Sunday 15 May. Eighteen people braved the rain to join Pauline L in a memorial walk for Joe King. Joe walked regularly with the Morley Ramblers during the 20-teens. The group included two of Joe’s college friends with whom he used to run on Hampstead Heath, as well as friends Read more…
7 May. The leader has been a member since 1992. And to the best of her knowledge, this was the first time this walk had appeared in a Morley Ramblers programme. It was a delight to share this inaugural walk with nine other walking companions. And off we went shortly Read more…
30 April. A group of 12 met at Balcombe to enjoy our walk in perfect weather in the beautiful rolling hills around Balcombe. The tranquil waters of Ardingly reservoir had some added entertainment from the activity of rowers, yachts and occasional angler, before we climbed up to St Peter’s Church. Read more…
April 9. This is a gently undulating walk through the springtime Kent countryside taking in apple orchards in blossom, woods rich in bluebells, anemones and primroses, in a landscape of rolling hills and fields of wheat, oilseed rape and barley. Spring lambs and exotic roosters were also seen on farms Read more…
Another walk into the unknown with SH. It began with the first of two train debacles. With insufficient time to effect the change of trains at Bletchley the group reached the platform in time to press the doors to open – in vain. We were thus condemned to a bus Read more…
26 March 2022. What beautiful weather we had – blue skies and sun, with a light breeze. Fourteen of us started from Bentley (Hampshire) station about 10am. Initially we went through a nature reserve which was muddy but we were able to go around the mud. After passing a few Read more…
Our walk on March 19th began in the 400 acres of Bulstode Park, bought in 1686 by Judge Jeffreys and confiscated when he was sent to the Tower of London. Our group of 16, including one guest, were greeted by nothing more exciting than cattle and horses. And rather too Read more…
Daphne writes: My prayers were answered for a near perfect country walk on Saturday 12th March, 2022. Despite having to negotiate the use of a rail replacement bus service (which was delayed in both directions), fifteen Morley walkers managed to get to Epsom Downs. On a bright, sunny morning after Read more…
The River Lea is not the largest or prettiest river, best known for its slow progress through North-East London providing easy walking alongside its neighbouring canal or ‘cut’. At Harpenden it is in it’s youth and therefore our occasional sitings on this walk were of a busy stream, especially after Read more…
February 5th 2022 Seventeen Morley Ramblers turned up for this walk which, despite meandering its way through the suburbs of south west London, is ecologically rewarding as well as geographically and historically interesting. The Wandle is one of only 200 chalk streams in the UK rising in the North Downs Read more…