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Sat 15 Nov The Thames in autumn 20ml. Start Kingston Stn 8:25. Depart London Waterloo 7:57. Along the Thames and through the parks. Pub or picnic lunch. Map Exp 161. Ldr Jerome Ripp Sat 8 Nov Arundel Circular c23.5ml. Hilly route in the South Downs with great views. Start Arundel Stn 9:01. Depart London Victoria 7:32. Pub lunch at the Cricketers, Duncton or picnic. Map LR 197, Exp 121. Bring a torch. Ldr Margaret Romanski Info Profile Summary Sun 2 Nov Greensand Way Linear Walk Part 2. 21 ml. Start Godalming Stn 08:55. Depart London Waterloo 08:00. Return trains from Dorking every half hour. Pub lunch is at King's Head in Holmbury St Mary 12 miles into the walk. Light lunches only so bring snacks. Please bring a torch. If you are travelling to Waterloo on the Northern Line, the Northern Line platform is sometimes closed at weekends so give yourself a few minutes extra to get there. Godalming and Dorking are on two different lines so it means two single tickets unless you want to walk back to Godalming. Ldr Susanne Waldschmidt. This is the second of a series of walks Susanne will lead over the next couple of years covering the entire Greensand Way. Summary Sat 25 Oct Ghosts, Hills & Downs in Hampshire (Circular) 22ml with 1000m ascent. Start Rowlands Castle Stn 9:21 Depart London Waterloo 8:00, change at Haslemere. Or depart Waterloo station 7:45 direct. Return trains at 32 & 46 past the hour. Sorry no pub this time (and therefore no ghost either), please bring a picnic, as the haunted Royal Oak Hooksway will be closed for holidays. . Tea at the Red Lion in Chalton: Hampshire's oldest pub, licensed in 1503, with a beautiful thatched roof. Telegraph article. Map Exp 120. Joint walk with Surrey Walking Club. Ldr Jill Goddard and Paul Lawrence will replace Nicole Carbonara. Info Profile Photographs Summary
Sun 19 Oct 12th Founders Challenge 26ml in 9.5hr from Peaslake Memorial Hall, GR TQ085447, on good fps & tks in the Surrey hills. Route incls places associated with the LDWA founders - Blatchford Down, Steers Field, Tanners Hatch YH, the Toposcope on Pitch Hill & the Old Peaslake PO. Start: walkers 09.00; runners 10.00. Entry: in advance (up to Oct 15) £5 (non-LDWA £7); on the day +£2. Includes drinks and food at CPs, light hot meal at finish and cert. Organised by & chqs to London LDWA. Details, including nearby accommodation, and entry forms on website or with SAE. Contact Peter Saw. Summary Sun 12 Oct Lewes 20ml. Very hilly. Start Lewes Stn 9:58. Depart London Victoria 8:47. Return trains at 16 min past the hour. Lewes to Glynde up and across SDW then down to Flying Fish pub in Denton for lunch. Afternoon through Newhaven to Telscombe via Piddington then round to Lewes via Kingston. Ldr Don Bolton. Summary Sat 4 Oct The Southern Wealdway c20ml. Start Uckfield Stn 9:21. Depart London Bridge 8:08. Via East Hoathly. Pub or picnic lunch. Map Exp 123. Ldr Jerome Ripp. Summary
Sun 28 Sep Haslemere Circular 18ml. Start Haslemere Stn 9:28. Depart London Waterloo 8:30. Return trains at 7 & 42 min past the hour. Lunch: The Three Horse Shoes, Thursley. Tea: NT Cafe Hindhead. Ldr Don Bolton. Summary Sat 27 Sep Founders Challenge Marshals' Walk 26ml. Start NT car park at Steers Field on Ranmore Common Road, GR TQ142503 9:30. Depart London Victoria 8:30 (Clapham Jct 08:39) arriving Boxhill & West Humble 09:21. Those who do not have a car can be picked up from (and then dropped off at) Boxhill & West Humble Stn and taken to the start. Return trains 17:28, 18:28, 19:02. It would be helpful if those who will be needing a pick up from the station could let Fiona know (e-mail is best f.cameron@tesco.net) by Friday 25th September so that we can try to arrange to have sufficient car spaces available for just one trip from the station to the start. If anyone coming by car can help with lifts (without going out of your way to do so) please let me know how many passengers you will be able to take. Ldr Fiona Cameron.Reminder: this is a marshals' walk and those London Group members who come will be expected to help on the event. Sat 20 Sep A literary pilgrimage 21ml. Start Stonegate Stn 9:25. Depart London Charing Cross 8:15 or London Bridge. Around Burwash in the Weald. Pub stop but bring a picnic lunch. Map Exp 136. Ldr Jerome Ripp. Summary
Sat 13 Sep Great Missenden 21ml. Start Great Missenden Stn 9:10. Depart London Marylebone 8:27. Lunch at Shoulder of Mutton, Wendover. Morning session takes South Bucks Way towards Princes Risborough joining The Ridgeway and on to Wendover for lunch. Afternoon continues Eastwards on The Ridgeway then veers South on the Chiltern Way back to Great Missenden. Ldr Chris Dent. Photographs Info & Profile Summary Sat 6 Sep The Green Chain from Crystal Palace to Erith c18ml. Start Crystal Palace Stn 9:30. Due to engineering works, take either the 08:45 from Victoria to Selhurst, arriving 09:10. Then 09:14 rail replacement bus, arriving Crystal Palace at 09.30 or 09:03 from London Bridge to Norwood Junction, arriving 09:16. Then 09:18 rail replacement bus, arriving Crystal Palace at 09:30. Lunch stop Oxleas Wood cafe. Good facilities for picnickers. No pub this time. Sun 31 Aug Sudbury to Marks Tey Linear 18ml. Start Sudbury Stn 10:34. Depart Liverpool Street 9:02. Change at Marks Tey. Car Drivers park at Marks Tey and also catch the 10:15 train to Sudbury. Return trains at 23 & 39 mins past the hour. Via Stour Valley Path. Lunch: The Lion, Lamarsh. Maps LR 155 & 168. Ldr Peter Russell. Summary Wed 27 Aug Highgate Tube Circular. 7ml. Start Priory Gardens entrance at 6:30pm. Disused railway to Finsbury Park then New River to Alexandra Palace BR station then more disused railway back to the Woodman PH (above Highgate Tube Stn). Ldr Peter Russell History of the disused railway with photos of the abandoned station at Highgate. Summary Thu 21 Aug Embankment to Wandsworth. c7ml. Start Embankment Stn 6:15pm. Pub on the river: the Ship Inn (Young's). Return from Wandsworth Town. Ldr David Williams Sun 17 Aug Greensand Way Linear Walk Part 1. 18 ml. Start Haslemere Stn 9:32. Depart London Waterloo 8:30. If anyone wants to park in the centre of Haslemere and does not want to backtrack to the station, we will be passing the Town Hall between 09:45 and 10:00. Wed 13 Aug Regent's Canal Limehouse Stn to Little Venice. 9.5ml. Start Limehouse Stn 6:30pm. Ldrs Marita & Malcolm Sanders. Summary Wed 6 Aug London Parks and Riverside. 10ml. Start Green Park Stn at 6:30pm. Around the Serpentine, through Belgravia and Battersea Park, ending at a pub near Wandsworth Town Stn. Ldr Peter Buchwald Sat 2 Aug Guildford to Haslemere Linear 20ml. Start Guildford Stn 9:03. Depart London Waterloo 8:30. Frequent return trains from Haslemere to London and Guildford. Those travelling from London by train should buy return tickets to Haslemere. Pub at Goldaming. Tea stop at Chiddingfold. Ldr: David Williams Thu 31 Jul Waterway Link. 7.5ml. Start Kent House Stn (Victoria to Orpington line - trains every 15 min - 18 min journey time) at 6:30pm, finish in Deptford in a good pub near railway stn to return to central London. Ldrs Nick Marshall & Judith Griffiths Tue 22 Jul London Mainline Stations Walk. 9ml. Start 6:15pm St Pancras International (underneath clock inside mainline station by the statue of the 'snogging' couple) via Euston, Paddington, Victoria, Waterloo. Finish in pub near London Bridge. Anoraks welcome. Sat 19 Jul Rye to Hastings 17ml - Joint Walk with Sussex Group. Start Rye Stn at 10:51. Depart London Bridge at 8:53 (change at St Leonards Warrior). Car drivers should park in Hastings and meet 10:34 train to Rye. Bring a picnic lunch. Optional inexpensive authentic Thai meal in 2nd hand bookshop at finish in Hastings. Frequent return trains to London. Booking preferable for meal (by July 13, to kloraso@aol.com) but just turn up for walk. Ldr Kathy LoRaso Wed 16 Jul Capital Ring Hendon to Finsbury Park. 8ml. Start Hendon Central Tube Stn at 6:30pm, finish Finsbury Park Stn (Victoria & Piccadilly lines). Ldrs Nick Marshall & Judith Griffiths Sun 13 Jul Haywards Heath circular. 21 ml. Start Haywards Heath Station 9:45. Depart London Victoria 8:47 or London Bridge 8:41. Around Ardingly Reservoir and High Weald Landscape Trail. No lunchtime pub so bring sandwiches. Brisk pace. Ldr Paul Tilley Thu 3 Jul Paddington to Greenford along Grand Union Canal. 8ml approx. Start Paddington Stn Hamm and City exit 6:30pm. Finish at the "Bridge" pub in Greenford. Ldr Julian Mason Thu 26 Jun The William Blake Way stage 1: Southwark Cathedral Refectory to Hammersmith. 9.5ml. Start Southwark Cathedral Refectory 6pm. Ldr Chris Dent Sun 22 Jun Polegate to Newhaven c19ml. Start Polegate Station at 10:11. Depart Victoria 8:47. Short morning coffee break at Arlington Tea Gargens (5km) then lunch in Alfriston (14 km), where there are several pubs and cafés and we can split up. If people so wish, they can also have an afternoon tea break at Exceat or Seaford, and even a paddle in the sea at Seaford! As it's midsummer, daylight is no problem, and public transport in the area is so good that there are several points where people can leave early if they wish. The last train connection from Newhaven to London departs 21:28. If there are any people who want to get a move on I can give them a copy of the route instructions for the Vanguard Way, which we join at Berwick Station. Drivers could leave cars at Lewes or Newhaven then train(s) to Polegate. Ldr Colin Saunders Sun 15 Jun Dorking c23ml. Start Dorking Stn at 9:32 Depart Victoria 8:36 (Clapham Junction 8:42). Return trains 26 and 56 min past the hour. Route is via the Nower and up Leith Hill to the Kings Head at Holmbury St. Mary for lunch. Then up Holmbury Hill, Pitch Hill and on to Peaslake and Abinger Hammer. Return along the valley to Westcott, up the hill to Ranmore and through Denbies wine fields to Dorking. Maps Exp 146 or LR 187. Ldr Don Bolton Wed 11 Jun Wimbledon to Kingston via Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park and Teddington Lock. 8ml approx. Start Wimbledon Stn ticket hall entrance at 6:15pm. Finish at Boaters Arms by the Thames. Food available. Wed 4 Jun Quiet evening in Chelsea. 8ml. Start Sloane Square Stn at 6:15pm. Finish in Sloane Square. Pub: Henry J. Beans Beer Garden on Kings Road. Ldr. Nicole Carbonara. Sat 24 May Glynde Circular by Arlington Reservoir 21/25ml. Start Glynde Stn 9:14. Depart Victoria 7:47 change at Lewes 9:09. Return trains at 22 minutes past the hour from Glynde and frequent from Lewes. Pub lunch at Yew Tree Inn in Arlington or picnic. Tea stop at the Ram Inn in Firle. Possible return by Mt Caburn (500ft) & Lewes (+4ml). Car drivers who are returning by Mt Caburn should park in Lewes and catch the 9:09 train to Glynde. Map Exp 123. Ldr Nicole Carbonara. Joint walk with Surrey Walking Club. Photographs Info & Profile Summary Sun 27 Apr Manningtree Stn Circular 16ml. Start Manningteee Stn 10:54. Depart Liverpool Street 09.02. Frequent Return trains every half hour. Lunch: Tea Room at Flatford Mill (Constable) or picnic. Via Stour saltmarshes. Tea at Station pub. Ldr Peter Russell. Tel 07932 002942. Sat 12 Apr 'A New broom sweeping clean in the weald' 20ml. Start High Brooms Stn (Nr. Tunbridge Wells) 09.10. Depart Charing Cross 08:15. Return trains every 30 mins. Pub lunch at the Crown In at Groombridge or picnic. Free car park at the station. Map: LR 188. Ldr: Jerome Ripp. Sun 30 Mar Haslemere 18ml. Start Haslemere Stn 10:11. Depart London Waterloo 08:37. Return Trains every 30 mins. Pub Lunch The Kings Arms at Fernhurst. Ldr: Chris Dent. Photographs Sun 2 Mar Wendover 20ml. Start Wendover Stn approx 9:15. Depart London Marylebone 08:27. Lunch at the Valiant Trooper in Aldbury. Map Exp 181. Ldr. Nick Marshall Sat 16 Feb Wildfowl Reserve and Bough Beach Reservoir 26ml. Start Sevenoaks Stn 08:50. Depart Charing Cross 8:15 (or London Bridge 08:23). Frequent return trains. Lunch at The Wheatsheaf at Bough Beech or picnic. Map Exp 147. Bring a torch. Ldr Nicole Carbonara. Info & Profile |