Hayes Circular

28 February. 15 members took the regular if slow train to the edge of the travel zone to meet up with our local resident and longstanding group member to walk on the three commons near Hayes Station. The weather was cool but mostly dry and the woodland paths fairly firm Read more

West Byfleet Circular

24 February. Twelve ramblers joined the two leaders for this mainly flat circular walk from West Byfleet Station. The first section follows one end of the nearby Basingstoke Canal to the Woodham Footbridge where it joins the Wey Navigation. The fifteen and a half mile Wey Navigation was built in Read more

Hammersmith to Barnes

7 February. Daphne led us along a variation of her walk from Barnes, past Fulham football ground (main picture) and through the grounds of Fulham Palace. After lunch, we continued down the opposite side of the river to Barnes (and tea). Thanks to Daphne for a very enjoyable walk, and Read more

Wimbledon to Richmond

Saturday 17 January – fourteen of us started out from Wimbledon station to Wimbledon Common via the Old Village. We entered the Common just behind the War Memorial at Parkside. On our way to the Windmill the paths were quite muddy but manageable. From there we picked up a downhill Read more

Bayford Circular

10 January. A refreshing seven-mile walk in gentle Hertfordshire countryside on a cold, and somewhat cloudy post-festivities Saturday. It was a deserted landscape. We only saw a couple of other walkers, and a few local dog owners – and their dogs!  We started across a golf course – with mutual Read more

London Parks Walk

Saturday 3 January 2026 – this walk has become an annual outing at this time of the year and despite the rather ‘brrrr’ temperature (only 3 degrees were forecast) fifteen of us braved the cold. On the positive side, we had wall-to-wall blue sky and bright sunshine all the way. Read more

St Margarets Circular

13 December. Mist produced a cool and atmospheric start to our walk along the Lea navigation to reach Amwell Nature reserve. Lea or Lee? Both are correct, Lee being most used for administrative reasons rather than geography. There were no bird experts amongst our group of 13, but plenty at Read more