Introduction
Mum and I did a short walk from Leatherhead to Dorking along the Mole Gap Trail. (It’s a nice name, but we didn’t see any actual moles.)
The weather forecast had promised sunny spells, but we actually saw the sun for about ten seconds shortly before it set; the day was relentlessly grey. Still, it was quite an interesting walk.
Leatherhead
We had a short look around Leatherhead. The town’s delights include an office building on the site of the house where John Wesley preached his last sermon, as well as, more usefully, a Greggs. Apparently the high street was voted fifth worst in the country in 2002, so that’s something.
River Mole
The route followed the river out of town for a while, then diverged for a bit beside a stately home which has been turned into offices.
Before long we returned to the riverside.
Norbury Park
Our path then led under the railway and into Norbury Park, starting by climbing a rather steep hill.
At the top of the hill we sat on a bench to eat lunch. Bizarrely, a cycle race of some kind then passed by - a dozen or so riders coming up the hill past us, then back down again. Possibly some kind of project for local youths.
After that we passed by Druids Grove, which we’ve visited before. It has some very old trees.
The route took us through farmland into Westhumble.
From Westhumble we walked through Denbies vineyard (which is quite large!) into Dorking.
Dorking
We had a look inside Dorking church.
It was getting dark but we wandered around Dorking a bit, confirming the leaflet’s claim that it has an absolutely ridiculous number of antique shops.
