Witch Cave and White Monks
Witch Cave and White Monks
Day trip

Witch Cave and White Monks

Total miles
Walk time
Period

Surrey

A Wey Valley walk pairing England's first Cistercian abbey with Mother Ludlam's Cave, where monastic water, local witch-lore and river meadows fold into one small legend circuit.

12
Route map0 stops · 1 along the way

Use caution - walking directions may not always reflect real-world conditions.

Plan your visit
Getting there
Best by car or taxi to Waverley Abbey/Farnham area; Farnham station can work with a longer walk.
Parking
Small parking area at Waverley Abbey; check local restrictions near Moor Park.
Best time
Dry spring or autumn day
Terrain
Field paths, uneven turf, riverside tracks and potentially muddy sections.

The trip story

0 stops

    Some site IDs in this trip weren't found in the sheet: waverley-abbey, mother-ludlams-cave

    What remains

    It is a small route, but it has the right hinge: a real monastic landscape on one side, a folk tale bubbling out of the ground on the other.

    Along the way