Walk:	Surrey: Crabtree Cottages, Chapelhill Wood, Ranmore Common, Denbies Vineyard, Westhumble
Start Point:	Crabtree Lane car park	Grid Ref:	TQ 167 519
Distance:	6.4 miles	Ascent:	1,300 feet
Weather:	Cold and windy but mainly dry	Time:	5.5 hours
Comments:	A pleasant afternoon walk through woodland and via a vineyard.

 

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Heading through Dorking Wood . . .

 

with lots of new tree trunks

 

Part of the route follows a section of the North Downs Way

 

 

 

The recent storms have take their toll

 

Entering the Denbies Estate the impressive gates . . .

 

lead to a partly hidden house

 

Lisa inspects more devastation

 

Vines are planted on the south facing slopes . . .

 

and the winery has a visitor centre . . .

 

which we took advantage of for an afternoon stop

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