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Walks Programme
Please note that while we usually are able to provide a lift to the start of a walk, this can never be guaranteed as it entirely depends on our members being able to call at the pick-up point with a spare seat in their car.
For Ramblers getting to walks by public transport please check traveline.org.uk.
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| Date | Description | Exp | Grid | Time | Grade | Detail | Length (Miles) |
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| July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Saturday 31st of July | Around Wanstead Flats and Park | 174 | TQ_414881 Satellite | 10:30 | Easy | Meet at Wanstead Tube Station. Parking possible in nearby roads. | 5 | |||
| August 2010 | ||||||||||
| Sunday 1st of August | A Weald Walk in the Heart of Kent | 136 | TQ_777362 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:00 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket or 10:30 in Jockey Lane car park by St. Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook. Pub stop at Goudhurst. | 10 | |||
| Tuesday 3rd of August | A Walk through Ugley | 195 | TL_489267 Satellite | 10:00 | Strenuous | 9:00 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:30 in Manuden (park on road by Manuden Hall). Pub stop at Widdington. | 13.5 | |||
| Wednesday 4th of August | An 'Over the Water' linear 'Redbridge Amble' | 162 | TQ_386843 Satellite | 10:15 | Easy | Meet at Stratford Station, Jubilee Line Concourse, to travel to Plumstead Common with Peter. Then via Lesnes Abbey to Oxlease Wood (for a good cafe) Some short steep ascents. | 6 | |||
| Saturday 7th of August | Along the Central Line & the Roding Valley | 174 | TL_461015 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | Meet at Epping Station for a linear walk to Redbridge Station with plenty of opportunities to shorten the walk. Lunchtime pub or cafe stop. | 10/11 | |||
| Sunday 8th of August | Stour Valley - Leg 3 Shalmsford - Upstreet | TR_095545 Satellite | See the Newsletter for details and booking slip. | 12 | ||||||
| Tuesday 10th of August | North and South of the A113 | 175 | TQ__504975 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:45 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:30 at Passingford Bridge (A113), park north of roundabout, turn left before bridge under M25. Pub stop at 'The Woodman' | 12 | |||
| Wednesday 11th of August | A Short Evening Walk to Chigwell | 174 | TQ_449936 Satellite | 18:45 | Easy | Meet at Grange Hill Station and walk to Chigwell. | 3-4 | |||
| Saturday 14th of August | A Chingford 'Cultural Walk' | TQ383859_ Satellite | 10:00 | Easy | Meet at Leyton Underground Stn. (London platform) at 10:00 or at St. Edmund's Church, Larkswood Road, South Chingford at 10:30 and finish 3 -4pm after a lunch stop. For details see Page 3 of the Newsletter. | 4 | ||||
| Sunday 15th of August | Up to & Down from Ivinghoe Beacon | 181 | SP_971131 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:00 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket or 10:30 by Bridgewater Monument, Ashridge Estate, N.T., Herts. Free parking, toilets, cafe. Pub stop. Some hills but taken slowly ! | 10 | |||
| Sunday 15th of August | Nazeing Church Tea Walk | 174 | TL_414069 Satellite | 12:30 | Moderate | Meet by All Saints Church, Nazeing. Please 'phone Alison by Friday evening if eating. Joint with West Essex group. | 4.8 | |||
| Tuesday 17th of August | Hatfield Forest and surrounding countryside | 183 | TL_546166 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:30 Fullwell Cross car park (except leader) or 10:30 in Hatfield Broad Oak Church car park. Pub stop at the 'Four Ashes' Takeley. | 12 | |||
| Wednesday 18th of August | A Summer Evening Walk | 174 | TQ_414963 Satellite | 18:00 | Leisurely | Meet at Nursery Road car park, Loughton (? mile from Loughton station) for a linear walk to Theydon Bois, then train back to Loughton. Pub stop at the end of the walk. | 3.5 | |||
| Saturday 21st of August | The Ridgeway - Leg 2 Princes Risborough - Nuffield Common | SP_805035 Satellite | Joint with West Essex Group. See the Newsletter for details and booking slip | 16 or 10 | ||||||
| Saturday 21st of August | A Wildlife & Historical Walk in the City of London Cemetery | 174 | TQ_418863 Satellite | 14:00 | Easy | Meet George, from the Wren Conservation and Wildlife Group, on the lawn in front of the Gatehouse Pantry. For more details see Page of the Newsletter | 4/5 | |||
| Sunday 22nd of August | The High Weald of Kent | 147 | TQ_476416 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:00 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket or 10:30 at Cowden Station. Pub stop. | 12 | |||
| Tuesday 24th of August | Rolling Farmland of Hertfordshire | 194 | TL_476219 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:15 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:30 at Bishop's Stortford Rugby Club, on A1250. (park immediately on left after entering) Pub stop at Green Tye. | 11 | |||
| Saturday 28th of August | A Thames Walk | TQ_296783_ Satellite | 10:30 | Easy | Meet at Pimlico station (Victoria line) for a Thames walk to Battersea Park & Chelsea Harbour. Coffee stop in Battersea Park. | 5 | ||||
| Sunday 29th of August | Part of the Saxon Shore Way | 149 | TR_017608 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:00 at Newbury Park Station (parking £1 on Sunday) or 10:30 in Faversham Station car park. Pub stop. | 12 | |||
| Monday 30th of August | Five Parishes Revisited | 195 | TL_605235 Satellite | 9:45 | Strenuous | 8:45 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 9:45 by Little Easton Church. Purchase Duchess of Warwick County Show programme for £2 (?) & park in field. Visit show after walk ! Pub stop possible but don't rely on it being open! | 15 | |||
| Tuesday 31st of August | Explore Hatfield Forest | 195 | TL_547203 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:30 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:30 in car park (£4.50 charge but free for NT members) on east side of Forest north of Bush End Church. Wander slowly through a 1,000 year old forest ! Possible pub stop or forest caf | 8-9 | |||
| September 2010 | ||||||||||
| Saturday 4th of September | The Snaresbrook Circular Walk | 174 | TQ_402888 Satellite | 10:00 | Leisurely | Meet outside Snaresbrook Station for a walk over Leyton and Wanstead Flats & Greens and Wanstead Park. Coffee stop at the Tea Hut.Finish around 1pm. | 7 | |||
| Sunday 5th of September | A Writtle Ramble | 183 | TL_636013 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:30 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:30 in car park at Mill Green opposite the 'Cricketers'. Pub stop at Essex Camra pub in Writtle, plus tea rooms, all tastes catered for ! | 12.5 | |||
| Tuesday 7th of September | A Beautiful Part of Essex | 194 | TL_431279 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:15 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:30 at Furneaux Pelham Church. Pub stop at Standon. | 11 | |||
| Saturday 11th of September | Tooting, Balham & Clapham 'Cultural Walk' | TQ276712 Satellite | 10:00 | Easy | Meet by statue at entrance to Tooting Broadway stn. (Northern line )for a flat walk finishing 3-4pm after a lunch stop. For details see Page of the Newsletter | 5 | ||||
| Sunday 12th of September | A Lea Valley Walk for the Blind Ramblers | 174 | TL_388024 Satellite | 10:30 | Leisurely | 9:30 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket or 10:15 in Cheshunt Station car park. Lunch stop at Hayes Farm Cafe. Please come along to help ! | 6/7 | |||
| Sunday 12th of September | Epping Upland Tea walk | 174 | TL_444046 Satellite | 12:30 | Moderate | Meet by All Saints Church, Epping Upland. Please 'phone Alison by Friday evening if eating. Joint with West Essex group | 4.8 | |||
| Tuesday 14th of September | A Rivers and Lakes Walk | 174 | TL_385082 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:30 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:30 opp.'Fish & Eels' p.h. at Dobb's Weir Road, near Hoddesdon. Pub stop at 'Jolly Fisherman' Stanstead Abbotts, and tea break at Rye Meads nature reserve.(mobile no. for use on day only please) | 10.5 | |||
| Wednesday 15th of September | An Evening Forest Walk | 174 | TQ_402919 Satellite | 18:00 | Easy | Meet at Hawkey Hall, Woodford Green (10 mins. walk from Woodford tube stn.) Pub stop at end (the 'Travellers Friend' - Camra Winner for area 2010) | 4-5 | |||
| Saturday 18th of September | North Greenwich to Blackheath | 162 | TQ_392798 Satellite | 10:00 | Moderate | Meet at North Greenwich Station (Jubilee Line) to visit Ecology Park and Charlton House. Pub stop. | 7 | |||
| Sunday 19th of September | Stour Valley - Leg 4 Upstreet - Pegwell Bay | TR_225635 Satellite | See the Newsletter for details and booking slip. | 16 or | ||||||
| Sunday 19th of September | Centenary Walk | TQ_417857 Satellite | The Epping Forest Centenary Walk from Manor Park to Epping is an annual event to celebrate our Forest, see Page of the Newsletter for details. | |||||||
| Tuesday 21st of September | Upminster, Cranham Marshes & Pot Kiln Wood | 175 | TQ_561868 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:45 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:30 at Upminster Stn. main entrance (parking £2) Pub stop at the 'Thatched House', St. Mary's Lane.(can only cater for 12 meals at a time !) | 8,5 | |||
| Saturday 25th of September | A Forest and Country Park Walk | 174 | TQ__465933 Satellite | 10:00 | Leisurely | Meet in car park opposite Chigwell Row Church for a morning walk with a pub stop at end of walk(Hainault Forest Autumn Festival) | 6 | |||
| Sunday 26th of September | The L.S. Lowry in London Walk | TQ330820_ Satellite | 10:00 | Leisurely | Meet in Liverpool Street Station, by platform 2, for a themed walk 'L.S. Lowry (the matchstick man) and find the Four Kings'. Coffee stop. | 3 | ||||
| Sunday 26th of September | Inside the M25 in Surrey | 146 | TQ_277583 Satellite | 10:15 | Moderate | 9:00 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket or 10:15 at Chipstead Station. Pub stop. | 11 | |||
| Tuesday 28th of September | Westwards from Bayford | 174 182 | TL_314083 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:30 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:30 at Bayford Station, Herts. Pub stop. | 10 | |||
| October 2010 | ||||||||||
| Saturday 2nd of October | Lea Valley Walk Stage 5 | 182 | TL_233085 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | Repeated by popular request ! Meet at Hatfield Station (10:06 (?) from Kings Cross, check times !) and finish at Harpenden, on a different line. (there is no Saturday bus service Harpenden-Hatfield) Pub stop. | 9 | |||
| Sunday 3rd of October | Albury via Braughing, Herts. | 194 | TL_442249 Satellite | 10:00 | Strenuous | 9:00 at Newbury Park Station (parking £1 on Sunday) or 10:00 at Albury Village Hall car park, SG11 2JL. A 'Fast & Furious' walk - see page 3 for more details. Pub stop at 'Brown Bear' Braughing, after 10 miles. | 13.75 | |||
| Sunday 3rd of October | A Walk from Mill Green | 183 | TL_636013 Satellite | 10:00 | Moderate | 9:15 Fullwell Cross car park or 10:00 in car park at Mill Green opposite the 'Cricketers'. A less hectic option ! Pub stop. | 8-9 | |||
| Tuesday 5th of October | Another Room in the Rodings | 183 | TL_579103 Satellite | 10:15 | Moderate | 9:30 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:15 at Beauchamp Roding. Park at rear of Hall (fee £1 per person) Pub stop. | 10 | |||
| Wednesday 6th of October | An 'Amble' from Chigwell Row | 174 | TQ__465933 Satellite | 10:30 | Leisurely | Meet in car park opposite Chigwell Row Church for a leisurely walk with a lunch/pub stop at Haveriing-atte-Bower.(Hainault Forest Autumn Festival) | 8 | |||
| Saturday 9th of October | Fairlop Waters & Aldborough Hatch | 174 | TQ_451915 Satellite | 10:00 | Leisurely | Meet at Hainault Station (Central line) for a leisurely morning walk. (Hainault Forest Autumn Festival) | 5-6 | |||
| Sunday 10th of October | Gravesend to Cliffe and back | 163 | TQ_654742 Satellite | 10:15 | Strenuous | 9:00 Fullwell Cross car park or 10:15 in Milton Place Car Park, on A226, Gravesend. Pub stop. (graded 'Strenuous' due to length only) | 16 | |||
| Monday 11th of October | Hainault Forest History Walk | 174 | TQ_476926 Satellite | 10:30 | Leisurely | Start the week! Meet at Hainault Forest Country Park cafeteria for a leisurely walk within the Forest with a commentary on the history of the Forest, finishing about 12:30. (charge for car park) (Hainault Forest Autumn Festival) | 3-4 | |||
| Tuesday 12th of October | Rivers North of Hertford | 174 | TL_327130 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:15 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket or 10:30 in Hartham Car Park, Hertford.( from A414, turn right onto B158, then right again for c.p., allow £4.50 for parking) | 11 | |||
| Saturday 16th of October | The North Face of Hampstead | 173 | TQ_252875 Satellite | 10;30 | Leisurely | Meet at Golders Green Station (Northern line) & return from Hampstead Station (Northern line). Coffee stop at Kenwood House & pub stop at end of walk. | 5 | |||
| Sunday 17th of October | Albury via Manuden | 194 | TL_442249 Satellite | 10:00 | Strenuous | 9:00 at Newbury Park Station (parking £1 on Sunday) or 10:00 at Albury Village Hall car park, SG11 2JL. A 'Fast & Furious' walk - see page 3 for more details. Pub stop at 'Yew Tree Inn' Manuden. | 12 | |||
| Tuesday 19th of October | Part of the Saffron Trail | 183 | TL_695135 Satellite | 10:15 | Moderate | 9:30 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:15 in Great Waltham village car park. Pub stop. | 11 | |||
| Saturday 23rd of October | A Family Walk | 174 | TQ_479944 Satellite | 10:30 | Easy | Meet at Lambourne End in the car park opposite the 'Miller & Carter' (formerly the 'Camelot') for an easy buggy-friendly stroll along the paths to the lake and farm animals returning by about 12:30.(Hainault Forest Autumn Festival) | 3 | |||
| Sunday 24th of October | A Longer Walk from the 'Camelot' today. | 174 | TQ_479944 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:45 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket or 10:30 at Lambourne End in the car park opposite the 'Miller & Carter' (formerly the 'Camelot') for a longer and brisker walk with a lunchtime pub stop.(Hainault Forest Autumn Festival) | 10 | |||
| Tuesday 26th of October | Belhus Woods Country Park | 175 | TQ_565825 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:30 Fullwell Cross car park or 10:30 in car park at Romford Road/ Aveley Road. (Parking £2) Pub stop at Upminster. | 9 | |||
| Saturday 30th of October | A Linear Walk thro' the Tail End of the Forest | 174 | TQ_393874 Satellite | 10:00 | Leisurely | Meet at Leytonstone LT Station for a walk through Epping Forest to Chingford (5.5 miles) and then on to Loughton (9 miles) Clocks go back tonight ! | 5.5 or 9 | |||
| Sunday 31st of October | Autumn Colours in the Forest | 174 | TQ_402919 Satellite | 9:15/ 9:30 | Moderate | Meet at Woodford Station (Central Line) at 9:15 or Hawkey Hall, Woodford Green at 9:30 for a linear walk to Epping Station. Option to shorten walk at 7 miles after late lunch stop at Theydon Bois (Sixteen String Jack) | 10.5 or 7 | |||
| November 2010 | ||||||||||
| Tuesday 2nd of November | Part of the Wandle Trail | 161 | TQ268703 Satellite | 10:45 | Moderate | Meet at Colliers Wood Station (Northern Line) for an easy going, level walk finishing at East Croydon Station. Pub stop. | 10 | |||
| Wednesday 3rd of November | An Amble from Ongar | 183 | TL_551026 Satellite | 10:00 | Leisurely | Meet in the lorry car park, Greensted Road, Ongar, for a leisurely amble. Pub stop. If you need a lift phone leader to see whether this might be arranged. (see newsletter) | 7-8 | |||
| Saturday 6th of November | 'Did the Bridge Move for You?' | 162 | _TQ__349810 Satellite | 10:15 | Leisurely | Meet at Shadwell station (DLR & East London line) for an interesting cultural and engineering history walk through docklands with more types of moving bridge than anywhere else in the world ! Pub stop at the'Town of Ramsgate' with a riverside balcony. | 5.5 or 9 | |||
| Sunday 7th of November | Through Grounds of Brocket Hall, Herts. | 182 | TL_215121 Satellite | 10:00 | Moderate | 9:00 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket or 10:00 in Lemsford car park, close to Brocket Corner. Pub stop in Wheathampstead. | 11 | |||
| Tuesday 9th of November | Matching Tye Figure of Eight | 183 | TL_515112 Satellite | 10:00 | Moderate | 9:00 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:00 at Matching Tye Village Hall.( Park at village hall or carefully in village) Pub stop at 'The Fox' | 10 | |||
| Saturday 13th of November | A Walk to the AGM | 174 | TQ_438930_ Satellite | 10:30 | Leisurely | Meet at Chigwell Station and walk through Chigwell and Fairlop to Aldborough Hatch for the AGM. | 3-4 | |||
| Sunday 14th of November | To Epping Forest | 174 | TL_384009 Satellite | 10:00 | Moderate | 9:15 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket or 10:00 in the Abbey Gardens car park, Waltham Abbey. Pub stop at 'The Owl'. | 11 | |||
| Tuesday 16th of November | Romp round Epping | 183 | TL_465025 Satellite | 10:00 | Moderate | 9:15 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:00 in Stonards Hill car park, Epping. Pub stop at Leader's local ! | 10 | |||
| Saturday 20th of November | A Stroll around Trent Country Park | 173 | TQ_281969 Satellite | 10:00 | Easy | Meet 10:00 at Cockfosters Tube station or 10:15 in Trent Park car park. Joint with Lea Valley Friends Group | 3-4 | |||
| Sunday 21st of November | Ally Pally to West Hampstead | 173 | TQ_308905 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | Meet at Alexandra Palace Station (First Capital Connect from Finsbury Park) for a linear walk to West Hampstead Station . Pub stop. | 9 | |||
| Tuesday 23rd of November | A Walk through some Pretty Essex Villages | 195 | TL_675306 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:30 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:30 outside 'The Vine', Great Bardfield. Please park considerately in the village. Pub stop at the 'Red Lion', Great Sampford (food available) | 12 | |||
| Saturday 27th of November | Greenish Urban East End | 162 173 | TQ_379836 Satellite | 10:50 | Moderate | Meet at Stratford DLR concourse at 10:45 or Pudding Mill Lane DLR Station at 10:50 for a linear walk to Liverpool St. via The Hackney Empire (and with maybe a little retail therapy in an interesting Saturday market) Pub stop in London Fields. | 8 | |||
| Sunday 28th of November | A Walk from Wheathampstead | 182 | TL_177140 Satellite | 10:15 | Moderate | 9:15 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket or 10:15 in car park in East Lane, Wheathampstead, behind 'The Bull' pub. Pub stop. | 9 | |||
| Tuesday 30th of November | Along & Around the Chelmer Valley | 195 | TL_607255 Satellite | 10:30 | Moderate | 9:30 Grove Park Wanstead by Co-op supermarket (except leader) or 10:30 by Great Easton Village Hall. Pub stop at Thaxted / tea room for fish & chips. Could be muddy ! | 10 | |||