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More about our rambles All
our rambles take place on a Thursday. Please see below for details of forthcoming
rambles. Guests
are always welcome. If you are coming
for the first time and would like us to look out for you, please contact the Secretary
or Ranger
(see home page). Or, if you prefer, just turn up. Either way we shall be very pleased to see
you. We
meet at the time when the recommended train from Forthcoming rambles Details
of our walks planned for the near future are listed below. For information
about some of the places we shall visit please click on the links where
provided. Note: In the event
of industrial action or other unforeseen events disrupting public transport
on a ramble day we will endeavour to hold our
walk on the next suitable free Thursday. |
William Willett, inventor of Summer Time (Click on
picture for close-up of sundial) |
February
9 A Browse Around the Brent
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Meet: |
Boston
Manor station 11.00 |
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Route: |
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Lunch: |
“The Viaduct”, |
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Travel: |
Piccadilly
Line (Heathrow branch). Return by Central Line. |
February 23 A Walk to See the Snowdrops*
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Meet: |
Watton-at-Stone
station 11.45 |
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Route: |
Circular
via Hebing End and |
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Lunch: |
“Lordship
Arms”, Hebing End (GR 308227) 13.15 |
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Travel: |
Moorgate 10.52, Highbury &
Islington 10.59, |
*Please note that the details of this
walk are being reviewed. We may start at Stevenage.
March 8
Easy Walking and easyJet
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Meet: |
Sawbridgeworth
station 11.37 |
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Route: |
Circular
via River Stort towpath, Spellbrook, Thorley Hall & church, Trims Green
and Tharbies Farm (8 miles) |
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Lunch: |
“Three
Horseshoes”, Spellbrook (GR489175) 12.45 |
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Travel: |
Liverpool Street 10.58, Tottenham
Hale 11.10, Cheshunt 11.18. Zone 6 boundary is Enfield Lock or Turkey Street. |
March 22
Drop In on Disraeli
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Meet: |
Saunderton
station 11.52 |
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Route: |
Bradenham
village (NT), Naphill, Naphill Common, Flagmore Wood, Hughenden Manor
(NT/tea) and Downley Common (for bus to High Wycombe) (5¾ miles) |
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Lunch: |
“Black Lion”,
Naphill (GR841975) 13.30 |
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Travel: |
Marylebone 11.13 (hourly service).
Buy return ticket to Saunderton. Frequent return trains from High Wycombe. |
March 29
A Day Out at Burnham-on-Crouch
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Meet: |
Burnham-on-Crouch
station 12.01 |
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Route: |
Yachting
Marina, Quay, shoreline eastwards and inland back to station (5½ miles) |
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Lunch: |
“White
Hart” (GR953955) 12.45 |
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Travel: |
Liverpool Street 10.55, Stratford
11.02; change Wickford, dep.11.36. Return at 15.40, 16.18 or 17.10. |
A selection of our recent
rambles
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Clandon circular
via Merrow, Newlands Corner (great view!) and Clandon Downs |
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Westcliff,
Leigh-on-Sea, Hadleigh Castle/Tea Room/Country Park, Benfleet |
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Bricket Wood circular
via River Ver, River Colne and Munden House |
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Hampstead circular
via Hampstead Heath, Highgate, Kenwood House (art gallery) and literary and
artistic Hampstead |
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Green Park, Hyde Park,
Kensington Gardens, Little Venice, Regent’s Canal, Primrose Hill, Regent’s
Park (tea), Baker Street |
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Berwick circular
via Berwick Church (murals), Alciston and Selmeston |
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Sevenoaks circular
via Knole Park, Godden Green, Bitchet Green, Greensand Way and Knole Park |
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Christ’s Hospital
circular via Downs Link, Slinfold and Itchingfield |
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Sloane Square,
Royal Hospital, Cheyne Walk, Albert Bridge and Battersea Park |
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Gordon Hill circular
via Rectory Farm, Flash Lane, Whitewebbs Lane, Cuffley Brook and Forty Hall |
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Blackheath, Lee (St
Margaret’s Church), Greenwich Park/Old Royal Naval College and Mudchute Farm
(tea) |
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Leatherhead, River
Mole, Norbury Park, Denbies Vineyard (tea) and Dorking |
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Osterley circular
via Wyke Green, Grand Union Canal, Hanwell flight of locks, Brunel’s “Three
Bridges” and Osterley Park tea garden |
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Chislehurst
circular via Chislehurst Common, Scadbury Park, Willett Memorial, Petts Wood,
Edlmann Memorial and Kyd Brook |
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Carpenders Park,
Grim’s Dyke, Harrow Weald Common, Bentley Priory, Stanmore Common/Country
Park and Stanmore |
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Nutfield circular
via Upper Nutfield and Bletchingley (visit to Odstock Garden) |
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Welwyn North
circular via Burnham Green, Dawley Wood and Tewin Church |
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Holmwood circular
via Coldharbour, Leith Hill and The Duke’s Warren |
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Putney, Barnes,
Thames Path, Leg of Mutton Nature Reserve and Beverley Brook to Barnes Common
and station |
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Sunningdale
circular via Windlesham and Chobham Common National Nature Reserve |
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Enfield Lock,
(former) Royal Small Arms Factory, Sewardstone, Lippitts Hill, Epping Forest,
Connaught Water, Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge (visit) and Chingford
station |
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Oakwood, Trent
Park, Beech Hill Lake, Hadley Common and Monken Hadley to High Barnet |
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Redhill, Holmsdale
Valley, Bletchingley (guided tour of church and village), Greensand Way and
Nutfield |
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Maidenhead circular
via Green Walk, Cookham (Stanley Spencer exhibition), Thames Path and
Boulter’s Lock |
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Haslemere circular
via Tennyson’s Lane, Black Down summit (919ft) and Sussex Border Path |
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New Addington,
Farleigh Court, Chelsham and Woldingham |
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Chingford circular
via Forest Ramblers Centenary Stone, Cuckoo Brook, Yardley Hill and Pole Hill
(125th Anniversary Walk) |
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St Paul’s, Postman’s
Park, Bart’s Hospital, St Bartholomew the Great, Charterhouse Square, Ely
Place, Staple Inn, Lincoln’s Inn, Covent Garden, St James’s Park, Westminster
Abbey (cloisters/College Garden) and Westminster station |
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Teddington circular
via Bushy Park, Hampton Wick, Home Park, Hampton Court and Bushy Park
(Woodland Gardens and Pheasantry Plantation (tea)) |
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Rickmansworth
circular via Stocker’s Farm, Harefield and Grand Union Canal |
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Balcombe, Ardingly
Reservoir, River’s Farm, Highgrove Barn and Haywards Heath |
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High Wycombe
circular via Tinkers Wood, Disraeli Monument, Downley Common, Naphill and
Hughenden Manor (tea) |
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Gomshall, Shere,
Silver Wood, Pilgrims’ Way, Colyers Hanger and Chilworth |
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Crews Hill circular
via Botany Bay, Salmons Brook and Rectory Farm |
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Windsor circular
via Eton, Jubilee River Nature Reserve, Dorney, Olympic rowing course and
Boveney Lock |
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Seer Green &
Jordans circular via Quaker Meeting House, Chalfont St Giles Church and
Milton’s Cottage Museum |
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Earlswood, Reigate
Heath, Caxton House Garden,and Reigate |
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St Margarets
(Herts) circular via Amwell Nature Reserve |
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Falconwood,
Severndroog Castle, Oxleas Wood, Woodlands Farm, East Wickham, Bostall Heath
and Lesnes Abbey |
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Great Missenden
circular via Little Kingshill, Great Kingshill and Prestwood |
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Chipstead circular
via Banstead Wood, Shabden Park, Long Plantation and Chipstead Bottom |
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Chingford circular
via Connaught Water, Fairmead, Loughton Brook and Strawberry Ponds |
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Eridge circular via
Harrison’s Rocks, Groombridge Place and Bullfinches |
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Broxborne circular
via New River, Rye House and River Lee |
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Hurst Green,
Limpsfield Chart, Limpsfield church/village and Oxted |
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Wendover circular
via Chiltern summit (Wendover Woods) and Hale Lane |
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Horsley circular
via East Horsley, The Sheepleas, Honeysuckle Bottom and West Horsley |
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Bayford circular
via Brickenden, Bourne Wood, Cowheath Wood, Hoddesdon Park Wood, Highfield
Wood and Celtic Harmony Camp |
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Westminster, St
James’s/Green/Hyde Parks, Marble Arch, Wallace Collection, Regent’s Park,
Primrose Hill and Chalk Farm |
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Bookham circular
via Litle Bookham Common, Oaken Wood and Great Bookham Common |
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Chalfont &
Latimer, Chenies, Chess Valley, Sarratt Bottom and Chorleywood |
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Kingston,
Teddington, Richmond and Kew Bridge via Thames Path |
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Monks Risborough
circular via Whiteleaf, Grangelands Nature Reserve, Pulpit Hill, Cadsden
Woods and Whiteleaf Hill |
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Chessington South
circular via Winey Hill, Malden Rushett, Ashtead and Epsom Commons and Horton
Country Park |
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Horsham circular
via Tower Hill, Mannings Heath and St Leonards Forest |
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St Albans (Abbey)
circular via Old Gorhambury, Prae Wood and Verulamium Park |
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Richmond circular
via Thames Path, Terrace Gardens, Pen Ponds, Isabella Plantation (azaleas)
and Pembroke Lodge |
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Tring circular via
Grand Union Canal, Aldbury, Duncombe, Grim’s Dyke and Aldbury Nowers Nature
Reserve |
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Egham circular via
Cooper’s Hill, Englefield Green and Runnymede Meadows |
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Cheshunt circular
via Waltham Abbey and Lee Valley Regional Park nature reserves |
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Shoreham circular
via Otford (Bishop’s Palace) and Romney Street |
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Harlow circular via
Gilston Park and Eastwick |
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Dorking, Denbies,
Ashleigh Grange Garden and Westhumble |
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Grange Park, New
River, Enfield Town, Whitewebbs Park, Myddelton House Gardens and Turkey
Street |
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Chipstead circular
via Park Downs, Woodmansterne, Carshalton Lavender and Oaks Park |
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Putney Bridge,
Fulham Palace, Barnes Common, Chiswick Park and Hammersmith |
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East Grinstead
circular via Worth Way, Crawley Down and Sussex Border Path (Bluebell Railway
extension works) |
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Hemel Hempstead
circular via Bury Wood, Bovingdon and Grand Union Canal |
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Borough Green
circular via Plaxtol, Old Soar Manor and Longbottom Wood |
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Stoke Newington,
Abney Park Cemetery, Clissold Park, New River, Parkland Walk, Queen’s Wood,
Highgate Wood and Alexandra Palace |
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Hayes (Kent), Hayes
Common, Keston, Nash, Layham’s Farm, Rowdown Wood and New Addington |
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Chingford circular
via Epping Forest, Whitehall Plain, Woodford Green, Churchill statue, and
Highams Park Lake |
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High Barnet
circular via Dollis Valley, Whetstone, Totteridge Green, Burtonhole Lane,
Folly Brook and Darlands |
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Waterloo, Archbishop’s
Park, Lambeth Palace, Albert Embankment, Waterloo Bridge, Somerset House, |
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Cheam, |
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Berkhamsted
circular via |
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