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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 next few months are listed below. For information about some
of the places we shall visit please click on the links where provided. |
William Willett, inventor of Summer Time (Click on
picture for close-up of sundial) |
September
9 In the
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Meet: |
Chingford station 11.14 |
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Route: |
Connaught
Water, Fairmead, Loughton Brook and Strawberry Ponds back to Chingford (7
miles) |
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Lunch: |
“Robin Hood”, Epping New
Road (GR 412972) 12.30 to 13.30 |
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Travel: |
Liverpool Street 10.48, Walthamstow
Central (interchange from Victoria Line) 11.03 |
September
23 Around the Rugged Rocks
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Meet: |
Eridge station 12.03 |
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Route: |
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Lunch: |
“Junction Inn”, Groombridge
(GR 532372) 13.30 to 14.30 |
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Travel: |
London Bridge 11.08, East
Croydon 11.23 (direct); or Victoria 10.53, Clapham Junction 10.59 and change
at |
September
30 The Old and the Very Old
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Meet: |
Broxbourne station 11.22 |
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Route: |
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Lunch: |
“Rye House” pub, Rye House
(GR386098) 12.30 to 13.30 |
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Travel: |
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October 14 A Musical Pilgrimage
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Meet: |
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Route: |
Limpsfield
Chart, Limpsfield (graves of Frederick Delius and Sir Thomas Beecham) and
Oxted (linear) (7 miles) |
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Lunch: |
“Carpenter’s Arms”,
Limpsfield Chart (GR 426518) 12.30 to 13.30 |
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Travel: |
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October 28 November 11 November 25 December 9 |
Wendover Woods Horsley Bayford London Parks. Westminster
to Chalk Farm |
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2011 |
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January 13 |
Bookham |
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January 27 |
Chess Valley |
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February 10 |
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A
selection of our recent rambles
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Borough Green circular via
Plaxtol, Old Soar Manor (National Trust) and Longbottom Wood |
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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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Stoke Newington, Abney Park
Cemetery, Clissold Park, New River, Finsbury Park, Parkland Walk, Highgate
Wood, Alexandra Palace |
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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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Totteridge & Whetstone
circular via Dollis Brook, Totteridge Village, Darlands Lake, Lovers Walk and
Dollis Brook |
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Chingford, Epping Forest,
High Beach, Woodredon Farm, Copped Hall, Bell Common, Epping |
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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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Harlow Mill circular via
River Stort, High Wych, Sawbridgeworth, Pishiobury Park and River Stort |
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Chalfont & Latimer
circular via Chenies, Chess Valley and Latimer |
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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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Mill Hill East circular via
The Ridgeway and Totteridge Park |
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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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Richmond, Thames Path,
Terrace Gardens, Pembroke Lodge, Isabella Plantation (azaleas etc.), Ham
Common and Teddington |
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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 |