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A warm welcome to the following new Primary members: Daisy Chandley and Matt Mullins
Forthcoming Walks
Jerome is leading four walks over the Easter bank holiday weekend. In 1974 he walked the Ridgeway Path over the 4 day Easter weekend. This was his first Long Distance Path (LDP) and the start of his life-long love of long distance walking. Since then he has walked many official and unofficial LDPs. To celebrate his 50 years of LDP walking he is doing his own route, again over the 4 days of the Easter weekend, from the River Thames at Kingston almost directly south across Surrey and Sussex to the hamlet of Kingston on the English Channel. He is linking up 4 walks as a long distance path of his creation and other walkers can choose which day or days they would like to walk. He would be delighted if some do all 4. He will be returning home each day by train and other walkers who are planning to do more than 1 day can choose either to do the same or to stay overnight at the stopping points as each day continues from where the previous day finished. Anyone doing this should make their own arrangements.
Friday 29th March 2024
50 Year LDP Celebration Day 1: Kingston-u-Thames to Dorking
Event Type
Region
Southern England, Surrey
Distance
20ml at an average pace of 2.8 miles per hour.
Route
Meet at Kingston upon Thames Railway Station. Take the 08:27 from Waterloo arriving at Kingston 08:55. Possible to join the walk at Hampton Court Station at 10:12 taking the 09:36 from Waterloo or join at Esher Station at 10:48 taking the 10:20 from Waterloo. Option to finish early at Leatherhead.
General Notes
Bring food and drink, picnic stops only, woodland facilities. Average pace of 2.8 mph. Very helpful but not essential to send your name and membership number in advance in case there are last minute changes to arrangements. Text or WhatsApp walk leader.
Web Site
Start: TQ182695: what three words: wedge.moves.woes
Finish: TQ170504: what three words: twig.settle.animal
Saturday 30th March 2024
50 Year LDP Celebration Day 2: Dorking to Horsham
Event Type
Region
Southern England, Surrey
Distance
20 miles at an average pace of 2.8 miles per hour.
Route
Start at Dorking Deepdene station at 9.25. Take the 8.30 from London Bridge, change at Redhill arriving Dorking 9.22. Also possible to take the 8.11 from Victoria arriving Dorking Main station at 9.07 and it is a 3 minute walk to Deepdene. Buy returns to Horsham. The route follows the wooded hillsides of the North Downs culminating in a lunch stop at the highest point in South East England. Parkland and literature in the low Weald (could be very muddy!) to finish at Horsham.
General Notes
Bring food and drink, picnic stops only, woodland facilities. Very helpful but not essential to send your name and membership number in advance in case there are last minute changes to arrangements.
Start: TQ170504: what three words: twig.settle.animal
Finish: TQ179309: what three words: mercy.tribe.gossip
Sunday 31st March 2024
50 Year LDP Celebration Day 3: Horsham to Pulborough
Event Type
Region
Southern England, Sussex
Distance
c. 20 miles at an average pace of 2.8 miles per hour.
Start Time
10.06. The clocks go forward by 1 hour on Saturday night.
Route
Start at Horsham station. 10.06 Take the 9.02 from Victoria or the 9.09 from London Bridge. Both trains go to Three Bridges where you change for the Horsham train. Finish at Pulborough. Buy returns to Pulborough. Morning break at Dinosaur Island, then Dragons, D-day memorial footpath, and more literature and vineyards.
General Notes
Bring food and drink, picnic stops only, woodland facilities. Very helpful but not essential to send your name and membership number in advance in case there are last minute changes to arrangements.
Web Site
Start: TQ179309: what three words: mercy.tribe.gossip
Finish: TQ043186: what three words: ringside.porch.woven
Monday 1st April 2024
50 Year LDP Celebration Day 4: Pulborough to Kingston on Sea
Event Type
Region
Southern England, Sussex
Distance
20 miles at an average pace of 2.8 miles per hour.
Start Time
9:52
Route
Start at Pulborough station. Take the 8.35 from Victoria changing at Horsham 9.27 arriving Pulborough 9.52. Up and over the South Downs. Finish at Kingston Gorse, a hamlet on the south coast. (Nearest station Angmering). Buy returns to Angmering.
General Notes
Bring torch, food and drink, picnic stops only, woodland facilities. Very helpful but not essential to send your name and membership number in advance in case there are last minute changes to arrangements.
Start: TQ043186: what three words: ringside.porch.woven
Finish: TQ065029: intent.situated.hubcaps
Last week's walks
1. Wednesday 20th March. Twelve members joined Peter on his London Spring Bulb walk from Baker Street to Mill Hill, sticking as far as possible to parkland.
2. Friday 22nd March. Two members joined Jerome on his 20 mile walk from Taplow to Virginia Water, with a lunch stop at Windsor station.
Photos: Jerome Ripp
3. Saturday 23 March. Seven volunteer marshals joined Marie, Susanne and Gavin leading on the 2024 Capital Challenge route.
Walkers at the finish of the Capital Challenge route
Photo: Gavin Fuller
Bears near Hampstead Heath
Photos: Neil Cook
London Eye seen through trees
Photo: Gavin Fuller
Sunset over Hackney Marshes
Photos: Gavin Fuller
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Property of the Week
Spotted on Saturday's walk near Hampstead Heath
Sir Raymond Unwin, designer of Hampstead Garden Suburb, lived here
Photo: Neil Cook
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