Train: in alteration to original programme, train leaves Cannon Street at 09.05; London Bridge 09.09 arriving Erith 09.44. All within Freedom Pass zone 6. There are no toilets on the train but there is a large Morrissons with a toilet Read more
14 March. The village of Cookham is less than a mile to the East of Cookham station. It is a popular destination for walkers and tourists with its attractive riverside, lovely churchyard and the Stanley Spencer Gallery. However, our group Read more
Saturday 7 March 2026. Right up to a few days before this walk I wasn’t sure whether I could use my preferred morning route along the River Mole due to the amount of rain we have had for most of Read more
Travel: Elizabeth Line to Maidenhead about every 15 minutes. 9.47 at Paddington arrives Maidenhead 10.26. Change to platform 5b for the 10.34 hourly service to Cookham arriving 10.41. Note the suggested 10.02 alternative main line option on the programme now Read more
Saturday 7 March. Trains (two options): London Waterloo, 09.23, arrive Leatherhead 10.06 or: London Victoria, 09.11, arrive Leatherhead 10.00 – (Trains will arrive on platform 2 but please gather on Platform 1 where the loos are located). I’ll be travelling Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
Trains: London Bridge 9.48, Hayes 10.21 (Travel zone 5). There are 4 trains an hour home. Lunch: Keston The walk is not more than 6 miles and no climbs of note. Walking is mostly on woodland paths; mud is not Read more
The Walk: 9 miles. This is a mainly flat walk starting along the Basingstoke Canal and Wey Navigation before joining the River Wey and crossing Buxton Wood, Wisley Common and farmland to arrive at Ripley. After lunch we rejoin the Read more
14 February. On the only sunny day in what feels like weeks of rain, ten of us set out from Kenley climbing straight up on to Riddlesdown, and then down and up and down along very muddy paths to reach Read more