It was filmed driving along Ledgers Road. It is level.

It is opposite Slines Oak on the north side of Limpsfield Road.

It leads to Chelsham.

Bug Hill goes between Woldingham Road and Warlingham, going round Woldingham Golf Club.

No. I didn't drive up Bug Hill. I turned off the A25 at Godstone and drove up Tandridge Hill Lane/Gangers Hill to Woldingham, then along The Ridge to Limpsfield Road.

I was considering using Beddlestead Lane, but the deep drifts across the entrance of Clarks Lane made me think twice and I turned around and came back along Limpsfield Road. It is very exposed up there.

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I did say near Warlingham!!

Leads into Leas Rd, Warlingham:

http://goo.gl/maps/pVxSC

We used to use it instead of Succombs Hill sometimes.

Yes, when Succomb's Hill is closed I use Bug Hill.

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Anyway, the North Downs is (or was) in my day a micro climate. In the good old days when snow was snow and winters were proper, this part of the world (whilst it maybe just outside London) was just as bad as any thing I have seen in the North. I have such memories of 6-12 ft drifts on our journeys from where we lived on the North Downs into Croydon in our old Volkswagon 'Varient' (anyone one remember one of them)...no winter tyres in those days. Come on Skoda give us another proper car with a proper name.

I too remember all those hills up the scarp, cycling in the '50s and driving in the '60s! Been away now for 47 years. No hills in this part of Scotland like those.

Years ago Sheila worked in the pub in Chelsham!

Years ago Sheila worked in the pub in Chelsham!

The "Bull Inn" is apparently now called "The Coachhouse"

The "White Bear" at Fickleshole was my local and the next nearest was the "Bull".

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The White Bear is now charging Gastro pub prices for its food and drink.

It isn't my local but is is not very far from home.

You're right about the climate. That area can have loads of snow, and down in South Croydon next to nothing.

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I'm just surprised by the lack of traffic coming the other way????

I'm just surprised by the lack of traffic coming the other way????

At that time of the morning.....

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I'm just surprised by the lack of traffic coming the other way????

But there was an earlier track, partly obliterated.....

I can see you were only doing a reasonably sensible speed, but a much slower speed when those drifts appeared would not have caused the snow to fly over the windscreen, rather like going slow through deep water. No offence meant.

From experience, drifts like that often need a bit of momentum to overcome.

Anyway, the North Downs is (or was) in my day a micro climate. In the good old days when snow was snow and winters were proper, this part of the world (whilst it maybe just outside London) was just as bad as any thing I have seen in the North. I have such memories of 6-12 ft drifts on our journeys from where we lived on the North Downs into Croydon in our old Volkswagon 'Varient' (anyone one remember one of them)...no winter tyres in those days. Come on Skoda give us another proper car with a proper name.

Yeah tell me about it!!! Just off North Downs in North Hampshire...We get the lot, sometimes in one day. Far worse than Pontypridd where I used to live.....Sometimes we go to Reading shopping,everyone look very smartly dressed, whilst we are in full wet weather gear and walking boots :-)

Br

Jez

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Yes, agreed with that Graham,not too much power though,or just put up with snow all over the windscreen. I would not like to "bash" through drifts,as no one knows for sure what is hidden under it.

Parked cars? If you are in Cumbria.......

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Parked cars? If you are in Cumbria.......

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and snow ploughs

I was surprised to find a few drifts this morning coming to work, on roads that were almost clear last night going home.

Agreed about "enough" momentum.

It is still snowing here!!

The back lane to the 'box is white again, except where it is flooded about 9" deep!!

Any chance of damage?

I'd imagine drifts of snow could be enough to dislodge lower grills, fog lights, headlight washers, mud flaps etc?

It depends on how hard the snow is! To be honest, most windblown drifts are actually quite soft at first and you are not going to hit them that hard if you are sensible

The small ones I went through were fresh and soft.

I would not consider anything bigger.......

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But don't forget that an overnight frost can change a fluffy drift into something much more more solid and damaging!

But don't forget that an overnight frost can change a fluffy drift into something much more more solid and damaging!

That's true. But the 2 foot high ones I drove through yesterday were fluffy white powder. And it caked in my right front vent! It's still there having not melted overnight.