This is a change from the original programme. It will probably be rather muddy with some hills in the morning. Trains. London Blackfriars 9.10; arr Eynsford 9.52. Buy a return ticket to Otford. This is the Sevenoaks train, also calling at Elephant 9.13 and Herne Hill 9.22. The walk. A Read more…
Travel: 9.35 from Charing Cross, 9.38 Waterloo East, 9.45 London Bridge, destination Hayes (Kent); arrive 10.20. Ticket – within travel zones. Return trains, 4 per hour. There are buses from Keston back to Hayes Station.There are probably no toilets on the train, and the station toilet at Hayes may not Read more…
Please note change of train time from that shown originally. Train departs London Waterloo 09.27.(Later than on the programme) Arrives Guildford 10.02. (Same as on the programme). Stops at Clapham Junction and Woking. The walk. Ten miles. In the morning we go up to Pewsey Down, before circling back along the Read more…
11 November. Eleven walkers, undeterred by flood warnings, set off from Farnham Station for an unexpected day of full sun, and lovely autumn colours. The walk goes through some elegant roads and down a narrow gap between houses called ‘Old Man’s path’ to reach Bourne Woods. We paused at the Read more…
4 November 2023. The highlights were the autumn colours of the trees, the views across Virginia Water and our visit to the Air Forces Memorial. The weather forecast had been for heavy rain in the morning, but we were lucky as there were only a few periods of rain and Read more…
This is a vigorous walk of 10.5 to 11 miles with a half way drop off possible at lunchtime. There were lovely autumn colours on the recce and some good views. Please read the clothing precautions seriously and note that plans will change if we get a lot more rain Read more…
28 October. This was the first walk I had led since a hip operation, and so I kept the distance to about seven miles, and we avoided the steeper hills around Penshurst, staying mainly on farm tracks and country lanes. For reasons known to Victorian engineers, Leigh station is closer Read more…