Steven's Hackney Parks & Open Spaces Circular (new leader)

Sun 25th Oct 2015

Walk Details:

Event Details Updated
Note change in walk leader, phone number and lunch arrangements. Also note an incorrect phone number is in "Strider". The correct number to contact Gordon is 07891 196930
Event Type
Group Walk
Region
Southern England
Local Group
London
Distance
20ml.
Start Time
09.00
Route
Circular from Stratford Underground Stn (past barrier at platform 3a).

Circular round the borough of Hackney, 23 parks/open spaces. Also through the Olympic Park. Sandwiches are advised although we stop near cafes & shops. Morning stop Springfield Park (6.8). Lunch Clissold Park (9.6). Afternoon stop London Fields Market Broadway (many cafes) (15.6)

General Notes
Registered assistance dogs only. Much of this walk will be on pavements so consider footwear carefully! Joint walk with Essex group. Map on: http://bit.ly/1xeOgOe Sandwiches are strongly advised: some of the café options are on the expensive side &/or if busy may be slow
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Walk Report

Steven's Hackney Parks & Open Spaces Circular, Sunday 25th October 2015
24 walkers, 19.5 miles - leader Gordon Parker
Gordon was joined by 23 people on a fine, sunny autumn day for the walk devised by Steven Muster through 20 miles of Hackney passing a total of 23 (what a coincidence!) named parks and open spaces, plus Victoria Park which is now entirely within the borough of Tower Hamlets.
The day proved thoroughly enjoyable and a number of the group expressed surprise at the pleasure they took from spending so many hours in Hackney! and of course at how much green space there is there. The trees were at their most colourful.
We stopped for coffee at Springfield Park and lunch in Clissold Park and had a couple of additional, unscheduled toilet stops. Having left Stratford station promptly at 9 am we arrived back there at 4.30 pm.
Photographs by Paul Lawrence

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