26 June. This was a new walk for Morley Ramblers and as the South Downs can be inhospitable if the weather is wet or too hot, members were clearly watching the forecast eagerly as there was a last minute rush to book. The weather turned out to be perfect for Read more
3 July. A group of ten walked the Thames Path from Maidenhead to Marlow, with lunch at Cookham …
19 June. There were eight of us who took the train to Witley. The weather was dry but overcast, although there had been some heavy rain in the previous few days. We were fortunate that the walk was in the Surrey Weald so that there wasn’t too much mud underfoot. Read more
12 June. This is a circular walk, starting at Westhumble, going over Ranmore – the hill opposite Box Hill – with the lunch spot at Polesden Lacey and finishing at Dorking station. It was perfect weather, convivial company, and a beautiful walk in the Surrey Hills. There was a slight Read more
The first Saturday in June saw 13 walkers on a ‘new’ circular walk from Crowthorne Station, Berkshire of approximately 8 miles. The fact that the walk was mostly through wooded areas was fortunate given the rather hot, sunny weather. The first part of the route took us into Simon’s Wood, Read more
On 29 May, we walked from Epping to Chipping Ongar – the first part of the Essex Way (Kath led the last part of the Essex Way, ending in Harwich, last week). A group of eight Morley College Ramblers set off from Epping Station and we soon found ourselves in open fields Read more
Our walk on 22nd May completed the Essex Way – it’s just that we haven’t done all of the 81 footpath miles, only the first and final sections! Although we weren’t favoured with a bright day, the weather was kinder than forecast and the cloudy and changeable skies provided a Read more
Saturday 15 May. The weather forecast for my Leatherhead circular ramble wasn’t promising so I had expected to get lots of ‘pings’ on my mobile from people to say ‘sorry, won’t come out after all’ but this was not the case. Everyone who had booked turned up ready to ‘weather Read more
24 April 2021 The main purpose of this 9 mile walk was to see the magnificent display of bluebells in Staffhurst Wood near Oxted, Surrey. Due to the recent spell of dry and cold I was not optimistic – the more so as bluebells on a walk only five days Read more
Second walk of the post-lockdown season was a circular from Farnham, with lunch at Tipton, led by Sue C on Wednesday 21 April. Here are a couple of photos from Sue C.