22 August. On a lovely day for a walk, nine members met at the Elephant Park and followed through some pocket parks via East Street Market and St Peters Church to reach Burgess Park. East Street Market The small amount of rain during the week had not yet let the Read more
Meet Tony and Mary-Jane opposite the Elephant and Castle railway station entrance, amongst the elephant statues at 10.45. (From the Northern or Bakerloo lines head down the New Kent Road and turn right at Sainsbury’s). A short walk is through pocket parks and churchyard, via East Street Market to reach Burgess Park. Read more
1 August. We didn’t visit Cambridge South, the UK’s newest main line station which serves Addenbrookes Hospital. The group of 11 chose to finish the last leg of the walk with a guided bus trip which passed the station and did an extensive tour of the huge hospital before reaching Read more
STOP PRESS! TRAINS CANCELLED FROM KINGS CROSS. Meet at Kings Cross early, probably to get a train from St Pancras Train 9.24 from London King’s Cross. Buy return to Cambridge North (stop after Cambridge). Meet 10.21. (Note that the return tickets valid on slower routes back to London via Liverpool Read more
Saturday July 11th Hopefully a Morley Ramblers first as nobody joined me at Berkhamsted. Readers should note that the lunchtime temperature was predicted around 30 degrees, so we possibly should have cancelled. Members sensibly voted with their feet. The town provided a very pleasant walk. There was shade along the Read more
27 June. Too hot for our planned travel and walk to Polesden Lacey. The trip to Falconwood was an easy one for those living close to the stations, and a short walk to reach the relative cool of the nearby woods. A mile or so took the five of us Read more
18 April. Our group of nine walked out of Royston past the museum and the Royston cave to reach Therfield Heath. The chalk escarpment marks the edge of the Chilterns and can be slippery underfoot; but our weather and conditions proved perfect for walking, the occasional clouds making the changing Read more
NB This is a change from the programmed walk from Saunderton, which is badly affected by HS2 works Train: London Bridge 9.16, London St Pancras 9.31, arr Royston 10.22 (Thameslink train to Cambridge). The Walk: We will climb out of Royston on the Chiltern chalk escarpment with some fine views. Read more
14 March. The village of Cookham is less than a mile to the East of Cookham station. It is a popular destination for walkers and tourists with its attractive riverside, lovely churchyard and the Stanley Spencer Gallery. However, our group of twelve headed westerly through the local park and via Read more
Travel: Elizabeth Line to Maidenhead about every 15 minutes. 9.47 at Paddington arrives Maidenhead 10.26. Change to platform 5b for the 10.34 hourly service to Cookham arriving 10.41. Note the suggested 10.02 alternative main line option on the programme now leaves Paddington at 10.08 leaving only 4 minutes for the Read more