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…
November 27th was a day when an incentive was required to get out of bed. The weather was predicted to be wet, windy and cold. There were warnings of disruption on public transport. One of our members regularly volunteers on Saturday mornings and was spotted at her workplace. Some people Read more…
The meeting point on Saturday 27th November is at 10.30 outside Hampstead Heath Overground rail station, NOT underground as incorrectly stated on our published programme. The overground line runs from Richmond to Stratford with a branch to Clapham Junction. Suggested links to other underground or train lines include Highbury and Read more…
16 October. We climbed up to the Palace through heavy drizzle and the views across London were masked by heavy clouds. Two of our three guests live locally and were able to entertain us with their knowledge of the park. They very helpfully supported a latecomer to catch us up Read more…
Visit Alexandra Palace, Highgate and Queens Wood, Woodberry Wetlands, Clissold Park and Abney Park Cemetery with some great views over London. There is an early toilet stop and a number of cafes along the way. The cafe at Finsbury Park, our lunch stop is only serving food to take out Read more…