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…
Our walk on 22nd May completed the Essex Way – it’s just that we haven’t done all of the 81 footpath miles, only the first and final sections! Although we weren’t favoured with a bright day, the weather was kinder than forecast and the cloudy and changeable skies provided a Read more…
Saturday 15 May. The weather forecast for my Leatherhead circular ramble wasn’t promising so I had expected to get lots of ‘pings’ on my mobile from people to say ‘sorry, won’t come out after all’ but this was not the case. Everyone who had booked turned up ready to ‘weather Read more…
24 April 2021 The main purpose of this 9 mile walk was to see the magnificent display of bluebells in Staffhurst Wood near Oxted, Surrey. Due to the recent spell of dry and cold I was not optimistic – the more so as bluebells on a walk only five days Read more…
Second walk of the post-lockdown season was a circular from Farnham, with lunch at Tipton, led by Sue C on Wednesday 21 April. Here are a couple of photos from Sue C.
The first country walk of the year, as we emerge from lockdown! On 17th April we had a lovely walk starting from Shalford in Surrey. The morning was four and a half miles through really nice countryside. After the first 20 minutes we climbed up slightly which gave us wonderful Read more…
In January, our walk programme was disrupted by flooding. Our walk leaders coped with changes in routes and travel times, but as soon as the weather improved nobody predicted the extent of the restrictions to come…. Lockdown reminded everyone of the importance of walking for our physical and mental health. Read more…