With Bob. Bob drove us from Mile End to Biggin Hill where we stopped for coffee and bacon sarnies in the Biggin Café which I fear I cannot wholeheartedly recommend for the quality of either. Then on down the A233 to Hawley’s Corner where we parked across the road from the Indian Restaurant. From here we walked down the A233 to the high point of Westerham Heights, where the bit of ground at the top is the highest in Greater London. Then down the lane to Betsom’s Hill, the top of which, hereabouts is the highest ground in Kent. We then returned to the A233 and walked the kilometre or so south to where it meets the North Downs Way. This was horrible, with no verge most of the way, fast traffic and blind corners; it was a huge relief to step off it onto the footpath. The weather was improving too round about this time and it was delightful to follow the well-signposted path as far as the trig point at Knockholt Beeches where we started back threading a route along rights of way through Knockholt and Horns Green to Buckhurst Farm. We met a herd of deer in the valley between Horns Green and Buckhurst Farm. The farm itself involved a less pleasing animal encounter. Here the right of way took us for a stretch down a narrow gap between two fences. Behind these, on both side large dogs pursued us barking ferociously. Happily the fences are reassuringly high. Having run this gauntlet of canine intimidation we were back on Buckhurst Road which we followed back to where we parked. Apart from the nasty bit on the A233, this was a pretty delightful walk, with the sun shining and the woods awash with primroses and bluebells.
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