If I remember rightly, the weather forecast for Saturday 11 February was for sunshine after the morning mist has lifted. Well, there was no mist nor any sunshine, but the clouds were up high and so was our spirit when eventually twelve of us came together on Windsor Bridge. Those Read more…
A timely reminder to members who intend to submit pictures for the photo comp 2022/23 that the deadline for your material to reach me is Saturday 7 January. Please do not send USB sticks by post as mail delivery is not reliable due to the strikes and they won’t get Read more…
10 December. On a rather frosty morning – in fact it remained frosty for the rest of the day – fifteen of us ventured out on what ended up to be not five, but more or less a six-parks walk. We made our way through the relatively small Archbishop’s Park, Read more…
19 November. When one mentions a walk around Hampstead Heath, images of Parliament Hill, Hampstead Ponds, Highgate Ponds, Kenwood House with stretches of woods and meadows in between come to mind. On this walk we also explored some extensions of the heath when, on a misty morning, sixteen of us Read more…
1 October. On a bright sunny morning five of us met at Loughton. Due to the rail strike, this walk replaced the originally scheduled ramble from Cowden to Hever in Kent but you can enjoy that walk a bit later this month. It was also good to welcome a new Read more…
Six of us met at Sevenoaks station expecting it to be another very hot and humid day but thankfully the heat had abated a little and with a bit of rain and some sunshine along the way nothing could dampen our spirits. We started up along the narrow pavements through Read more…
Saturday 21 May. Eleven walkers ventured out to explore the beautiful countryside just outside Guildford. We were blessed with good weather as we made our way towards the Chantries Woods. Some years ago, I took over this walk from one of our longstanding members, Barbara, and I am still keeping Read more…
11 December 2021. Fifteen of us gathered on a chilly morning at Wimbledon station to make our way to Wimbledon Common via the Old Village (one more joined later in Richmond Park). We entered the Common just behind the War Memorial at Parkside and started along the Memorial Ride through Read more…
Saturday 23 October. The weather forecast didn’t promise sunshine but on the day it was a pleasant temperature for my ramble which turned out to be more adventurous than intended. Eleven walkers started out from Apsley station and made their way to St. Mary’s Churchyard from where a path led Read more…