How Railways Killed a Canal
A walk led by the Wey & Arun Canal Trust
Time & Location
21 Sept 2025, 14:15 – 16:00
Trunley Heath Road Carpark, Trunley Heath Rd, Shalford, Guildford GU4 8EQ, UK
About the event
Description of walk: Between 1816 & 1872 the Wey & Arun Junction Canal formed the final link in a chain of inland waterways connecting London to the English Channel; this walk introduces participants to the northernmost section of the former canal and the railways (defunct or still operating) which took its trade.
A circular walk, mostly segregated from motor traffic, beginning and ending at WACT’s Information Centre. The route includes part of the alignment of the former Guildford-Horsham railway line (Wey-South and Downs Link paths)
Meet: Wey & Arun Canal Trust (WACT) Information Point, east side of A281 Horsham Road, Shalford GU4 8EQ
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Arrive 14:15 pm for a 14:30 start; finish around 16.00🕒
Any travel advice: Free parking in large lay-by alongside junction of A281 Horsham Road and Trunley Heath Road. Cross Horsham Road on foot via central refuge to Wey-South Path, Information…