A Selection of Walks offered by the Group
NB: All our walkers (INCLUDING those arriving by car) are recommended always to CONFIRM TRAIN TIMES, either with the leader or directly with:- National Rail enquiries (0845 48 49 50 or www.nationalrail.co.uk) and / or
- Transport for London (020 722 1234 or www.tfl.gov.uk)
Those with disabilities: Those with disabilities who would like to come on our walks should note:
- The Ramblers cannot take on any medical responsibilities. Where appropriate, carers should be in attendance, unless a prior arrangement has been made with the walk leader
- It is important that participants or carers consult with the leader before the day of the walk to discuss all aspects of the route
Sunday 2 November
Putney Bridge - Wimbledon Station - Linear
Description: 6 miles linear easy pace - flat with 1 long hill
Route: Putney Bridge Putney Riverside Beverley Brook Putney Common Putney Park Lane Putney Heath Wimbledon Common and Wimbledon station
Drop out: points several
Food: Wimbledon Common Windmill cafe or picnic
Start: 11am Putney Bridge station (District line Wimbledon Branch)
Finish: Wimbledon station main line/district tube / Croydon Tram
Ticket: to include zones 2-4
Leader: John Archer 020 8789 3064 Mobile to be used on day only 0771 022 9591
Wednesday 12 November
East Finchley - Finsbury Park - Linear - AFTERNOON WALKING STARTING AT 1PM
Description: 4 miles linear easy pace flat terrain
Route: East Finchley Highgate Woods Queens Woods parkland walk and Finsbury Park - North London Woods and an old Railway Line
Drop out points: several
Food: tea at end of walk at Finsbury Park if required
Start: 1pm East Finchley tube (Northern Line)
Finish: Finsbury Park Main line or Piccadilly / Victoria line tube
Ticket: to include zone 2-3
Leader: John Stebbings 020 8883 8369
Saturday 15 November
Tring Circular
Description: 11 miles - moderate pace undulating terrain
Route: via the Ridgeway - Ivinghoe Beacon - Bridgewater Monument - Aldbury - The Ridgeway and Chiltern woodland, with possible tea stop at Bridgewater Monument
Drop out points: none
Food: pub / picnic lunch at Bridgewater Arms, Little Gaddesden
Travel: 09.24am Euston CHECK TRAIN TIMES
Start: 10.00am Tring
Ticket: £12.20 CDR Tring
Leader: Dave Esbester 020 8646 5545
Sunday 16 November
Welwyn Garden City - Circular
Description: 10 miles moderate pace undulating terrain
Route: via Sherrardspark Wood Catss Gallows Lea Valley Walk Lamer Park Ayot St. Lawrence Ayot Place Ayot Little Green and Sherrardspark Wood
Drop out points: taxi from Wheathampstead after 4 miles
Food: Brocket Arms pub at Ayot St. Lawrence or picnic nearby - NB PUB IS VERY POPULAR SO LUNCH CANNOT BE GUARANTEED PLEASE BRING EMERGENCY PROVISIONS
Travel: 9.04am Kings Cross
Start: 9.29am Welwyn Garden City
Ticket: £8.10 CDR Welwyn Garden City
Leader: David Cooke 020 7381 1524 07747 187 036 on day of walk only
Saturday 22 November
MARSHALSWICK CIRCULAR
Description: 8 ½ miles 4 ½ hours excluding lunch stop - moderate pace undulating terrain
Route: via Sandridge Coleman Green and Symondshyde wood
Drop out points: none
Food: John Bunyan pub at Coleman Green or picnic
Travel: 9.53am St Pancras/Kings Cross Thames Link/First Capitalconnect
Start: St Albans 10.24am for frequent bus service to Marshalswick
Finish: Marshalswick for buses back to St Albans and London
Ticket: 10.80 CDR St Albans + bus fare return to Marshalswick CHECK TRAIN TIMES
Leader: Liz Parsons 01442 267 941 or mobile on day of walk only 079579 82503
Sunday 23 November
Rainham Loop - Circular
Description: 10 miles easy pace flat terrainvia The Swale Estuary Coast and Saxon Shore Way
Drop out points: possibly at lunch time but very infrequent bus service
Food: pub or picnic lunch tea at Gore Farm Shop
Travel: 9.03am Victoria
Start: 9.55am Rainham
Ticket: £13.10 CDR Rainham
Leader: John Kirkbride 020 7828 6425
Saturday 29 November
Effingham Junction - Leatherhead - Linear
Description: 10 miles - linear - moderate pace - undulating terrain
Route: Pump Pond Wood - golf course - Effingham Village - Great Bookham Common - River Lane - Leatherhead. This is the long route from A to B but hey,we're ramblers! Not much road Could be muddy
Drop out points: Bookham Station after 7 miles approx
Food: pub / picnic Effingham Village after 5 ½ miles
Travel: 09.33 Waterloo 09.42 Clapham Junction 09.49 Wimbledon
Start: 10.15 Effingham Junction Finish Leatherhead
Ticket: £8.20 CDR Effingham Junction CHECK TRAIN TIMES
Leader: Angela Cornes 020 8767 2410
Sunday 30th November
Lenham Hollingbourne - Linear
Description: 9 miles - linear - moderate pace - undulating terrain
Route: Lenham church - through Stedehill Wood to Ringlestone - Yewtree Farm - Coopers Farm - Chitters Wood - Hollingbourne - Eyhorne Street - Hollingbourne station.
Drop out points: Taxi from Ringlestone after 4 miles.
Food: pub / picnic Pub lunch at Ringlestone Inn or picnic nearby
Travel: 9:42 Victoria
Start: 11am Lenham Finish Hollingbourne CHECK TRAIN TIMES
Ticket: £17.40 CDR Lenham
Leader: David Cooke 020 7381 1524 or mobile: 07747 187036
Saturday 13 December
Holmwood Circular via Leith Hill
Description: 8 miles 5 hours excluding lunch - easy pace hilly terrain
Route: Holmwood - Leith Hill woods and HolmwoodAnother chance to go adventuring lost in the woods on Leith Hill an anticlockwise circuit with one pull up after another. (Overtrousers useful if vegetation is wet.) On a good day a great chance to enjoy a walk with a difference
Drop out points: none
Food: PICNIC ONLY BRING OWN FOOD
Travel: 9.33am Victoria 9.39am Clapham Junction
Start: 10.32am Holmwood
Ticket: £9.50 CDR Holmwood
Leader: Joe Merriman 020 7924 7141
Sunday 14 December
Kingston - Richmond - Linear
Description: 7 ½ miles - linear - moderate pace - Flat terrain
Route: Kingston - Hampton Court Palace - Bushey Park - Teddington - Richmond. A riverside walk mostly along the Thames and through Bushey Park where we may spot some deer
Drop out points: Teddington after 3 ½ miles
Food: pub at Teddington Lock or picnic
Travel: 09:48 Waterloo 09:57 Clapham Junction
Start: 10:16 Kingston Station
Finish: Richmond CHECK TRAIN TIME
Ticket: Travel card to include zone 6
Leader: George Fletcher Telephone 020 8442 0244
07742 103539 mobile to be used on day of walk only
Wednesday 17 December
Holland Park Charing Cross Linear
Central London - Royal Parks of London
Description: 5 miles linear easy pace flat terrain
Route: Holland Park Kensington Gardens Hyde Park Green Park St James Park and Charing Cross An easy stroll through Central London Green Spaces
Drop out points: several
Food: cafe Hyde Park
Start: 11am Holland Park tube (Central Line)
Finish: Charing Cross Main Line or tube nearby
Ticket: to include zone 1
Leader: John Stebbings 020 8883 8369
Saturday 20 December
Ware Circular
Description: 8 miles - Moderate pace - Undulating terrain
Route: Ware Lea Navigation Stanstead Abbotts - New River - Great Amwell Church. A variety of open countryside and wooded areas, often walking along the banks of the Lea Navigation or New River
Drop out points: Train from St Margarets station near Stanstead Abbotts
Food: Jolly Fisherman, Stanstead Abbotts or picnic on canal bank
Travel: 09:12am Liverpool Street 09:25 Tottenham Hale
Start: 09:54 am Ware Station Finish Ware
Ticket: £8.50 CDR Ware CHECK TRAIN TIMES
Leaders: George Fletcher and Trish Mann
Telephone 020 8442 0244 or 020 8874 3385
Mobile - to be used on day of walk only 07742 103539
Boxing Day, Friday 26 December
Richmond Circular
Joint with Hampstead RA Group
Description: A long fast paced walk (18 miles)
with 5-minute breaks every hour. 18 miles brisk pace fairly
flat terrain
Route: via Richmond Park and River Thames tow Path. Come out on Boxing Day challenging walk with Clare and Hampstead RA Group dust the cobwebs away after Christmas lovely walk beautiful views on a fine day
Drop out points: possible where there are buses operating
Food: BRING PICNIC as only 45-minute lunch break. Possible tea stop at end of walk in Richmond to maximise walking in daylight
Start: outside Richmond railway station buses or underground Check with Clare for start time no mainline trains on Boxing Day and other transport starts later on Boxing Day
Ticket: to include zone 4
Leader: Clare Kirkbride 020 7828 6425
Thursday 1 January 2009
New Malden Putney Linear
Description: Joint with Hampstead RA Group7 miles linear 4 hours easy pace flat terrain
Route: via Wimbledon Common Richmond Park and Barnes Common. Follows Beverley Brook and gives a good start to the New Year
Drop out points: several
Lunch: Golf Club Richmond Park or picnic
Travel: 10.48am Waterloo 10.55am Clapham Junction
Start: 11.10am New Malden CHECK TRAIN TIMES
Finish: Putney Bridge tube or Putney Main line station
Ticket: to include zones 2-4
Leader: John Archer 020 8789 3064 Mobile on day only 0771 022 9591
Saturday 3 January
Harpenden Circular
Description: 8 miles 4 hours excluding lunch break - moderate pace undulating terrain
Route: via Redbournbury and Redbourn
Drop out points: Redbourn after 4 miles then bus back to St Albans
Food: The Cricketers pub Redbourn or picnic
Travel: 10.03am Kings Cross/St Pancras Thames Link/first Capitalconnect
Start: 10.29 Harpenden CHECK TRAIN TIMES
Ticket: £10.00 CDR Harpenden
Leader: Liz Parsons 01442 267 941 mobile 079579 825 03
Wednesday 7 January
East Finchley Belsize Park Linear
Description: 5 miles easy pace undulating terrain
Route: East Finchley Mutton Brook Hampstead Heath Kenwood Parliament Hill and Belsize Park North London Heights with a view over London from Parliament Hill
Drop out points: several
Food: cafe at Kenwood
Start: 11am East Finchley tube (Northern Line)
Finish: Belsize Park tube (Northern Line)
Ticket: to include zones 2-3
Leader: John Stebbings 020 8883 8369
Sunday 11 January
Coulsdon South Circular
Description: 10 miles easy pace undulating terrain
Route: via Happy Valley and Farthing Down
Drop out points: none
Food: The Harrow Pub Near Caterham (01883 343 260) or picnic
Travel: 9.34am Victoria 9.40am Clapham Junction
Start: 10.05am Coulsdon South
Ticket: to include zone 6
Leader: John Kirkbride 020 7828 6425
Wednesday 14 January
High Barnet - Circular - Joint with Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster RA Group
Description:7.5 miles - easy pace - undulating/hilly terrain
Route: High Barnet - Dollis Valley - Laurel Farm - Burtonhole Farm - The Ridgeway - Folly Farm Totteridge - High Barnet.
Drop out points: at 4 and 6 miles for bus
Food: Pub lunch at Adam and Eve at Mill Hill Ridgeway
Start: High Barnet tube station (Northern line zone 5) at 10.30 a.m.
Ticket: to include zone 5
Leader: Sue Chinn 020 7328 6724
Saturday 17 January
Oxted Circular
Description: 8 miles Moderate pace - Undulating terrain
Route: via Oxted Mill Tandridge Church Town and Godstone. A variety of open countryside and hidden lakes and ponds in the woods
Drop out points: Godstone for buses to Croydon
Food Godstone: two pubs & a café or picnic on village green
Travel: 09:23am Victoria 09:27am Clapham Junction
Start: 10:00am Oxted Station CHECK TRAIN TIMES
Ticket: £7.70 CDR Oxted
Leaders: Trish Mann 020 8874 3385 or George Fletcher 020 8442 0244
mobile - to be used on day of walk only 07742 103539
Sunday 18 January
Guildford Circular
Description: 11 miles easy pace flat terrain
Route: along the River Wey to Cartbridge and back via 2 small diversions. A countryside walk along the River Wey. We will see Stoke Lock, the oldest lock on the Wey and pass Stoke Mill, the largest of the 3 victorian brick mills on the Wey. We will also pass Sutton Place which was built in 1525 and was once the home of Paul Getty.
Drop out points: none
Food: Pub in The Cambridge pub Send or picnic
Travel: 9 am Waterloo 9.09 am Clapham Junction
Start: 9.45am Guildford Finish about 4.30pm Guildford
Ticket: £11.50 CDR Guildford
Leader: Joseph Fagan 020 8874 8007
Saturday 24 January
Tattenham Corner Merstham Linear
Description: 8 miles 4 hours excluding lunch - easy pace undulating terrain
Route: Tattenham Corner Mugswell and Merstham. On a sunny day a short delightful walk starting inside zone 6 one very dangerous road crossing the many undulations and soft mud should ensure only an easy pace over some stretches a great sense of space above and all around
Drop out points: none
Food: The Well House Inn (Chipstead Lane) 01737 830 640 or picnic
Travel: 9.06am Victoria 9.11am Clapham Junction. CHANGE EAST CROYDON arr 9.22am dep 9.35am
Start: 10.04am Tattenham Corner Finish Merstham
Ticket: to include zone 6 + single from Merstham to Coulsdon South
Leader: Joe Merriman 020 7924 7141
Saturday 31 January
Warwick Avenue Alperton Linear
Joint with Hampstead Group
Description: 6 miles linear easy pace flat terrain
Route: Warwick Avenue and following the Grand Union Canal to Alperton. It is the final stage of walks following waterways around London
Drop out points: several
Food: pub / picnic
Start: 11am Warwick Avenue (Bakerloo tube) Finish Alperton tube (Piccadilly tube)
Ticket: to include zone 4
Leader: John Archer 020 8789 3064 Mobile to be used on day only 0771 022 9591
Sunday 1 February
Boxhill to Leatherhead - Linear
Description: 7 miles - linear - moderate pace - hilly terrain
Route: Boxhill - Ashurst Rough - White Hill - Mickleham. A shorter walk than usual but two steep hills
Drop out points: Mickleham after 4 miles then bus
Food: pub / picnic lunch at Mickleham
Travel: 10.06am Victoria, 10.12am Clapham Junction CHECK TRAIN TIMES
Start: 10.59am Boxhill & Westhumble station Finish Leatherhead
Ticket: £8.40 CDR Boxhill & Westhumble
Leader: Dave Esbester Telephone 020 8646 5545
Thursday 5 February
Inner London Area of the RA AGM
The AGM starts at 7pm at The Friends Meeting House, 173 Euston Road London NW1 5 minute walk from Euston station for several tube trains and BR or Euston Square Station for Hammersmith and City/Circle and Metropolitan line. Refreshments will be provided. Speaker to be confirmed
Saturday 7 February
Hayes (Kent) - Petts Wood - Linear - London Loop
Description: 10 miles - linear - moderate pace - undulating terrain
Route: Hayes (Kent) - West Wickham Common - Keston - Farnborough -
Crofton Wood - Jubilee Park - Petts Wood
Notes: A varied and surprisingly rural walk through the Borough of Bromley - great views - very little road walking
Drop out points: Farnborough after 6 miles (bus to Bromley)
Food: pub / picnic Farnborough
Travel: 09.36 Charing Cross 09.39 Waterloo East 09.45 London Bridge
Start: 10.16 Hayes (Kent) Finish Petts Wood
Ticket: to include zone 5 CHECK TRAIN TIMES
Leader: Angela Cornes 020 8767 2410
Saturday 14 February
Winchfield Circular
Description: 8 ½ miles easy pace fairly flat terrain COULD BE MUDDY IN PLACES
Route: via Potbridge Tundry Pond and some of the Basingstoke Canal (The Pretty bit)
Drop out points: none
Food: PICNIC ONLY but late lunch and drink possible
Travel: 9.42am Waterloo through train not stopping at Clapham Junction
9.52am Clapham Junction Different train
CHANGE WOKING arr 10.11am dep 10.19am
Start: 10.43am Winchfield
Ticket: £14.40 CDR Winchfield
Leader: Cyril Fuller 0118 9799 1415 mobile to be used on day only 07895 066 816
Sunday 15 February
Rainham Gillingham Liner
Description: 9-10 miles linear - easy pace flat terrain
Route: Rainham Upchurch and the Saxon Shore Way to Gillingham
Drop out points: possible at Lower Rainham for bus to Gillingham
Food: pub / picnic Lower Rainham
Travel: 9.03am Victoria
Start: 9.55am Rainham Finish Gillingham
Ticket: £13.10 CDR Rainnham
Leader: John Kirkbride 020 7828 6425
Wednesday 18 February
Putney Bridge Turnham Green Linear
Description: 4 ½ miles - linear easy pace flat terrain
Route: Putney Bridge along the North side of the River Thames Hammersmith - Chiswick Malls - Chiswick House and Turnham Green
Drop out points: several
Food: cafe at Chiswick House
Start: 11am Putney Bridge (District Line Wimbledon Branch_
Finish: Turnham Green (District Line Richmond and Ealing Broadway Branch)
Ticket: to include zones 2-3
Leader: John Stebbings 020 8883 8369
Saturday 21 February
Dorking Circular
Description: 8 ½ miles about 4 ½ hours excluding lunch easy pace undulating terrain
Route: via Wotton Westcott - Pilgrims Way and Dorking
Notes: Good views at times on this varied walk with plenty of uphill stretches including late afternoon The East West Valley floor crossed twice
Drop out points: none
Food: pub / picnic Wotton
Travel: 9.33am Victoria 9.39am Clapham Junction
Start: 10.24am Dorking
Ticket: £8.60 CDR Dorking
Leader: Joe Merriman 020 7924 7141
Saturday 28 February
Putney Bridge Kew Gardens - Linear
Description: 7 miles linear easy pace flat terrain. A walk to follow the River Thames Westward from Putney to Kew Bridge
Drop out points: several
Food: Pub or picnic Kew Green
Start: 11am Putney Bridge tube (District line - Wimbledon Branch)
Finish: Kew Gardens station (District line or North London Line)
OR Kew Bridge main line station for trains back to Clapham Junction and Waterloo
Ticket: to include zones 2-4
Leader: John Archer 020 8789 3064 Mobile on day of walk only 0771 022 9591
