New Years Hangover Buster: Feminist Walk
Sat 1st Jan 2022
Walk Details:
Event Type
Group Walk
Region / Area
Southern England / London
Local Group
London
Distance
10ml.
Start Time
11:00
Route
Meet outside front entrance to Kings Cross Station underneath the clock tower
Finish at Blackfriars
Start the New Year on this varied and informative walk. Of course there will a quiz to stretch your minds as well as your legs. This will be a gentle introduction to the walking New Year. Note late start and shorter distance. This walk will explore sites associated with 18 iconic women (plus 2 men) as well as exploring little alleyways and backstreets you never knew existed.
NB This walk is not the same as the 2019 Women’s Suffrage Walk
General Notes
Easy Pace. Lunch TBA Assistance dogs only please. Everyone welcome.
As many cafes, pubs, shops may be closed do bring a sandwich
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Walk Report
New Year's Hangover Buster: Feminist Walk, Saturday 1st January 2022 27 walkers, 10 miles - leader Susanne WaldschmidtThe Hangover Buster Walk this year saw the warmest New Year Day ever recorded.
So it was no surprise that the walk was well attended with 27 walkers including the leader.
This was a leisurely walk so it was good to see some old faces.
The early part of the walk was quiet and we explored lots of little back streets.
St James's Park was at 16.3 degrees the warmest location in England. Central London was packed with people enjoying the unseasonably good weather. Navigating 26 people was a bit of a challenge and I lost three people in Green Park but my excellent backmarker Godfrey had soon rounded the strays up and we continued. Things were running a bit late and I didn't finish until 5pm.
I think everyone discovered bits of London that they didn't know existed as well as learning a little history.
Thanks to our guest historian Dave Williams who walked a couple of miles with us and told us the role that women played in Special Operations during World War II.
Also thanks to whoever gave us all a piece of Christmas cake.
The quiz was won by Gail Elrick but unfortunately no wine in a pub at the end.
Photographs by Paul Lawrence
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Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
