The tarmac walkers go upmarket - mid week pop up walk
Tue 8th Oct 2019
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A journey through some of the most prestigious districts of London. In the course of our wanderings we will visit Chelsea, Belgravia, Mayfair and St James
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Walk Report
The Tarmac Walkers Go Upmarket, Tuesday 8th October 201922 walkers, 14 miles – leader Ron Williamson
The second Tarmac Walkers meet of the season was enthusiastically anticipated by the host of members who gathered outside Sloane Square station on an overcast autumn day.
Hopefully expectations were fulfilled as we spent the day wandering through some of the wealthiest neighbourhoods of London, in our best Gore-Tex we mingled with the rich and illustrious probably creating a new fashion trend. A mid-afternoon monsoon quickly emptied the boulevards of pedestrians but clothed in this new vogue the LDWA were undeterred. until we reached the next station, that is, when half our number decided that enough was enough.
The rain soon stopped, however, and exploring Mayfair and St James added an additional interest filled four miles to our walk.
It was, therefore, left to just 10 of us to confront the eco-warriors guarding our destination of Trafalgar Square. The late afternoon sun must have calmed everyone as all was peaceful and the uniforms of the warriors far more bright and cheerful than our own.
Photograps by Ian Watson; more from Ian, Barry Arnold and Charlotte Minchell on the group Facebook page
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