A walk of two halves centred on Guildford, with option of just doing the morning. From the station we head up past the castle to Pewley Down, returning via Shalford and the river Wey. In the afternoon our route takes us up to the cathedral, returning via the cemetery where Read more
This was a replacement walk as my planned one from Petersfield was scuppered by railway engineering works. The weather forecast was dire, with storm Amy expected. Despite this, there were six of us who took a punt on the rain staying away. We alighted from the train at Witley, a Read more
TEN miles. This is a replacement for the walk on the orginal programme, with lunch at Hindhead. Train: Buy a day return from London Waterloo to Haslemere. Our train (final destination Haslemere) departs London Waterloo at 08.45, arrives Witley 09.42. First stop is Woking. If the train is 10 or 12 Read more
Please note that there are engineering works on the underground overnight and some lines are closed till 11.00 am. These include the District and Circle lines which serve Victoria but also the Jubilee and others. Check TFL site to see if your journey will be affected.
Train departs London Victoria, 9.20. Calls at Clapham Junction 9.27, East Croydon 9.40. East Grinstead 10.40 No apologies, but this is a recycled walk, done in the opposite direction in 2022. The morning section is 9km, and the afternoon 7 km. However, this can be shortened to 6km or avoided Read more
There were 12 of us on the train down from Charing Cross. The weather forecast had steadily deteriorated over the week and we were resigned to 35% chance of rain all day. We headed up the hill Knole Park. Owned by the Sackville family the massive house with its extensive Read more
I am pleased to report no significant changes to the already published programme. Train: departs London Charing Cross 09.15, Waterloo East 09.18, London Bridge 09.24, and Orpington 09.40. Arrives Sevenoaks 9.49. Trains back 17, 29, 47 and 59. The Walk: Sevenoaks to Igtham Mote via Knowle Park. Ten miles. On Read more
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 the 6 months long exhibition it was taken down and Read more
Full walk 10 Miles. This is a reprise of a walk I did last year, but in the opposite direction. There are no significant hills but there will be muddy patches. Morning walk, about 2 hrs, afternoon about 2.5 hrs. Morning walk is via Richmond Park, arriving Kingston about 12.00. Plenty Read more
Change of walk. Mike C writes: Unfortunately my planned walk from Horsham is too muddy by half. Instead I’ll lead whoever from Fulwell to Mortlake. We’ll pass through Bushey Park, Hampton Court Park, along the river to Kingston and then through Richmond Park to Mortlake. Total length 10 miles. It’s Read more