Walking the Vanguard Way I

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Squeezing onto a commuter train at just gone 7am I stuck out a mile, plenty of tuts and rolled eyes as I tried to ease my way in with rucksack and walking stick – but nothing was going to stop me and the 3 days of walking.

The start: East Croydon railway station
Navigating the streets of Croydon
Keeping on the right track

Thanks to the Vanguards there is a way out of Croydon, allowing you to head south over the North Downs, through Ashdown Forest, arriving on the South Coast in Newhaven – theVanguard Way!

The first expanse of green though it does not last for long
Littleheath Wood
Farleigh Church

More photos (from all the days of walking) can be found in the photo gallery.

Center of map
Route
View the map in Google Maps, or here is the Google Earth KML file.