Unstead Woods Downs Link Bridge

The beautiful River Wey passes under a former railway bridge just south of Shalford. This is where the Guildford to Horsham single-track railway line ran between 1865 and 1965.The original railway bridge was removed soon after the old railway line closed. However, the bridge abutments remained and were used to support a new bridge for long-distance walkers and cyclists that opened in July 2006.The new bridge - called the Unstead Woods Downslink Bridge - forms part of the Downs Link, a 37-mile (59 km) long footpath and cycle route between Guildford and Shoreham. It is delightful to walk under/over this bridge, to admire the surrounding scenery, and to imagine the scene a century ago when steam trains used to cross the former bridge.