Gravel day trips near London

[dimrub]

Hey folks!

Me and the family are going on a vacation in the UK. We have two multi-day cycling trips planned, but after that I'll have about a week of London, with my wife and kid. They'll probably be site-seeing and I'll probably be free to explore on a bicycle (conveniently, I've ordered me a new gravel bike, and I can't wait to try it out). Are there any gravel routes within an hour by train from central London that you would recommend?

 

[Gwylan]

Komoot is your friend on this.
South east, out of Victoria into Kent.

 

[dimrub]

Komoot is your friend on this.
South east, out of Victoria into Kent.

Nice, thanks. This one looks brilliant to me, at least judging by description.

 

[Salad Dodger]

Nice, thanks. This one looks brilliant to me, at least judging by description.

It's a nice route, but not much gravel. Mostly tarmac on shared path/cycle ways.....

 

[mjr]

https://cycle.travel/route/summary/157851 The Downs Link is the first to come to my mind. Start in Woking, half an hour by train from London, and it's 71% gravel. End in Shoreham, 1h 20 train back to London. Or plenty of bailout stations on the way.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

East side of South Downs, the hilliest side and typically against the prevailing wind, starting from Eastbourne?