A watery walk of 9 miles Train: Train leaves Euston at 9.17 to Milton Keynes Central . Arrives MK 10.07. ( Birmingham New St train). Buy a return to MK (£12.50 ) and a single from Wolverton to MK (£2.50 ) this saves £4.75 on the return fare to Wolverton. Read more…
26 October. It was a small select group of seven who gathered at Richmond Station for a riverside walk. We crossed the Green and looked at the remnant of Richmond Palace before reaching the River Thames. It was not long before we were crossing the river via the ferry to Read more…
19 October. The experienced, seasoned Sally, the planned leader, had an unfortunate fall the day before (she is thankfully fine now). She asked me if I could lead the walk as I had done the recce with her and had done it again (part of it) with a friend. This Read more…
This is a complete change from the original programme (because of train problems). It will be a lovely, six-mile riverside ramble, starting from Richmond Station. Meeting Point: 10.00 am outside Richmond Station. The walk: At Ham House we will cross the River Thames via the ferry, so please remember to Read more…
NB change of train time: We shall now catch the earlier train leaving Liverpool Street 9.12; 9.25 from Tottenham Hale [+ toilets]; arriving at St Margaret’s, Herts at 9.51. Buy a day return rail ticket to Hertford North (for some reason it’s cheaper) The Walk and lunch The walk lasts about 3 hours Read more…
12 October. Just as we thought train issues were no longer a problem, this was the second walk out of the last three that was significantly delayed by disrupted services. Twelve walkers set off to join the leaders at Crowthorne station, most of whom had settled themselves on the stated Read more…
Trains: The train is as advertised in the original programme: Waterloo 9.00, Change Guildford 9.45, arr Crowthorne 10.14. You have 13 minutes to change at Guildford from Platform 4 to 8. Please note that the Crowthorne trains are hourly. We will meet you at Crowthorne. The Walk: The walk is Read more…
21 September. Terry revived his Borough Green circular walk, across Oldbury Hill and Igtham Common, with lunch at Igtham Mote. The worst of the rain was at lunch time, despite dire forecasts. A well-enjoyed day! Photos by France.
14 September. The sun was shining, the air was clean, a lovely gentle breeze, ecstatic cloud formations, and deep blue sea greeted eleven of us when we arrived on Planet Earth (I mean Dover). We endured a few streets of the dilapidated town centre and rumbling lorries, and then began Read more…
‘Time and Tide Wait for no Man’: The walk is is 9-10 miles but, including the train journey from London (1 hour and 36 minutes each way), it will be a long day. Slight variation in the timing may be caused by tides which affect the opening of lock gate Read more…