15 February. An impressive total of 22 assembled at Crystal Palace station, despite a poor weather forecast. The Crystal Palace building was originally constructed for the Great Exhibition of 1851 which was held in Hyde Park. At the end of Read more…
The length is less than previously advertised, more like 7 miles. I hope to start the walk at 10.45. There’s a café at Crystal Palace station. The train times in the programme have changed. From London Bridge the 9.44 arrives Read more…
This walk will now start at Hampstead Northern Line Station and not Hampstead Heath. Please assemble at 10 am outside the station. We then walk uphill to find the source, this section may well be muddy and a stick may Read more…
25 January 2025. What beautiful weather we had for our 9 mile walk. After the rain and wind of previous days, we were lucky to have blue skies, winter sun and a light breeze. It was cold but not freezing. Read more…
There is a change of walk for this Saturday – both route and leader. The walk will be : Norbury to Tooting Bec. 7 miles. The Walk A walk through S London parks and commons with some street / alley way walking in Read more…
The order of walks on the originally published programme has been switched: Feb 1 will now be Sue H’s walk from Shenfield to Brentwood (or because of mud, possibly a walk from Norbury to Tooting). Feb 8 will be Sue Read more…
Train Times: Please note the train is almost 30 minutes earlier than on the original walk’s programme and involves a change of trains at Woking, due to works on the line. The new times are: Waterloo 8.26, change at Woking Read more…
18 January 2025. This short walk is perfect for a winter’s day escape from the city with a fairly quick train journey from central London, however, railway engineering works, although still straightforward, meant that the travelling time was three times Read more…
Sometimes the stars align to make what could be a fairly average walk a much more memorable day. 18 ramblers gathered on a cold and frosty morning on Saturday 11th to reach the New River at Taplow for a short Read more…
Train – London Waterloo 8.55, change Woking, arr 9.50 (prob platform 5), depart 10.00 (prob platform 1), arr Brookwood 10.06 Lunch: Pirbright. There are benches on Pirbright Green for those bringing a picnic. A table has been booked at The Cricketers Read more…