Travel: 9.27 from London Marylebone to meet at Wendover Station at 10.16. Outward travel requires a single from the edge of the travel zone, Amersham to Wendover. Return from Chesham on Metropolitan line, with possible change to main line, all within the travel zone. two trains an hour, 56 and Read more…
Saturday, 16 November – meet by 10am at Loughton tube station (Epping Branch of the Central Line) – [NB: Both tube stations have NO step free access from and to platforms, i.e. no lifts available] The Walk (ca. 9 miles): Most of this walk takes us through Epping Forest – the morning section, via Connaught Lake Read more…
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…
Trains: London Bridge 9.40; East Croydon 09.58; arr Kenley 10.14. The train goes to Caterham and Tattenham Corner (dividing at Purley). You need to be in the front section of the train (going to Caterham). The return journey is from Coulsdon South, where trains run roughly every 15 minutes either 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…
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…
Train: London Victoria 09.42 (Denmark Hill 09.52); arrive Sole Street 10.31 – trains run hourly only. [NB: Freedom Pass holders can purchase a day-return ticket from Swanley to Sole Street, it’ll be cheaper than from zone 6] Lunch: Luddesdown – picnic [preferable] – benches in the church yard, or eat 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…
NB Please note the change of train from that on the original walks programme. Train Instead of departing from Victoria station, we will catch the following train (destination Maidstone East), which only stops at Swanley and Otford after London Bridge. Charing Cross 9.29Waterloo East 9.32London Bridge 9.38Arriving Borough Green & Read more…