Trains: Depart 9.41 from Victoria, Clapham Junction 9.48. Balham 9.53, arrives Holmwood 10.47. Buy a day return to Holmwood. Walk: 11 miles, but drop out possible after 6.4 miles. Possible muddy bits. A few stiles. Guaranteed hilly. The first half of the walk (Holmwood to Wotton) is 6.4 miles with 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…
The walk is 10 miles, with no obvious drop out points. Travel: 9.37 from London Marylebone (destination Oxford, West Ruislip is the edge of Travel zone). One stop to Gerrards Cross at 9.56. Buy a single to Gerrards Cross, as return is on a different line. Return from Cookham via Read more…
Trains Victoria 9.30 (Destination Sutton) Stops at Clapham Junction ( 9.39), Balham ( 9.45) and West Croydon ( 10.04). Arrives Waddon 10.07. Or London Bridge 9.25 (Destination Epsom). Stops at Norwood Junction (9.28) and West Croydon (9.45). Arrives Waddon 09.48. Return from Colliers Wood – Northern line. And many buses. Read more…
Train 9.24 from Waterloo arr Box Hill and Westhumble 10.11 (train destination Dorking). Return possible either from Dorking or Box Hill. Buy return ticket to Dorking. The walk: Among the Surrey Hills. Approximately 10 miles. No convenient break off point. Mud probable! Lunch: At Polesden Lacey National Trust house where there is a cafe, Read more…
We will be meeting at Hammersmith Underground Station (District & Piccadilly lines – not the other one, which is opposite) at 10.30 am by the ticket machines. The walk: This is a Thameside walk – all on the flat, although there may be some wet or muddy areas. Lunch: in Barnes village at the Read more…
The length is less than previously advertised, more like 7 miles. I hope to start the walk at 10.45. There’s a café at Crystal Palace station. The train times in the programme have changed. From London Bridge the 9.44 arrives at 10.19. Or there’s a 10.10, arriving 10.37, but needing Read more…
This walk will now start at Hampstead Northern Line Station and not Hampstead Heath. Please assemble at 10 am outside the station. We then walk uphill to find the source, this section may well be muddy and a stick may be helpful. The remainder of this seven-mile walk is downhill. Read more…
There is a change of walk for this Saturday – both route and leader. The walk will be : Norbury to Tooting Bec. 7 miles. The Walk A walk through S London parks and commons with some street / alley way walking in the middle. There will be mud in Biggin Wood and Read more…
The order of walks on the originally published programme has been switched: Feb 1 will now be Sue H’s walk from Shenfield to Brentwood (or because of mud, possibly a walk from Norbury to Tooting). Feb 8 will be Sue C’s walk from Hampstead to Blackfriars. DETAILS TO FOLLOW SHORTLY.