The Canal Museum proved to be a warm and popular meeting place on a cold December 17th morning, Many of the 15 who gathered there, including one welcome guest had not visited before. The Canal was frozen to the East of Camden Lock, and conditions underfoot were not great for Read more…
3rd December. A relatively gentle ramble of around 9 miles was the right time of year for this shortened version of an outing to the lovely pub at Wareside for lunch. Eight members and one welcome guest made it to the fairly early start, meaning there were no time issues Read more…
12 November. Serendipity is a happy unexpected occurrence. The Ridgeway is a popular long distance path, so it was no surprise for our group of nine to share our delightful walk with others; but it was good to see many young people and families straying long distances from the car Read more…
22 October. Most railway stations are in locations where at least a notable number of people live. As we discussed coming home on October 22nd, this is not the case with either Cowden or Hever. This can make for a great start to a walk as we get straight into Read more…
October 8th was a beautiful day for a walk, but the train strikes meant that members could not easily travel to or from central London. It was therefore great to meet up with 17 members, some who might not join in our country rambles. Lambeth Palace was spotted en route Read more…
Our programmes are published sometimes several months ahead of a planned walk. They can be subject to change for many unforeseeable reasons, including the weather, engineering works, strikes or just rail timetable changes. We aim to provide up-to-date details in an Announcement post during the week before the walk, and Read more…
27 August. Fifteen members of our lovely group met at the station and walked through the pretty village of Eynsford, to reach a hill rising up towards the Birds of Prey Centre. We did not spot any notable birds, but our expert had chosen to miss the hill. One other Read more…
30 April. A group of 12 met at Balcombe to enjoy our walk in perfect weather in the beautiful rolling hills around Balcombe. The tranquil waters of Ardingly reservoir had some added entertainment from the activity of rowers, yachts and occasional angler, before we climbed up to St Peter’s Church. Read more…
Our walk on March 19th began in the 400 acres of Bulstode Park, bought in 1686 by Judge Jeffreys and confiscated when he was sent to the Tower of London. Our group of 16, including one guest, were greeted by nothing more exciting than cattle and horses. And rather too Read more…
The River Lea is not the largest or prettiest river, best known for its slow progress through North-East London providing easy walking alongside its neighbouring canal or ‘cut’. At Harpenden it is in it’s youth and therefore our occasional sitings on this walk were of a busy stream, especially after Read more…