This walk is much muddier than I expected for the time of year. You are advised to bring poles for navigating the mud – which makes this 9-mile walk feel more like 10. There are about ten stiles, two or three of them difficult (one almost impossible). Two busy roads Read more…
Last year some of you came on the first part of the Cuckmere Pilgrim Path where we visited 5 churches. And some managed 6 with a visit to Lullington as well. This year I am continuing the trail but starting in the opposite direction. We will visit 2 churches (they Read more…
The Walk: 10 Miles A ramble along the Wandle trail encompassing both sources at Beddington and Carshalton and ending at Earlsfield. Mainly shady. Not much mud at present. Flat. Drop out points Carshalton ( train back to London) Morden ( Northern Line and buses) Colliers Wood ( buses and Northern Read more…
11 May. Fourteen walkers took a chance that the trains wouldn’t be suddenly cancelled due to the overtime ban and, in fact, the designated train ran on time from Waterloo. A large part of the walk was in shade, much welcomed on a sunny day with temperatures reaching 24 degrees. Read more…
Trains Currently the advertised train (9.33. Towards Guildford, arriving Oxshott 10.08) is still listed but due to industrial action may change so please check for further info on Friday. (Buy return to Oxshott.) Chris and I will join the train at Claygate. The walk The walk is about 8 miles Read more…
Saturday May 4th. Our group of 17, including 3 welcome guests, safely crossed the railway line at East Malling and were soon walking on mostly woodland paths and some country lanes enjoying some lovely views, orchards, bluebells and birdsong. After 4 miles there was a welcome break at the riverside Read more…
27 April. This was an unexpectedly good day for walking, with the rain keeping off till we had all piled into a bus at Alfriston. Coming to the top of the steep hill up from Polegate, and rewarded by the song of skylarks Then to Jevington, where they claim to Read more…