the town. As the town has grown, new housing estates were developed: Hempstead Fields, Harlands Farm, Rocks Park, West Park, Manor Park and Ringles Cross among them.
Parts of Uckfield, owing to its location on the river, have been subject to extensive flooding on a number of occasions, the earliest recorded being in 1852. More recent floods have occurred approximately every nine years: in 1962, 1974, 1989, 1994, 2000 and 2007, although those in 2007 were not as severe as previous floods. Local residents have long been lobbying for flood defences in the town, and recently when the local Somerfield became a Co-op, its car park's walls were rebuilt as flood defences with a ramp to access the car park and a watertight pedestrian gate that can be closed when flooding is imminent. It is hoped that this new wall will act as a reservoir to contain the flood water until it recedes, allowing the water to flow back into the river Uck, which runs alongside the carpark.
Uckfield is connected to London Bridge station by Southern rail services on its Oxted Line via East Croydon. Until 1969 the rail link continued to Lewes; after it was closed Uckfield became the terminus; the station building was rebuilt in 1991 to allow the removal of a level crossing. The Wealden Line Campaign hopes to reopen the closed section to Lewes. There are 20 local bus services in the Uckfield area; Brighton And Hove, CTLA, Renown Coaches, The Sussex Bus, Seaford & District and Stagecoach in Eastbourne all serve Uckfield. National Express coaches also operate to London.
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Exploring the Uckfield Branch (well some of it!)
Today I completed the rest of the Uckfield branch having visited the East Grinstead Branch last week.
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Crowborough a. 1110
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Eridge a 1150
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Buxted a 1216
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Cowden a 1300
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Ashurst a 1358
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Uckfield a 1522
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Places to see in ( Caterham - UK )
Places to see in ( Caterham - UK )
Caterham is a town in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. The town is administratively divided into two: Caterham on the Hill, and Caterham Valley, which includes the main town centre in the middle of a dry valley but rises to equal heights to the south. The town lies close to the A22, 21 miles (34 km) from Guildford and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Croydon, in an upper valley cleft into the dip slope of the North Downs. Caterham on the Hill is above the valley to the west. Due to its proximity to London, Caterham is a commuter town, with small-to-medium-sized businesses of its own but relatively few business/industrial parks. It has a significant area of retail and restaurants in Caterham Valley as well as pubs dotted throughout.
Caterham's church of St Lawrence is of Norman construction and retains a rector as its incumbent. In the reign of King John, Roger son of Everard de Gaist gave this including its church lands to the monastery of Waltham Holy Cross. Everard's grandfather was Geoffery of Caterham who gave land to his son in the 12th century. This monastery ran the glebe as a manor, receiving a grant of free warren in their demesne lands of Caterham in 1253; holding it until the dissolution of the monasteries.
The North Downs Way, a National trail popular with walkers, passes very close to the town and is readily accessible from either Harestone Valley Road or Tupwood Lane, the Celtic hillfort promontory of the Downs mentioned above, The Cardinal's Cap, and Fosterdown or Pilgrims' Fort, a London Defensive Fort at the top of part of the ridge forming Godstone Hill, in Caterham Valley.
Before 1889 Caterham was the most eastern market town of a Surrey that stretched north to Southwark. North eastern parts of the county were absorbed gradually, in part by the County of London in 1889 (to South Norwood and Wimbledon which as a result have London Postcodes) and then to towns and villages within the present boundaries that form Greater London in 1965. From 1885 Oxted and Godstone developed from villages to towns. Tandridge District formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of Caterham and Warlingham urban district along with Godstone Rural District.
Caterham is 21 miles (34 km) from the county town of Guildford and 15.5 miles (24.9 km) south of London. Caterham on the Hill is located on a considerable area of upland extending north past adjoining Kenley Aerodrome to Kenley and Hartley Hill in Reedham. This elevated area carries on west until Hooley/Old Merstham and forms a very narrow, fairly steep ridge south of Caterham Valley's centre; east of the centre of Caterham Valley are marginally higher rolling pastures of the North Downs on top of a more crevassed smaller mass of upland which forms the village of Woldingham followed by a much larger area of upland stretching from Biggin Hill to Downe and Knockholt, Kent.
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Places to see in ( Oxted - UK )
Places to see in ( Oxted - UK )
Oxted is a town and civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England, at the foot of the North Downs. The town is located around 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Croydon in Greater London 8.5 miles (13.7 km) west of Sevenoaks in Kent, and 9 miles (14 km) north of East Grinstead in West Sussex.
Oxted is a commuter town which has a station with direct train services to London. Its main developed area is contiguous with the village of Limpsfield. The source of the River Eden, a tributary of the River Medway, is just north at Titsey. The settlements of Hurst Green and Holland are also within the civil parish.
Three mills are mentioned in the inquisition on Roland of Oxted, 1291–2. To a greater or lesser extent these were alienated from the main manor, which had become one of four, before 1689, when they were in the possession of Thomas Causton. In 1712 only one is mentioned as appertaining to the manor. The five manors were: Oxted, Barrow Green, Bursted/Bearsted, Broadham, Stocketts and Foyle.
The Greenwich Meridian runs through Oxted, passing through Oxted School. The parish encompasses a long divide between two ranges of hills, reaching up to the escarpments of the North Downs and the Greensand Ridge which is itself almost completely eroded at Hurst Green within the parish due to the action of the multiple headwaters of the River Eden, Kent.
The north of the parish is within the Vale of Holmesdale, which is drained by four, unconnected rivers. A nearby village is Tandridge, to the southwest, which sits on an edge of the Greensand Ridge. Limpsfield, to the east, is contiguous with Oxted; both have a clustered community with the remainder of the land largely wooded or agricultural. Godstone is to the west and Crowhurst, Surrey to the south. Woldingham on the North Downs is to the north.
Oxted is one of the few Surrey towns to retain its town brass band, Oxted Band, which has been a fixture within the town since 1901. The town became the administrative town of the Tandridge District when it was established in 1974. Oxted is host to a charity pram race held annually. It was started in 1977 by Eric and Elsie Hallson, who ran it for nearly 20 years before retiring. Oxted is served by Oxted railway station and Hurst Green railway station on the Oxted Line.
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Oxted Walk: Town Centre【4K】
Located in the county of Surrey, and around 20 miles south of central London, is the town of Oxted.
The first recorded reference of a settlement at Oxted dates back to 862 AD in a charter where it appears as 'Acustyde'. The name is derived from Old English for 'oak place', i.e. place of the oak trees.
During the medieval era, a small settlement developed about a mile west of the town centre of today, adjacent to the Guildford to Canterbury road. In 1884 the railway arrived in Oxted. The site for the station was located to the northeast of what is now known as Old Oxted. This was due to practical reasons relating to the gradient of the landscape. With its proximity to London, a new settlement formed around the station. Oxted grew as a result, owing to its practicalities as a commuter town. Today, trains into central London take around 30 to 40 minutes.
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Filmed: 14th October 2022
Link to the walk on Google Maps:
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Station Road East
5:51 Oxted Railway Station
6:40 Hoskins Walk
7:21 Station Road West
Country Walking: Oxted Circular, Surrey. 18/11/22
A very decent offering from 'Country Walking' magazine. This one being a 9 mile circular of Oxted, Surrey, on a pleasant autumnal afternoon. This version counters the walk 'notes' by following the GPX track in a clock-wise direction.
There's a short section of residential walking on the Greensand Way to Oxted's old mill and then some fields and woods prior to crossing the noisy M25, which is audible pretty much throughout the walk, unfortunately.
Ascending woods through Marden Park, over the rail line passing under the hills and so descending to Woldingham school, with its Sacred Heart cemetery.
Lunch is had on one of the seats on Winders Hill, with views over the village of Tylers Green, and the M25.
The North Downs Way is then followed through woodland, initially, with evident signs of Ash Dieback, and then along a narrow, lower ridge path to join the Vanguard and Greensand Ways. The M25 is then crossed again.
The finale is across some fields and residential streets back to the station.
A few muddy stretches today, but, generally, the paths were fine.
Trains at Oxted (26th June 2022)(Part 1)
The Uckfield service arrives at Platform 3 at Oxted station.
Operator: Southern (GTR)
Rolling Stock: Class 171 “Turbostar”
The Pilgrims' Way: Merstham to Oxted 7 June 2017
A further section of Pilgrims' Way, this time the 8 mile section between Merstham and Oxted in Surrey. Once again, some truly inspiring views from the walk. Most of this section of the Pilgrims' Way follows the same route as the modern North Downs Way long distance footpath. The walk took place in breezy, but sunny, weather on Wednesday 7 June 2017.
North Downs Way Part 3 - Oxted to Farnham (THE END)
This is the last video in my three part series of my walk along the North Downs Way in Southern England. The full journey is from Dover in the East to Farnham in the West a journey of 150 ish miles. I wild camped on route. The first part was in March, then April and this last part was in June. If you watch all three it is interesting to see the change in the landscape and the changes as spring develops. Along the way I got to really appreciate the North Downs Way, not something I was saying in part one for sure. Enjoy
The Greenwich Meridian Trail: East Grinstead to Oxted 20 June 2018
An 11.5 mile section of the Greenwich Meridian Trail long distance footpath between East Grinstead and Oxted. The walk went via the villages of Lingfield and Crowhurst. On the walk, three churches are visited! The weather started off cloudy, but soon turned sunny and very warm. I was very tired at the end of this walk! The walk took place on Wednesday 20 June 2018.
The Greenwich Meridian Trail: Oxted to New Addington 30 August 2018
A further walk along the Greenwich Meridian Trail, this time the 8 mile section of the trail between Oxted in Surrey and New Addington, near Croydon. Some outstanding downland views on this walk, but also some very stiff climbs, so take note if you decide to follow in my footsteps! The walk was done in sunny weather on Thursday 30 August 2018.
Unlimited Travel With Southern's DaySave Ticket
Loads of Railway Companies have 'Rover' and 'Ranger' tickets, but tucked away on the Southern website is one that you may not have heard of.
The Southern 'Daysave' ticket offers unlimited off-peak (after 10am weekdays) to all stations on its network for just £20. You can't buy it from a ticket office though, you can only order it online and get it posted to you, or you collect it from a nominated station.
Note: It's NOT listed on the National Rail 'Rover and Rangers page, here:
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North Downs Way, West to East, Part 2 of 7 - Dorking to Oxted
This series of seven videos is a detailed and authoritative photographic flipbook guide to all 157 miles of the North Downs Way travelling from west to east.
The North Downs Way is a long distance footpath and official National Trail, in easy reach from London, that passes through two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs. In doing so it traverses the range of hills stretching from Farnham in western Surrey to Dover in the heel of Kent.
Links to the rest of the NDW west to east series
Part 1 Farnham to Dorking:
Part 3 Oxted to Snodland:
Part 4 Snodland to Lenham:
Part 5 Lenham to Patrixbourne:
Part 6 Patrixbourne to Wye:
Part 7 Wye to Dover:
The National Trail Web Site
Ordinance Survey Maps covering the NDW
1:50000 Map Nos. 178, 179, 186, 187, 188, 189
1:25000 Map Nos. 137, 138, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150
Public Houses and Inns
00:43 Stepping Stones, Westhumble:
02:53 Smith & Western, Boxhill:
10:02 The Harrow Inn, Chaldon:
Places of Interest
00:33 Dorking Wanderers Football Club:
01:19 River Mole:
02:26 Box Hill:
04:12 Brockham Lime Works:
05:57 Colley Hill:
06:13 The Inglis Memorial:
06:26 Reigate Fort:
06:56 Gatton Park:
07:23 The Royal Alexandra and Albert School:
07:49 Reigate Hill Golf Club:
08:04 Merstham Cricket Club:
08:25 St Katherine’s Church, Merstham:
09:48 Willey Park Farm:
11:52 Marden Park:
12:58 Oxted Quarry:
13:36 The Greenwich Meridian:
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Alfonso Ferrabosco - Lamentations III by The Tudor Consort
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SWC Free Walk 63, Oxted Circular. 4/9/11.
Around 13.2 miles of walking on the Kent/Surrey border through the wooded Greensand Hills. Shortly after leaving Oxted, the walker is soon at Limpsfield Church; thereafter, a number of wooded paths, including The Greensand Way, take the walker into Westerham for lunch.
After lunch, the walker ascends Hosey Hill to enter Tower Wood and then on to Chartwell for the return to Oxted.
A very pleasant walk despite the variable weather (pretty much all of part 3 in the walking notes could not be filmed due to the rain but this was pretty much inside woodland).
Places to see in ( Dorking - UK )
Places to see in ( Dorking - UK )
Dorking is a market town in Surrey, England between Ranmore Common in the North Downs range of hills and Leith Hill in the Greensand Ridge, centred 21 miles from London. In the Georgian and Victorian periods six prominent sites in the former parish or on its boundaries became grand country estates: Leith Hill Place, Denbies (today a vineyard/hotel), Norbury Park, Polesden Lacey, Wotton House and Deepdene; five of which along with nearby Box Hill's promontory and chalk grassland slopes belong to the National Trust.
Dorking is a commuter and retirement settlement with three railway stations and a few large offices of multinational companies. Similarly, Malden in 1911, noted the place was almost entirely residential and agricultural, with some lime works on the chalk, though not so extensive as those in neighbouring parishes, a little brick-making, water-mills (corn) at Pixham Mill, and timber and saw-mills. Fine sand often in veins of pink, used for mortar and in glassmaking was dug, particularly in the 19th century — the Dorking Caves were accordingly excavated under southern parts of the town centre itself.
Dorking chickens with short five-toed legs are a major breed. The town has a local government headquarters and hosts repeating loops of the FIA-ranked London-Surrey cycle classic elite category event every year.
Dorking is in the west of the area between hill ranges in southern England known as Holmesdale which has headwaters of several rivers. The town's geography is undulating; for example, the elevation of the southern point of the central one-way system is 76 metres and on its northern side the elevation is 59–60 metres. To the south west of the town is Leith Hill, also owned by the National Trust, the second highest point in the south east of England after Walbury Hill. The tower on the summit elevates the hill to 1,000 ft (300 m) above sea level. The area is towards the east of the Surrey Hills AONB surrounded by the Greensand Ridge, including Holmbury Hill and Pitch Hill, as well as the nearby escarpment of the North Downs from Box Hill to Newlands Corner.
Dorking three main trading streets of High Street, West Street and South Street are complemented by a small open-air shopping centre, St Martin's Walk, which is adjacent to the town's main car park and easily accessed from the High Street. In the late 1990s Dorking Halls was given a huge refit, to make it a cinema and theatre complex. In 2003 a new modern leisure centre and swimming pool were added to the Dorking Halls Complex. There is a thin, somewhat shiny metal statue of a Dorking cockerel on the Deepdene roundabout.
Dorking and nearby Box Hill were chosen as part of the route for the 2012 London Olympics cycling road race and have featured in the FIA-ranked London-Surrey cycle classic every year since. The Deepdene Trail, a heritage walking trail, opens in September 2016 offering walks for all levels of fitness in a quiet space just 15 minutes from Dorking High Street.
Dorking is at the junction of the A24 (London to Worthing) and A25 (Maidstone to Guildford) roads. Dorking railway station, on the Epsom to Horsham Sutton & Mole Valley Line. Dorking Deepdene, on the Guildford to Redhill North Downs Line. Dorking West, also on the Guildford to Redhill North Downs Line.
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