Lambeth North to Earlsfield or Colliers Wood Up to 9 miles or as little as you like. Meet outside Lambeth North tube station 10.30. Through Archbishops Park towards Vauxhall and along the Thames to Battersea. After lunch a chance to explore the lower reaches of the river Wandle. Opportunities to Read more…
Train strikes are planned for 1 October and 8 October, which will affect our programme. We have made provisional programme changes, beginning with 1 October, which is likely to be a walk from Loughton to Theydon Bois led by Sigrid (originally planned for 29 October). The new provisional programme is Read more…
27 August. Fifteen members of our lovely group met at the station and walked through the pretty village of Eynsford, to reach a hill rising up towards the Birds of Prey Centre. We did not spot any notable birds, but our expert had chosen to miss the hill. One other Read more…
Tony Atkins will lead the walk as Johanna has an important family engagement. Contact 07484 297500 The walk is less than 9 miles and there is an option to return by train from the lunch stop at Shoreham. Members could have a short circular ramble of about 3 miles to Read more…
Please contact Patricia to confirm the details of travel times and lunch options. This is an approximate 11 mile walk with a drop out available at Glynde after about 7 miles, an hour after lunch. (Glynde is a further station than Southease, if you plan to return from there). There Read more…
30 April. A group of 12 met at Balcombe to enjoy our walk in perfect weather in the beautiful rolling hills around Balcombe. The tranquil waters of Ardingly reservoir had some added entertainment from the activity of rowers, yachts and occasional angler, before we climbed up to St Peter’s Church. Read more…
Our walk on March 19th began in the 400 acres of Bulstode Park, bought in 1686 by Judge Jeffreys and confiscated when he was sent to the Tower of London. Our group of 16, including one guest, were greeted by nothing more exciting than cattle and horses. And rather too Read more…
Saturday 19th March, 10 miles Travel: Out. Take the fast train from Marylebone Station at 9.42, arrive Gerrards Cross 10.01. Return on a different line, Cookham to Paddington, via Maidenhead. Freedom passes are vaild from Maidenhead only on the (slow) TFL services. Lunch is at the Jolly Carpenter pub at Read more…
The River Lea is not the largest or prettiest river, best known for its slow progress through North-East London providing easy walking alongside its neighbouring canal or ‘cut’. At Harpenden it is in it’s youth and therefore our occasional sitings on this walk were of a busy stream, especially after Read more…
Tony and Mary-Jane would normally go for a walk on New Years Day and meet up with local people if they are around. So it was sociable to include their walk in local parks in the Morley College Ramblers programme. Covid prevented them from doing anything more than a wave Read more…