{"id":"69394e407202e9abd62bd0a9","title":"Shoreham Pluto And Otford","path":"walks/routes/recommended/shoreham-pluto-and-otford","contentMarkdown":"## Kent Ramblers: Walk 47 — Shoreham, Pluto and Otford\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/banner_047.jpg)\n\n## Points of Interest\n\n### Solar System Model\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P047a.gif)\n\nThe model, the largest in the world, was created to \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcelebrate the millennium and shows the relative \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpositions of the Sun and planets at midnight on 1 \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 2000.  Considerable effort was required to \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdesign an accurate layout that gave public access to \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevery planet.  Each planet is on a concrete pillar, \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdrawn to the same scale as the model as a whole.  On \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tthis scale, the nearest star would be in Los Angeles.\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P047b.gif)\n\n### Tea Shop Crawl\n\nThis walk is well endowed with places of refreshment.\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOtford has two pubs and a tearoom.\n\nThe Clubhouse at Darenth Valley Golf Course welcomes \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\twalkers.  It is open most days but is closed 25 and \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t26 December and 1 January.\nHoney Pot Tearoom is \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tnormally open 11 to 4 Thursday to Saturday.\n\nThere are also four pubs in Shoreham, two of them \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpassed on this walk.\n\n### Public Transport\n\nThis walk is easily accessible by public transport, \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpassing close to both Shoreham and Otford railway \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstations where there are regular services from Sevenoaks \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tand Bromley.\n\nAutomatically migrated from https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_047.htm on 2025-12-11 09:19","contentHtml":"<h2>Kent Ramblers: Walk 47 — Shoreham, Pluto and Otford</h2>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/banner_047.jpg\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<h2>Points of Interest</h2>\n<h3>Solar System Model</h3>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P047a.gif\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>The model, the largest in the world, was created to \n\t\t\t\t\t\tcelebrate the millennium and shows the relative \n\t\t\t\t\t\tpositions of the Sun and planets at midnight on 1 \n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 2000.  Considerable effort was required to \n\t\t\t\t\t\tdesign an accurate layout that gave public access to \n\t\t\t\t\t\tevery planet.  Each planet is on a concrete pillar, \n\t\t\t\t\t\tdrawn to the same scale as the model as a whole.  On \n\t\t\t\t\t\tthis scale, the nearest star would be in Los Angeles.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P047b.gif\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<h3>Tea Shop Crawl</h3>\n<p>This walk is well endowed with places of refreshment.</p>\n<pre><code>\t\t\t\t\tOtford has two pubs and a tearoom.\n</code></pre>\n<p>The Clubhouse at Darenth Valley Golf Course welcomes \n\t\t\t\t\t\twalkers.  It is open most days but is closed 25 and \n\t\t\t\t\t\t26 December and 1 January.\nHoney Pot Tearoom is \n\t\t\t\t\t\tnormally open 11 to 4 Thursday to Saturday.</p>\n<p>There are also four pubs in Shoreham, two of them \n\t\t\t\t\t\tpassed on this walk.</p>\n<h3>Public Transport</h3>\n<p>This walk is easily accessible by public transport, \n\t\t\t\t\t\tpassing close to both Shoreham and Otford railway \n\t\t\t\t\t\tstations where there are regular services from Sevenoaks \n\t\t\t\t\t\tand Bromley.</p>\n<p>Automatically migrated from <a href=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_047.htm\">https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_047.htm</a> on 2025-12-11 09:19</p>\n"}