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 Read more…
2 November. Fourteen ramblers arrived at Kenley Station for the short, steep climb up to Riddlesdown Common. Some unusual sheep (possibly Jacob’s Sheep) are now on grass control. And large placid brown cows – quite indifferent to people walking by 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 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 Read more…
26 October. It was a small select group of seven who gathered at Richmond Station for a riverside walk. We crossed the Green and looked at the remnant of Richmond Palace before reaching the River Thames. It was not long Read more…
19 October. The experienced, seasoned Sally, the planned leader, had an unfortunate fall the day before (she is thankfully fine now). She asked me if I could lead the walk as I had done the recce with her and had 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 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) Read more…
12 October. Just as we thought train issues were no longer a problem, this was the second walk out of the last three that was significantly delayed by disrupted services. Twelve walkers set off to join the leaders at Crowthorne Read more…
Saturday 5 October. I have to start with the weather, because earlier in the week the forecast for our walk was bleak, dark clouds and rain with not a flicker of sunshine indicated. Fast forward and it couldn’t have been Read more…