31 July. I call this walk ‘Constable country walk’. It has been and still is one of my favourite walks in my limited repertoire. From the station eight of us started out in pleasant weather up a path towards Lawford church which, I was told by those who went inside, Read more…
24 July. The Winchester Circular walk last Saturday was undertaken with the most alarming weather forecasts threatening thunder and lightning. Nevertheless, armed with the Ramblers’ guidance on what to do in a storm – nine intrepid walkers set off through the City towards St Catherine’s Hill, ready to ‘crouch’ and/ Read more…
17 July. On the hottest day of the year (so far) a dozen of us walked in the beautiful Essex countryside from Great Chesterford to Newport.
10 July. Despite looming clouds, a small intrepid group of us made it from Eastbourne to East Dean, and then almost on to the Sisters, before the heavens opened. …
26 June. This was a new walk for Morley Ramblers and as the South Downs can be inhospitable if the weather is wet or too hot, members were clearly watching the forecast eagerly as there was a last minute rush to book. The weather turned out to be perfect for Read more…
3 July. A group of ten walked the Thames Path from Maidenhead to Marlow, with lunch at Cookham …
19 June. There were eight of us who took the train to Witley. The weather was dry but overcast, although there had been some heavy rain in the previous few days. We were fortunate that the walk was in the Surrey Weald so that there wasn’t too much mud underfoot. Read more…
12 June. This is a circular walk, starting at Westhumble, going over Ranmore – the hill opposite Box Hill – with the lunch spot at Polesden Lacey and finishing at Dorking station. It was perfect weather, convivial company, and a beautiful walk in the Surrey Hills. There was a slight Read more…
The first Saturday in June saw 13 walkers on a ‘new’ circular walk from Crowthorne Station, Berkshire of approximately 8 miles. The fact that the walk was mostly through wooded areas was fortunate given the rather hot, sunny weather. The first part of the route took us into Simon’s Wood, Read more…
On 29 May, we walked from Epping to Chipping Ongar – the first part of the Essex Way (Kath led the last part of the Essex Way, ending in Harwich, last week). A group of eight Morley College Ramblers set off from Epping Station and we soon found ourselves in open fields Read more…