A warm welcome to new primary member She Lung Lee; and associate member Rosemary Abrey.
White Cliffs Challenge
London had a number of members who successfully completed this wind and rainswept 50-mile event over the weekend. Congratulations to those who did this, including several for whom this was their first 50-miler - certainly not the easiest to do as your first.
30 Years of London
As we celebrate our 30th anniversary this month, our Chair has been totting up the stats for our social walks. So far we have run 1756 of these, the recorded mileage totalling 28,902. 152 different people have led our walks, and we've had no less than 523 starting points and 510 finishing. Our shortest walk has been 3 miles and the longest 62, and we've run walks in 20 different counties. Unfortunately the information doesn't exist to tally the number of Wetherspoons pubs visited in that time. Who knows what the next 30 years will bring?
Forthcoming Walks
Thursday 4th September 2025
Capital Challenge Recce - Part 1
Event Type:Group Walk.
Region: Southern England / London
Distance: 13 miles
Start Time: 11:00
Route: Meet outside St John's Church Waterloo Road SE1 8TY. This walk is a recce of the first half of the 2026 Capital Challenge. The walk starts outside St John's Church opposite Waterloo station crossing the river & then going through St James's, Green Park & Hyde Park. We then pass through Holland Park, Brompton Cemetery finishing at Battersea Power Station Northern Line Stn after crossing Battersea Park.
Start: TQ311800: what three words: camera.lined.star
Finish: TQ291772: what three words: mount.always.impose
Saturday 6th September 2025
London Group 30th Anniversary 30 mile walk
Event Type:Group Walk.
Region: Southern England / London
Distance: 30 miles
Start Time: 8:30
Route: Meet Coulsdon South (train departs London Bridge 08.00, East Croydon 08.17). Up on to Farthing Downs then through various green spaces in South London to finish meeting up with everyone else at the Penderel's Oak.
Notes: Please bring food and drink. The first 20 miles of the walk will be undulating.
Start: TQ298590: what three words: form.tops.crown
Finish: TQ308815: what three words: stray.nature.hedge
Saturday 6th September 2025
London Group 30th Anniversary 20 mile walk
Event Type:Group Walk.
Region: Southern England / London
Distance: 20 miles
Start Time: 9:30
Route: Meet at front of Tottenham Hale underground/train station. Covering some of the Capital Ring/Challenge route we walk along waterways, streets & parks to finish at Penderel's Oak pub in Holborn. We will meet other walkers there for a social drink/meal to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the formal constitution of the London LDWA group.
Notes: While we pass many cafes, it is suggested you bring a picnic lunch.
Start: TQ344895: what three words: holly.simple.bikes
Finish: TQ308815: what three words: stray.nature.hedge
Saturday 6th September 2025
London Group 30th Anniversary 10 mile walk
Event Type:Group Walk.
Region: Southern England / London
Distance: 10 miles
Start Time: 13:00
Route: Meet at Highgate tube station in the lobby at Exit 3 (it’s the exit next to the Woodman pub on Archway opposite Southwood Lane – meet by the pub if not arriving on tube as Exit3 is not also an entrance). The walk includes Hampstead Heath and royal parks, and passes buildings associated with the monarchy, government, academia, and the arts. Aiming to finish at about 18:00 at the Penderel’s Oak on High Holborn.
Notes: Uses sound paths and several mostly quiet streets; no styles; a couple of short hills. Free public toilets at 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 miles. No lunch stop is planned but there will be opportunities for short breaks for snacks and drinks. If you intend to come on the walk it would help to email the walk leader beforehand to speed up compiling the walk register on the day.
