Nativity Beer Run 2024

Gomshall Station to Guildford – Saturday 9th December

Please check back closer to the date in case there are any changes.

This year’s nativity run will be an A-to-B hash from Gomshall Station back into Guildford. This means you need to carry everything you want for the day with you. The route will be ~10 miles and take in a handful of pubs. Expect to finish in the dark, so bring a torch. As ever, fancy dress is encouraged, with the theme being ‘last kid picked for the school play’. So grab your dressing gown and a tea towel.

This event is also welcome to all non hashers / walkers/ runners.

A Google Map of the route is available here. The main route is also available on Strava and OS Maps. A zip file containing the GPX route is here and a map is available here (pdf).

The day will attempt to follow something along the lines of the format below. This is a return to the 2019 route, but the timings here are all guesstimates. (Knowing the Hash, this will go awry after the first pub stop anyway. – CG)

Make your own way to the Gomshall Mill, Gomshall for the first drink of the day
- You can either arrive on 09:47 train (leaves Guildford 09:32) in time for breakfast at the pub, or on 11:00 train (leaves Guildford 10:08, but you’ll need to change at Dorking first and then return to Gomshall)
11:40 – circle up outside the Gomshall Mill ready for the On Out to Shere
12:20 – White Horse, Shere
- There is a short cut to Shere, which avoids both railway crossings, for walkers who can read the map or who are familiar with the trails around Shere. Alternatively, there is an obvious short cut from the railway crossing at Shere Heath direct to The William IV, Little London (bypassing Shere), if desired.
13:20 –William IV, Little London.
14:30 – Wally’s favourite, the Drummond Arms in Albury
- There may be hash chips appearing here
15:40 – Percy Arms, Chilworth – bail out point #1
17:00 – Seahorse, Shalford
17:55 – Queen Victoria, Shalford – bail out point #2
- Hash Cash may delve into the coffers here
- Leave here and make your way to the bridge next to the old Parrot pub
~19:00 – Finish at Ye Olde Ship Inn, Portsmouth Road, Guildford