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Day
Walks
General
A series of walk near London, reached by train. Hence, no need to
pre-book, just turn up at the time specified below.
You need to bring waterproofs in case it rains, packed lunch and some
water to drink. Some places may be muddy so walking boots or old
trainers are appropriate footwear. Smart shoes, flip-flops or denim
jeans are not suitable.
We meet outside the ticket office at the station specified and also can
be found sitting in the front carriage of the train. Ticket prices are
from central London with a young persons' railcard. If you don't have
one, add 50 %. If we can get a groupsave ticket prices will be slightly
less. Also, if you have a London Underground season ticket or day
travelcard, you can buy a ticket from its boundary saving more money.
Contact details for walk leaders click here
As the new term rapidly approaches we are putting together a new term-card of exciting traipses through the south-east which should be up soon.
Past Walks
Sunday
7 Januaruy. North Downs
A
walk for this Sunday to remove some Christmas pies! It will be in the
North Downs, which are south of London.
Starting
from Knockholt station, we'll go south through patches of
woodland to the North Downs Way. There should be views
over Sevenoaks and the Weald. We'll then follow the
North Downs way for a few miles before heading back
to the station, possibly passing Pratt's
Grove. Approximately 10-12, basically depending on the
weather.
Travel
Details:
Outward:
9:50 train from London Bridge to Knockholt. Arrives 10:26.
Return:
15:50 train from Knockholt, arrives London Bridge 16:20
Cost: A
cheap day return to Knockholt is £3.75 with arailcard. It
is also in Zone 6, so a paper zone 1-6travelcard would be
valid.
Meet: 9:35
at the ticket office at London Bridge station
Contact: Mike (07717 392304)
Sunday
19 November.
Surrey Country Squires
This
week we're finally going to my favourite South-East walking venue that
is the Surrey Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, known as the Surrey
Hills. This attractive 17.4 kilometres (10.8 miles) route should take
around 4-5hours. We'll walk along the Greensand Way, across Sandhills
Common, through farmland and past a medieval moated site to the village
of Grayswood, a route which will include spectucular views of the
hills. For those of you that visited Graywood last year, don't worry,
we are approaching it from the other side, so the walk will be entirely
different. It's advisable to bring decent boots/shoes for this walk as
it primarily in the countryside and so could be a bit wet. Please bring
a coat and lunch.
Travel details:
Outward
train: 10:00
from London Waterloo to Witley. Arrives at 11:02.
Return: Either
the 15:48 or 16:48, depending on how fast we walk. They both take 57
mins to get back to Waterloo.
Cost: £13.00
for a cheap day return from London Waterloo to Witley.
Meet: At
London Waterloo station at 9:40. I'll be stood outside the ticket
office, but if
you can't spot me give me a ring on my mobile: 07806565375
Contact: Paul
Sunday
29 October. Eden Valley Walk
We'll
walk from Penshurst station around Eden Valley through rolling Kent
countryside,
across fields, meadows and through orchards and vineyards. On our way
we'll pass a mighty manor house and Chiddingstone Palace.
We'll then take a different way back to Penshurst station.
This walk is quite short (9 miles or 14km) and should take around 4
and half hours. It's advisable to bring decent boots/shoes for this
walk as it primarily in the countryside and so could be a bit wet.
Please bring a coat and lunch.
Travel details:
Outward
train: 10:02 train from London Bridge to Penshurst. Arrives at 11:01
Return:
15:31 or 16:31 to London Bridge from Penshurst. Arrives 16:28 or 17:28.
Cost:
£9.80 for a cheap day return from London Bridge to Penshurst.
Meet: At
London Bridge station at 9:40. I'll be stood outside the ticket office, but if
you can't spot me give me a ring on my mobile: 07806565375
Contact: Paul
Saturday
14 October. 'Freshers Day Walk', Oxshott to Oxshott!
Get
the train from London Waterloo to Oxshott Station in South London. From
here we will walk through Esher Common, Oxshott Heath and West End
Common and back to Oxshott station. Together these 3 are known as
Elmbridge Commons and are remnants of the extensive heathlands that
used to cover much of Western Surrey. The rural wilderness should
provide a good break from the chaos of London city life.Details Length
and difficulty: As this is the
freshers walk, it is designed for absolute beginners who have never
done any hiking before. The terrain is quite flat and shouldn't
pose a problem. We are only going
to do a
short walk of 8 miles (or 12.9km), which should take around 4 hours.
Travel
details:
Outward train: 10:03
train from London Waterloo to Oxshott. Arrives at 10:30
Return:
15:00 from Oxshott to London Waterloo, arrives in Waterloo at 15:37. If
we miss this train, there are trains every 30 mins.
Cost:
£6.00 for a cheap day return from London Waterloo to Oxshott.
Meet: At
London Waterloo station at 9:40. I'll be stood outside the ticket
office in my ULMC t-shirt, but if you can't spot me give me a ring on
my mobile: 07806565375
Contact: Paul
Day walk coordinator: Paul
Past
Walks:
Autumn 2005
Spring 2006
Summer 2006
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