For Ditchling Beacon walk. Latest train times now show no 9.15 from London Bridge. There is a 9.05 train, arriving in Brighton 10.15. Or the 9.00 from Victoria arrives in Brighton 10.19 (direct train). Meeting place is still bus stop Read more…
Trains will be to and from Brighton. The web sites are still showing some disruption but the most straightforward option seems to be to take the Thameslink direct from London Bridge 9.15 arrives Brighton 10.18 (as on original programme). Bus Read more…
On Thursday 10 August, Barbara is repeating the trip that she organised last year, but this year with a genuine steam locomotive. (Last year, because of the drought it was substituted with a diesel unit.) The trip is open to Read more…
AS OF FRIDAY MORNING (4 AUG) TRAIN TIMES IN THIS POST ARE CORRECT. BUT IF EITHER TRAIN IS CANCELLED AT THE LAST MINUTE, THERE IS ANOTHER ONE 30 MINUTES LATER. Trains There is an ASLEF drivers ban on non-contractual overtime Read more…
29 July. Nine walkers set out from West Byfleet Station as the rain clouds disappeared for a while and left us with patches of sunshine. We started the walk along the first part of the Basingstoke Canal past the series Read more…
I’d originally intended to lead a walk from Petersfield to the Meon Valley, but for the second year in a row I had to cancel because of industrial action on our railways. There were very few services on the 22nd, Read more…
NB change of train times from original programme. TRAVEL:Despite there being a rail strike on Saturday, there will be 4 trains an hour running to Woking that stop at West Byfleet. However, the last train back to Waterloo will be Read more…
Due to the ongoing rail dispute, the advertised Meon Valley walk will be replaced by a 10-mile circular walk from Sevenoaks, via Knole House and Ightham Mote. It’s a walk we have done before and there are some great views. Read more…
15, July. Six of us met up to begin our walk from North Fambridge railway station, across the Blue Farm Nature Reserve and up a few steps onto the sea wall to begin our walk along the gentle tidal River Read more…
The weather forecast for July 8th promised thundery showers in the morning, and unfortunately for our group of nine it proved to be correct. We crossed the busy road north of Aldermaston station and reached the fairly gentle climb to Read more…