A group of 16 walkers gathered at Tonbridge station for a 6/7 mile circular walk, my first effort at leading since major surgery 2 years ago! I was ably supported by Johanna and Mike. Although it remained cloudy all day, the weather was surprisingly mild and much better than forecast. Read more…
If I remember rightly, the weather forecast for Saturday 11 February was for sunshine after the morning mist has lifted. Well, there was no mist nor any sunshine, but the clouds were up high and so was our spirit when eventually twelve of us came together on Windsor Bridge. Those Read more…
A group of eleven met in the pleasant Rose and Crown pub for lunch on February 4th, nine having completed the approximate 6 mile morning walk, eight completing the afternoon. Those who reached the end of the long Piccaddily Line journey early were able to enjoy the architecture, garden and Read more…
28 January. This was a brisk but energising 10-mile ramble in rural Hertfordshire on a chilly but later brightening day. It attracted 16 of us and we saw no other ramblers that day. Many more sheep than people! The undulating walk offered some wide, wintry vistas across farmland and country Read more…
14 January 2023. This walk replaced one on the original programme that was impassable on the recce due to severe flooding. Even the route of this replacement had to be amended in parts to avoid flooded areas. The weather forecast was for heavy rain in the morning, but we were Read more…
This walk, advertised several times previously, had never actually been completed. True to form, although completed on January 21st it was still not as intended. Previous attempts to complete the circle have resulted in the Caterham to Woldingham, Caterham to Oxted and Caterham to Hurst Green variations – mainly due Read more…
A stalwart group of Morley Ramblers gathered at Richmond station on Saturday Morning 7 January – undeterred by convoluted travel routes and intimidating weather forecasts. We crossed to the north bank of the Thames at Richmond Lock (built1894) walking through Syon Park before joining the Grand Union Canal at Brentford Read more…
31 December. This was planned as a short New Year’s Eve walk from South Coulsdon to The Fox on Coulsdon Common (where they do a remarkably good lunch) and then back by a slightly different route. Unfortunately it was a cold, wet day. Rail engineering works made it difficult for Read more…
The Canal Museum proved to be a warm and popular meeting place on a cold December 17th morning, Many of the 15 who gathered there, including one welcome guest had not visited before. The Canal was frozen to the East of Camden Lock, and conditions underfoot were not great for Read more…
10 December. On a rather frosty morning – in fact it remained frosty for the rest of the day – fifteen of us ventured out on what ended up to be not five, but more or less a six-parks walk. We made our way through the relatively small Archbishop’s Park, Read more…