The entrance to Farthing Downs
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The entrance to Farthing Downs
Image: © Marathon Taken: 27 Mar 2013
Farthing Downs is a fine chalk grassland, owned and managed by the Corporation of London. From the highest parts there are good views northwards towards London, as well as down into the valley to the west followed by the Brighton Road and main railway line. The London LOOP follows the crest of the Downs, parallel to Ditches Lane, before dropping down to reach Coulsdon. This is the view across the entrance where Ditches Lane leads up onto the Downs. On the other side of the road it drops down into one of the steep-sided valleys which run south from Purley, this one followed by Chaldon Way.
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