Independent Trails: Fact File

North Downs Way

Trail Facts

Total Distance: 130 miles (208 km)

Duration: 12 nights, 11 walking days

Minimum/maximum daily distances: 8 miles (13 km)/17 miles (27 km)

Waymarking: The North Downs Way is very clearly waymarked and is very easy to follow.

Season: All year

Starting point of holiday: Farnham

End of holiday: Dover

Tour code: NDWC2

Day 1: Travel to Farnham

Day 2: Farnham to Guildford 11 miles (17.5 Km)

Day 3: Guidford to Dorking 13 miles (21 Km)

Day 4: Dorking to Merstham 9 miles (14.5 Km)

Day 5: Merstham to Oxted 8 miles (13 Km)

Day 6: Oxted to Otford 12 miles (19 Km)

Day 7: Otford to Rochester 17 miles (27 Km)

Day 8: Rochester to Hollingbourne 14 ½ miles (23 Km)

Day 9: Hollingbourne to Boughton Lees 14 miles (22.5 Km)

Day 10: Boughton Lees to Canterbury 13 miles (21 Km)

Day 11: Canterbury to Shepherdswell 10 ½ miles (17 km)

Day 12: Shepherdswell to Dover 8 miles (13 Km)

Day 13: Depart from Dover

12 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses along the trail.
Traditional cooked breakfast.
Door to door luggage transfer.
Maps with the route marked on and a guidebook describing the trail.
An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it.
Emergency assistance

Travel information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient railway station (start of trail): Farnham

Most convenient railway station (end of trail): Dover