North Downs Way : Farnham to Dover Book

INTRODUCTION (1) PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK – About the North Downs Way (History, How difficult is the North Downs Way, How long do you need?), Practical information for the visitor (Accommodation, Food and drink, Money, Other services, Information for foreign visitors, Walking companies), Budgeting (Accommodation, Extras), When to go (Seasons, Temperature and rainfall, Daylight hours, Annual events), Itineraries (Which direction? Highlights, Village and town facilities, Suggested itineraries, Mountain biking, Walking with dogs), What to take (Keep it light, How to carry it, Footwear, Clothes, Toiletries, First-aid kit, General items, Sleeping bag, Camping gear, Money, Maps, Recommended reading), Getting to and from the North Downs Way (National transport, Getting to Britain, Local transport, Local transport map and details) Sources of further information (2) PART 2: MINIMUM IMPACT TREKKING Economic impact, Environmental impact, Access, Outdoor safety (Avoidance of hazards, Weather forecasts, Blisters, Hypothermia, Heat exhaustion and heatstroke, Sunburn) (3) PART 3: THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE Conserving the North Downs Way (Natural Heritage, Campaigning & conservation organizations), Fauna and flora (Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Trees, Flowers (4) PART 4: ROUTE GUIDE & MAPS Using this guide, Stage 1: Farnham to Guildford (Seale, Puttenham, Compton, Shalford, Guildford), Stage 2: Guildford to Denbies Wine Estate and Dorking, (Chilworth & St Martha’s, Albury, Newlands Corner, Shere, Gomshall, Holmbury St Mary, Ranmore Common, Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking), Stage 3: Dorking to Merstham (Boxhill, Boxhill Village, Reigate Hill, Redhill, Merstham), Stage 4: Merstham to Oxted (Whitehill Tower, Caterham viewpoint, Godstone vineyards, Oxted), Stage 5: Oxted to Otford (Botley Hill, Westerham, Stoneings Lane, Knockholt & Knockholt Pound, Chevening, Dunton Green, Otford), Stage 6: Otford to Medway Bridge and Rochester (Kemsing, Wrotham, Borough Green, Trottiscliffe, Ryarsh, Cuxton, Medway Bridge, Rochester), Stage 7: Medway Bridge to Hollingbourne (Blue Bell Hill, Kit’s Coty, Aylesford, Detling, Thurnham, Hollingbourne), Stage 8: Hollingbourne to Charing (Harrietsham, Lenham, Charing), Stage 9: Charing to Chilham (Westwell, Eastwell, Boughton Lees, Boughton Aluph, Soakham Downs, Chilham), Stage 10: Chilham to Canterbury (Old Wives Lee, Chartham Hatch and Chartham, Canterbury), Stage 11: Canterbury to Shepherdswell (Bekesbourne, Patrixbourne, Bridge, Shepherdswell), Stage 12: Shepherdswell to Dover (Coldred, Waldershare Park, Ashley, Pineham, Dover) (5) APPENDICES (6) MAP KEYS (7) INDEX