If you want to escape cities and do a level hike, consider walking along the River Wey towpath between Godalming and Guildford. From London you would get a cheap day return to Godalming from Waterloo and it takes less than an hour. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/riverwey<BR>For something coastal and less easy but which would take longer than an hour to reach (1.5 hours from Victoria to Eastbourne) consider the cliffs west of Eastbourne (Beachy Head, the "Seven Sisters"). You can get a bus from the Eastbourne pier up to the top of Beachy Head to start you off. Or there is a more level walk from Exceat to Cuckmere Haven, for which you would need to take the frequent bus from near Eastbourne railway station towards Brighton (#712 I think) and get off at Exceat Park visitor centre (about 15 mins). It's in the post recommended by #10.
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