📏 **Key Info:** • Distance: 14 miles (22km) • Grading: [Intermediate](https://outdooraholics.co.uk/HikeGradings.pdf) • Ascent: 450m • Hiking time: 5.5 to 6.5 hours • Cost: £31 (includes guided hike + return train) • Refunds: Payments are non-refundable and non-transferable. If you follow our [[Resale Process](https://outdooraholics.co.uk/FAQ.pdf)] and your place is rebooked, we’ll issue a refund. • Toilet Breaks: On the train, at the lunch stop, and at the end pub 📍 **Meeting Point** • Location: Victoria station. Meet between WHSmith (no 34) and Nero Express (no 29) - [MAP](https://outdooraholics.co.uk/StationPhotos/Victoria.jpg) & [PHOTO](https://outdooraholics.co.uk/StationPhotos/VictoriaPhoto.jpg) • Time: Meet 8:30am, leave 8:45am for the 8:55am train • Return: 6:36pm arrival back in London (you’re committed until then) 🌟 **Highlights** • Hike through the lush **Bourne Valley** in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty • Pass the vast **Fairlawne Estate** — a 17th-century mansion now home to a Saudi Prince and once used for royal horse training • Follow the **Greensand Ridge** and hike along sections of the historic **Greensand Way** • Visit **Old Soar Manor** — a 13th-century knight’s dwelling and English Heritage site • Admire traditional **Kentish cobnut orchards** and colourful apple orchards • Explore ancient hamlets, mills and woodlands including the historic **Basted Mill** site • Visit **Shipbourne Common**, a designated Special Landscape Area 🥾 **Hike Description** Our adventure begins at **Borough Green**, whose heritage stretches back over 2000 years. From here, we follow the tranquil **River Bourne**, meandering through orchards, meadows, and the rare Kentish cobnut groves. The trail soon ascends into **Yopps Green**, where we pause to enjoy sweeping views across the valley’s patchwork of fields and woodland. Continuing along the **Greensand Ridge**, we pass historic hamlets and mills before arriving at the magnificent **Fairlawne Estate**.

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