This walk will now start from Hassocks and end in Falmer. We will go via Clayton Church, steeply up onto the Downs past the Jack and Jill Windmills, We then walk on the South Downs Way to Ditchling Beacon where we will stop for a quick alfresco lunch and possible Read more…
The original version of this walk is another victim of the mud. The steep hill down to the proposed lunch stop was almost impossible when we did the recce. So I am proposing to do a slightly shorter version, with lunch at Godden Green, but some of the walk will Read more…
24 February. Six Morley Ramblers arrived at Egham Station, making eight of us in all, to venture out on the walk in spite of the warning that it hadn’t been fully recced recently. This was due to changes to the route necessitated by rising river levels flooding the towpath in Read more…
10 February 2024. We had 18 walkers starting the walk. Unusually for Morley Ramblers, more than half the walkers were men. Apart from a 15 minutes downpour, it was good weather for walking. However, there had been a lot of rain in the previous week, so we made a couple Read more…
Unfortunately, this walk has had to be adapted again as part of the planned route is under water! Train information is the same but please note that we have not and will not have time to recce part of it recently, although we have walked it before, so bear with Read more…
Trains The train is slightly later than advertised in the walks programme. It starts at 9.00am from Waterloo and arrives at 9.42 at Godalming. It’s the Portsmouth Harbour train. Lunch The pub at lunchtime is the Good Intent, Puttenham. If you wish to eat there, please look at the menu Read more…
6 January 2024. I am always pleasantly surprised and humbled when people turn up for my walks. On this occasion, ten walkers joined me. The weather was in our favour – no rain following a very wet week. Through Abbey Wood Park It was a bit over an hour’s walk Read more…
TRAINS There is no direct train to Hampton Court and this means a change at Surbiton (on platform 4) The outward journey is all in zone 6. Departing Waterloo at 09.24, arrival at Surbiton at 09.41 then depart Surbiton at 09.54 and arriving at Hampton Court at 10.01 – where I Read more…
23 December 2023. A great turnout for our wander through old Chelsea on the day before Christmas eve, thanks to all those who turned up. The Chelsea Pensioners’ pad were locking up for Christmas so we saved the plan to wander their gardens to another time, making our way to Read more…
Meet 10.00 am at Abbey Wood station (Elizabeth Line). Please use the loos inside the station before exiting. Please be sure to arrive on time – by 10 am – at the starting point. The route to The Thames is not straight forward and cannot easily be explained to late comers. Read more…