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
Saturday 7 March. Trains (two options): London Waterloo, 09.23, arrive Leatherhead 10.06 or: London Victoria, 09.11, arrive Leatherhead 10.00 – (Trains will arrive on platform 2 but please gather on Platform 1 where the loos are located). I’ll be travelling on the train from Waterloo. Walk, 8/9 miles: Morning: with Read more
Trains: London Bridge 9.48, Hayes 10.21 (Travel zone 5). There are 4 trains an hour home. Lunch: Keston The walk is not more than 6 miles and no climbs of note. Walking is mostly on woodland paths; mud is not too bad, but poles could be useful in places. We Read more
The Walk: 9 miles. This is a mainly flat walk starting along the Basingstoke Canal and Wey Navigation before joining the River Wey and crossing Buxton Wood, Wisley Common and farmland to arrive at Ripley. After lunch we rejoin the River Wey, past the ruined Newark Priory, to Pyrford Church, Read more
Trains: London Bridge 9.40, East Croydon 9.58, arr Kenley 10.14. This is the train for Caterham and Tattenham Corner, which divides at Purley. We need to be in the Caterham half (which is usually the front half). Trains back from Coulsdon South run four times an hour. (All within travel Read more
Meet at 10.30am at Hammersmith underground station (Piccadilly & District Lines NOT the station across the road); we will gather near the florist and ticket machines. The first part of the walk is straight out of the town and down to the river near Hammersmith Bridge. The walk: 6 miles Read more
1. Train: The train starts at 9.00am from Waterloo and arrives at Godalming at 9.42. It is the Portsmouth Harbour train. 2. Lunch: The pub at lunchtime is the Good Intent, Puttenham. If you wish to eat there, please look at the menu here and let the walk leader, Terry, Read more
NB this walk has been moved to SUNDAY 25 Jan. It is approximately 5 to 6 miles Meeting points: Arrive at Stratford – overground, Elizabeth Line or DLR – follow the exit signs to Westfield Shopping Centre 09.45 am Use the loos in Westfield Shopping Centre before we meet 10.00 am Meet at the information desk Read more
Saturday 17 January [NB: This is a change from the original programme] Travel: meet at Wimbledon railway/tube station at 10am in the main concourse. Direct trains from Waterloo/Clapham Junction, or District Line. (NB: please check your local tube lines as there’ll be some line closures over the weekend) The walk: Read more
The walk is seven miles, with a long morning and a short afternoon. Trains: Moorgate 9.16, Finsbury Park 9.30, arr Bayford (Herts) 10.03. You will need a ticket from zone 6 to Bayford return. (NB The ticket machines at Finsbury didn’t offer this and the ticket office was closed but Read more