Cobham Conservation and Heritage Trust

Local Area Footpaths

In 2017 CCHT launched an exciting new project focusing on the Footpaths and Bridlepaths in the Cobham, Downside, Stoke d’Abernon and Oxshott area. Our goals are:

  • To publicise and raise awareness of the footpaths and walks in our area
  • To work with the local Councils to help prioritise maintenance and refurbishment work and where necessary enlist the help of volunteers to undertake and improve the upkeep of our footpaths.

Walking Guides

We will be creating a collection of local Walking Guides which will be publicised in the Newsletters and can be downloaded from this website via our Walking Guides page.

Our first featured walk is the lovely walk from Stoke d’Abernon, skirting the green belt Knowle Hill Park and encompassing Littleheath Common and the “Brickpit” lake. The walk can either be done as a walk in itself (very popular with dog walkers) or can connect up to Oxshott Heath and Esher Common and also to Downside via the path off Tilt Road.

1.Knowle Hill Park Jo Cameron 4 2. Small Copper Jo Cameron 1 Brick Pit enhanced h480
Knowle Hill Park Small Copper Butterfly The Brickpit

Maintenance and Refurbishment

Riverside Footpath July 2012The riverside path, which runs alongside the River Mole between the Tilt/Leigh Hill Road junction and Cobham Mill was one of the Trust’s earlier refurbishment successes and is regularly used by those visiting Cobham from Stoke D'Abernon and vice-versa.

A renovation was funded by Cobham Heritage and its upkeep continues to be a regular task and expense. This year Elmbridge Borough Council (EBC) have matched from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) fund, spending by the Trust for further work.

Other footpaths have also been recently refurbished in conjunction with EBC using CIL monies and with the assistance of Surrey County Council. Recently overhauled footpaths include:-

Footpath No Footpath Description
- Riverside path which runs alongside the river Mole between the Tilt/Leigh Hill Road junction and Cobham Mill
FP58 55m section between Hogshill Lane and Leigh Hill Road 
FP59 Cedar Road to Leigh Hill
FP60 Connecting French Gardens with FP59
FP61 100m section between connecting FP59 and FP62 near Leigh Place

We will continue to review our local footpaths and work with Elmbridge Borough Council to improve the network of footpaths for the benefit of local residents.

View the latest Cobham Heritage footpath updates here

Reporting Overgrown Footpaths

If you have a local public footpath that has become overgrown or needs some maintenance, you can report it to Surrey County Council (SCC) who have responsibility for public footpaths. Click on the link below to find out more and to report it online to SCC. Do contact us (see below) if you have reported a footpath that needs attention and we shall keep an eye on it as well.

www.surreycc.gov.uk/land-planning-and-development/countryside/footpaths-byways-and-bridleways/contact-us-or-report-a-problem-on-a-right-of-way

Contact Us

To find out more or get involved please contact Sue Prentice at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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