East Grinstead circular – ca. 11 miles Trains: London Victoria 08.50 [Clapham Junction 08.57] arrive East Grinstead 09.50 – please use loos on train, if possible, East Grinstead station has only one loo (disabled/unisex) – we could end up in a long queue. Lunch stop: West Hoathly, preferably bring a picnic, there are Read more…
8 June. Eleven of us set out for this figure of eight walk. Not long after we’d arrived at Holmwood a cloud decided to release itself, but luckily it was short lived. With the temperature on the cooler side, it turned out to be a perfect day for this walk, Read more…
The Walk, approx. 10 miles: This is a hilly walk, both in the morning and afternoon and some are steep, therefore, in parts quite strenuous – sturdy footwear essential and walking pole useful. In the afternoon we’ll go up to Leith Hill (the highest hill in Surrey, so I am Read more…
On Saturday 20 April ten of us gathered at Wimbledon station on a rather nippy morning, but overall the weather was on our side with patches of blue sky and some sunshine along the way. We started uphill and through Wimbledon Old Village to Wimbledon Common. Luckily the mud and Read more…
Travel: meet at 09.45 at Wimbledon station (Main concourse) – (NB: the loos are downstairs, so please use before you exit the ticket barrier) Wimbledon station is serviced by rail from Waterloo station; tube (District Line) and tram from Croydon. Richmond station is serviced by rail, tube (District Line) and the Overground. (NB: please check your Read more…
Our photo comp social was held on Friday 22 March 2024 at Morley College, Waterloo Centre and was well attended by 26 members. After the viewing we served refreshments, a selection of savoury items and delicious home-baked cakes by Daphne, washed down with wine/juice or tea/coffee. Fifteen members submitted a Read more…
Our photo comp social takes place on Friday, 22 March at the Waterloo Campus in room C20, located in the back wing of the college. Arrival time 3.30pm with viewing to start at around 3.45pm. Light refreshments will be served next door (room C21) after we’ve viewed all the images and announced the final winner Read more…
It is said that the number ‘10’ represents fortune and is a symbol of completion, so I was pleased when on Saturday 17 February ten of us gathered at Box Hill & Westhumble station on a rather overcast and misty morning, but without the drizzle we had encountered earlier in Read more…
Trains: London Victoria 08.41 – Box Hill & Westhumble 09.37 (# buy day return to Box Hill & Westhumble)(Clapham Junction 08.48 – with many stops in between, please check out other stations for suitable boarding – preferably board nearer back of the train rather than the front). There are no Read more…
30 December 2023 – our last walk before entering the new year covered six London parks. Twenty-two of us started from Lambeth North, although this number became quite fluid as we went along. Before making our way to the Archbishop’s Park, I briefly pointed out the site where William Blake Read more…