ing or read the story of the ancient Way, or
the Pilgrims' Road that follows it; only on foot can you climb the hills
as you please, or follow the path where it chooses to take you. It is
only by walking that you will get to the best of the Thursley heather,
or the Bagshot pines and gorse, or the whortleberries in the wind on
Leith Hill, or the primroses of the Fold country, or the birds that call
through the quiet of the Wey Canal--though there, too, you may take a
boat; it is one of the prettiest of the byways. The walker through
Surrey sees the best; the others see not much more than the road and
what stands on the road.

The omission, or rather neglect, of Surrey in London is deliberate.
There must be many other omissions, I fear, which are not. For pointing
out some of them, and for suggesting alterations and additions, I have
to thank my friend Mr. Anthony Collett, who has kindly looked through my
proofs. I should like also to be the first to thank Mr. Hugh Thomson for
the pleasure and the help of his charming sketches.

WEYBRIDGE, _October, 1908_ ERIC PARKER.

NOTE TO THE SECOND EDITION

I have made several additions to the second edition of this book, and, I
hope, have corrected some mistakes. I am greatly indebted to reviewers
who have pointed out errors and omissions, and to correspondents who
have kindly written to me.

E.P.

_June, 1909._

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I PAGE

THE PILGRIMS' WAY 1

CHAPTER II

FARNHAM 14

CHAPTER III

FRENSHAM AND TILFORD 30

CHAPTER IV

WAVERLEY ABBEY AND MOOR PARK 43

CHAPTER V

THE HOG'S BACK 55

CHAPTER VI

GUILDFORD 64

CHAPTER VII

GUILDFORD'S ENVIRONS 85

CHAPTER VIII

SHALFORD AND WONERSH 95

CHAPTER IX

THE VILLAGES OF THE TILLINGBOURNE 101

CHAPTER X

GUILDFORD TO LEATHERHEAD 115

CHAPTER XI

GODALMING 126

CHAPTER XII

HASLEMERE AND HINDHEAD 139

CHAPTER XIII

THURSLEY AND THE MOORS 153

CHAPTER XIV

THE FOLD COUNTRY