18 March. Despite the unpromising weather forecast, a group of us set off from Hammersmith station and we were soon at the River Thames admiring the green bridge built by Joseph Bazalgette and although it now allows walkers and cyclists, it is still in a lamentable state of repair. For Read more…
March 11th. Well we didn’t lose any people. In fact we found 5 in the pub at Cookham including 2 guests and the leader’s wife. She had nobly stayed in Maidenhead to arrange the return of the rucksack left on the train by her husband. Many thanks to the efficient Read more…
25 February. On a rather chilly morning eight Morley Ramblers set off from the station at Egham, through the town and over the A30 to start the climb up Cooper’s Hill, turning right to descend through the National Trust owned Cooper’s Hill Woods and passing just beneath the Air Force Read more…
A group of 16 walkers gathered at Tonbridge station for a 6/7 mile circular walk, my first effort at leading since major surgery 2 years ago! I was ably supported by Johanna and Mike. Although it remained cloudy all day, the weather was surprisingly mild and much better than forecast. Read more…
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 group of eleven met in the pleasant Rose and Crown pub for lunch on February 4th, nine having completed the approximate 6 mile morning walk, eight completing the afternoon. Those who reached the end of the long Piccaddily Line journey early were able to enjoy the architecture, garden and Read more…
28 January. This was a brisk but energising 10-mile ramble in rural Hertfordshire on a chilly but later brightening day. It attracted 16 of us and we saw no other ramblers that day. Many more sheep than people! The undulating walk offered some wide, wintry vistas across farmland and country Read more…
14 January 2023. This walk replaced one on the original programme that was impassable on the recce due to severe flooding. Even the route of this replacement had to be amended in parts to avoid flooded areas. The weather forecast was for heavy rain in the morning, but we were Read more…
This walk, advertised several times previously, had never actually been completed. True to form, although completed on January 21st it was still not as intended. Previous attempts to complete the circle have resulted in the Caterham to Woldingham, Caterham to Oxted and Caterham to Hurst Green variations – mainly due Read more…
A stalwart group of Morley Ramblers gathered at Richmond station on Saturday Morning 7 January – undeterred by convoluted travel routes and intimidating weather forecasts. We crossed to the north bank of the Thames at Richmond Lock (built1894) walking through Syon Park before joining the Grand Union Canal at Brentford Read more…