On Saturday 20 April ten of us gathered at Wimbledon station on a rather nippy morning, but overall the weather was on our side with patches of blue sky and some sunshine along the way. We started uphill and through Wimbledon Old Village to Wimbledon Common. Luckily the mud and Read more…
30 March. The weather gods shone on nine hikers last Saturday and we had a glorious nine mile walk in spring sunshine. Celandines, white anemones and wild garlic were a welcome distraction from the inevitable mud-dodging on the path to Clayton. We popped into Clayton Church which was being decorated Read more…
Saturday March 16th was mostly a bright Spring day, but our valiant walk leaders had found the Essex mud a horrible and potentially dangerous experience. Instead 19 members took advantage of the fact that our inner City offers numerous green spaces for us to explore and appreciate. Elephant Park is Read more…
9 March. This was a slightly truncated version of my planned walk (probably about seven miles as it turned out). The mud, which is sabotaging all our walks this year, made us abandon the planned lunch stop in Underrriver. The final steep descent was impossible when I did the recce Read more…
2 March. A nine mile walk, with an optional extension back to Berkhampsted along the Grand Union canal. A relatively short train ride. Some history to start the walk at Berkhampsted castle. A couple of climbs on the edge of the Chiltern hills. Otherwise fairly flat walking in the forests Read more…
It is said that the number ‘10’ represents fortune and is a symbol of completion, so I was pleased when on Saturday 17 February ten of us gathered at Box Hill & Westhumble station on a rather overcast and misty morning, but without the drizzle we had encountered earlier in Read more…
24 February. Six Morley Ramblers arrived at Egham Station, making eight of us in all, to venture out on the walk in spite of the warning that it hadn’t been fully recced recently. This was due to changes to the route necessitated by rising river levels flooding the towpath in Read more…
10 February 2024. We had 18 walkers starting the walk. Unusually for Morley Ramblers, more than half the walkers were men. Apart from a 15 minutes downpour, it was good weather for walking. However, there had been a lot of rain in the previous week, so we made a couple Read more…
3rd February. Initially conceived as starting from Harold Wood and ending at Rainham this new walk was truncated to a long stroll due to the daunting prospect of rail replacement bus between Stratford and Harold Wood. Despite a long journey to the far reaches of the District Line, eighteen people Read more…
An impressive 18 assembled at Dorking Station. Weather was dry and mild and the sun was trying to make an appearance. Passing through the town centre park, we entered the large estate, now owned by Denbies vineyard. Climbing slightly, we emerged from woods to have a fine view to the Read more…