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2km alt. route) Time: 2hrs (45mins extension \u0026amp; 10mins alt. route) Difficulty: 2 Highlights: Historic churches and inns, a 18th-century labourer's cottage and 16th-century Vann House 7  GUILDFORD CASTLE LOOP  Start\/end: Castle Arch, Quarry Street, Guildford (loop) Distance: 14.5km (+4.3km in 2 extensions \u0026amp; 2.2km alt. route) Time: 1½hrs (45mins extensions \u0026amp; 20mins alt. route) Difficulty: 1 Highlights: Chilworth Gunpowder Mills and Guildford Castle 8  CRANLEIGH DISUSED RAILWAY LOOP  Start\/end: Chilworth Station (loop) Distance: 38.2km Time: 3½hrs Difficulty: 2 Highlights: Blackheath Common SSSI, Winterfold Forest and a railway station that starred in some famous films 9 WEST BYFLEET LOOP  Start\/end: West Byfeet Station (loop) Distance: 17.8km (+5.6km extension) Time: 2hrs (+30mins) Difficulty: 2 Highlights: Ruined Newark Priory, the Elizabethan Summer House of John Donne, the historic village of Ripley, and the spectacular RHS Garden Wisley 10 WEST CLANDON TO EAST HORSLEY  Start\/end: Clandon Station\/Horsley Station Distance: 27.4km (+3.5km extension) Time: 2½hrs (+30mins) Difficulty: 2 Highlights: Beautiful villages, peaceful countryside, challenging off-road routes and magnificent views of southern Surrey  11 EFFINGHAM JUNCTION LOOP  Start\/end: Effingham Junction Station (loop) Distance: 19.9km (+5.3km extension) Time: 2hrs (+30mins) Difficulty: 2 Highlights: The last semaphore tower in England, William of Ockham's historic church, and the stunning Painshill Park 12 GOMSHALL LOOP Start\/end: Gomshall Station (loop)  Distance: 20.8km (+5.6km extension) Time: 2hrs (+30mins) Difficulty: 2 Highlights: Holmbury Hill with its Iron Age fort, the ancient woodland of Abinger Roughs, and Tillingbourne Waterfall 13 HORSLEY TO EFFINGHAM JUNCTION  Start\/end: Horsley Station\/Effingham Junction Station Distance: 27.8km (+2.3km extension) Time: 2¾hrs (+10mins) Difficulty: 2 Highlights: East Horsley, the Lovelace Bridges Trail, Denbies vineyard, Polesden Lacey and four spectacular views 14 OCKLEY TO HOLMWOOD  Start\/end: Ockley Station\/Holmwood Station Distance: 28.5km Time: 2½hrs Difficulty: 2 Highlights: Leith Hill, the Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden, and some of Surrey's best country roads 15 BOX HILL AND WESTHUMBLE TO CLAYGATE  Start\/end: Boxhill and Westhumble Station\/Claygate Station Distance: 22.1km Time: 2hrs  Difficulty: 1 Highlights: Headley village, Ashtead Common SSSI and the smallest pub in the UK 16 HOLMWOOD COMMON LOOP NORTH  Start\/end: Holmwood Common (loop) Distance: 24.5km (+9.4km in 2 extensions) Time: 2hrs (+1¼hrs) Difficulty: 1 Highlights: Historic villages, ruined Betchworth Castle and the beautiful ancient woodland of Holmwood Common 17 HOLMWOOD COMMON LOOP SOUTH  Start\/end: Holmwood Common (loop) Distance: 24.5km Time: 2hrs Difficulty:  1 Highlights: The old Newdigate Brickworks, Glover's Wood SSSI, historic Charlwood village, and the working Lowfield Heath Windmill 18 MERSTHAM LOOP  Start\/end: Merstham Station (loop)  Distance: 26.3km Time: 2hrs Difficulty: 2 Highlights: The wildlife-rich Spynes Mere Nature Reserve, the 17th-century Outwood Windmill, churches from the Norman era, and the historic villages of Outwood and Nutfield 19 LINGFIELD LOOP  Start\/end: Lingfeld Station (loop)Distance: 22.2km Time: 2hrs Difficulty:  1 Highlights: The historic village of Lingfield with its 18th-century poachers' prison, the 1,500-year-old Crowhurst yew tree, and Haxted Watermill in Staffhurst Wood SSSI 20 WOLDINGHAM LOOP  Start\/end: Woldingham Station (loop) Distance: 27.5km Time: 2¼hrs Difficulty: 2 Highlights: Stunning views from Botley Hill a","brand":"Bradt Travel Guides","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741907530071,"sku":"9781804691359","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781804691359.jpg?v=1720059259"},{"product_id":"around-ireland-on-a-bike-the-complete-guide-maps-accommodation-practical-advice-9781847173096","title":"Around Ireland on a Bike: The complete guide:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything you will need for the perfect cycling holiday: detailed maps, accommodation, travel advice and all you need to know for an unforgettable trip. 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Three months in North America, 100km a day on a bike. The places, the people, the misadventures of the journey. Like a Bill Bryson book if Bill stayed out of the pub once in a while. The local wildlife in the northern frontier. The moose, the bears, the refugees from 'The Lower 48' states. The characters in cowboy country. People who defy any stereotype of heartland America, and those who definitely don't. Down the Pacific Coast, redwood forests, hippie surf towns, mansions and homeless camps. Californian plastic perfection and the weirdness of the American dream. The preparation for cycling 5,000 miles was questionable at best. The furthest Otto had ridden before landing in Anchorage was from London to Brighton. He rode through a golf course and along a motorway, did laps of Gatwick airport and rolled into Brighton two hours late, ready for bed. He learned how to fix a puncture from YouTube and discovered that not all Porsche drivers are dickheads. Otto's touring skills start from a low base. The steep learning curve and daily struggles with reality on the road bring humour to the book. The challenge and the shared experience with people along the way leads to a lasting sense of the rewards of adventure. Otto's motivations for embarking on this adventure were relatable ones. He was bored at work, too old to get wasted in every hostel in Latin America and too poor for a proper mid-life crisis. This is the story of a normal guy breaking out of the daily grind. Cheryl Strayed's 'Wild', but inspired by a struggle against a life on autopilot rather than a life collapsing. A whole middle class, middle career and middle fulfilled generation is in a similar position. They are searching for inspiration. Northbound and Down gives them a taste of this, without having to miss a mortgage payment. 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