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Start outside the visitor centre beside Shorne Woods Country Park’s main car park, off Brewers Road. Follow the Darnley Trail through Brewers Wood, over the Park Pale A2 bridge and under the railway, then around the southern side of Cobham Wood. Continue by South Lodge and Lodge Lane into Cobham village. Beside Owletts, take the public byway into Jeskyns, not the house drive. Return over the western railway and A2 bridges and through Shorne Woods to the visitor centre. This is the full Cobham village circuit, rather than the Ashenbank shortcut.
Allow around four hours with short stops for this 11.1 km circuit. Woodland paths and shared tracks are mixed with village pavements and road sections. Expect steep climbs, descents, steps, gates and seasonal mud. Watch for traffic on lanes and the byway, and use the signed pedestrian crossings and bridge paths. The full circuit is not step free.
In winter, start early and finish in daylight. Shorne’s car park opens at 09:00 and is locked at 19:00 or just after sunset, whichever is earlier; check the gate notice on arrival. Jeskyns closes at 17:00 in November, December and January. Cobham Wood is open dawn to dusk. Check the National Trust’s seasonal opening times before planning an interior visit to the mausoleum or relying on South Lodge Barn facilities. Follow current signs and temporary forestry or access diversions.
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Cover photograph: Footpath in Cobham Wood © N Chadwick (May 2013), CC BY-SA 2.0.
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