Explore Chipstead village and Shabden Park Farm

A short 10 minute drive* from Carshalton brings you to historic Chipstead Village. There’s Elmore pond by the recreation ground. The White Hart pub dates dates back to the 1770s. A short walk further are the picturesque Shabden cottages built in the 1870s for workers on the Shabden estate, and listed in the 1980s. Shabden […]

Carshalton On The Hill to spot sheep and horses

*Local walks with kids* An easy 10 minutes walk from Carshalton Beeches station (circled on the map) allows you to get back to nature. Sometimes there are sheep there, see if you can spot them grazing around the area of Wellfield Gardens, marked. I believe grazing animals in suburban areas like this help protect the […]

Woldingham Circular Walk

*Local Walks* You can take the train to, or park at, Woldingham Station, being about 30 minutes in the car from Carshalton. This is the start of a reasonably steep circular walk around the edge of the village. It takes in some of the huge grounds of Woldingham school along with surrounding farm land. See […]