Last update: 17th July 2025
Walk GradesJuly
2025
Tue
29 Jul
10:30 to 16:00
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Charming Essex countryside
Miles: 10, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Meet at 10:30am outside the tea rooms Blackmore CM4 0RL Pub stop.
August
2025
Sat
2 Aug
10:30 to 14:30
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Peckham Rye and Nunhead Cemetery Linear
Miles: 6, Linear
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Meet at Peckham Rye station for a walk around Peckham, across the Common to Peckham Rye Park (lunch stop, cafe). Afternoon tour of Nunhead Cemetery. Some commentary. Finish at Brockley station.
Tue
5 Aug
10:30 to 15:30
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Cudham circular
Miles: 10, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Meet at Orpington (zone 6) good train choices from London Bridge station. Walk will go through Farnborough and round Cudham. Pub stop at Downe.
Wed
6 Aug
10:30 to 14:00
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Fulham Green spaces and River Walk
Miles: 5, Circular
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Meet at Parsons Green station outside the barrier from the district line. For a scenic walk across Eel Brook common through parks, along the Thames path taking in Chelsea Harbour with views of Battersea and Albert bridges. Coffee break halfway with pub stop at the end.
Sat
9 Aug
11:00 to 15:00
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Where is the Jubilee River?
Miles: 7,
Grade: Leisurely
Slough Station to Taplow Station (both Elizabeth line) through Herschel Park (grade 2 listed and restored to Victorian splendour) and along the man made Jubilee River.
Tue
12 Aug
10:30 to 16:00
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Circular walk from Ingatestone
Miles: 11.5, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Meet at Ingatestone Station, Car parking available (Pay & display). Circular walk that will take us to Stock, for pub stop.
Sat
16 Aug
10:30 to 16:00
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Wye Downs
Miles: 10, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Walk Details Meet at Wye Station at 10:30 Postcode TN25 5HB walk around the downs then from Wye to Brought Lees pub stop once or twice.
Tue
19 Aug
10:30 to 16:00
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The Honey walk
Miles: 11, Linear
Grade: Moderate
Meet at Shenfield station 10:30 pub stop White Horse then through the weald to Brentwood Station
Sat
23 Aug
10:30 to 13:15
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Bank Station to Liverpool Street
Miles: 4, Linear
Grade: Easy, London walk
Meet 10.30 am outside Bank Station (Central, Northern and DLR Lines) exit 3/4 by the Wellington Statue in front of the Royal Exchange for a 3.5 - 4 mile leisurely walk exploring the Bengali East End where a steady flow of immigrants from Bangladesh have settled to predominantly work in the East End clothing industry, gradually replacing the previous Jewish and Huguenot workers. The walk will finish at Liverpool Street station around 1.15 pm. Coffee and toilets.
Tue
26 Aug
10:30 to 15:30
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Ford End
Miles: 10, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Meet at small car park opposite church. CM3 1LH Lunch at the Compasses Littley Green. Huffer paradise! 6.5m morning, 3.5m afternoon.
Sat
30 Aug
10:30 to 14:30
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Green Link Walk Section 4 -Blackfriars to Peckham
Miles: 5, Linear
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Fourth and final leg of the Green Link Walk . Walk from Blackfriars tube station to the hustle and bustle of Peckham . Enjoy the Thames, St Paul's, Tate Modern ,Elephant Park, Burgess Park and the old Surrey Canal along the way. Finish at Peckham Rye railway station. Optional pub stop at end of walk.
September
2025
Tue
2 Sep
10:30 to 16:00
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Cockles and Muscles
Miles: 11, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Walk Details Meet at 10:30 at Edwards Hall Park car park at Bosworth Road come off the A127 at Progress Road Postcode SS9 5AE. Walk part of the Saffron Trail to Leigh then pub stop back via Hadleigh.
Wed
3 Sep
10:30 to 15:00
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Lambeth to Bermondsey station linear walk
Miles: 7, Linear
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
***New 5th July*** Joint walk with West Essex. Meet: Waterloo mainline station outside Foyles Bookshop opposite platforms 17/18. Street walking around Lambeth, Borough and London Bridge with commentary at places of interest. Drop out points. Please bring lunch. Approximate finish time 15.00
Sat
6 Sep
10:30 to 14:00
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***New 17th Jul*** East London cemeteries and markets
Miles: 5.5, Circular
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Meet at Mile End U/G Station at 10.30. Go through Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Roman Road Market, to Mile End Road Weatherspoons or Mile End Station.
Tue
9 Sep
10:30 to 16:30
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Epping Forest Circular
Miles: 10, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Circular walk from Loughton station. Two stops at Butlers retreat and High Beach (pub or cafe). Our route is via Quists Oak, Chingford Visitors Centre/ Butlers retreat, Cuckoo Brook, High Beach, Loughton Camp, Kates Cellar and back to Loughton station.
Tue
16 Sep
11:00 to 15:30
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Elstree Borehamwood to Radlett
Miles: 9, Linear
Grade: Moderate
This is a 9 mile linear walk, starting from Elstree & Borehamwood Station on ThamesLink at 11am. The walk takes through the Hertfordshire countryside, passing through Shenley. Finally we reach our destination Radlett Station, where you can catch the train back to London. Please bring a picnic lunch. For those wishing to there is the opportunity for a pub stop at the Red Lion in Radlett.
Sat
20 Sep
10:30 to 14:00
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A 100 year old murder
Miles: 5, Linear
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Start Ilford Station (Ilford Hill entrance). Follow sites of the Ilford murder of Percy Thompson, for which his wife and young lover were arrested and tried. Route continues through Roding Valley Park to City of London Cemetery where we locate relevant graves. Walk ends at Manor Park Station. Event from the story will be told by a local expert.
Sat
20 Sep
10:30 to 16:00
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Hollingbourne Kent
Miles: 11, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Meet at Hollingbourne Station 10:30. To Thurnham, stop at Black Horse pub then return to station via Detling and Hucking.
Tue
23 Sep
10:30 to 16:00
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Danbury Country Park
Miles: 10, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Meet Danbury Country Park car park - £4.50 car park charge. Lunch at Paper Mill Lock tea rooms
Sat
27 Sep
10:30 to 14:30
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Hampton Court and Bushy Parks.
Miles: 5.5, Circular
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Start at Hampton Court Station (south side of Hampton Court Bridge). Focal point of walk is Hampton Court Palace (the "English Versailles").From the palace and its ornamental gardens, the walk crosses Hampton Court Park to the river Thames onto Kingston Bridge and returns via wide and open expanses of Busby Park to finish at Hampton Court station. Optional pub stop at end of walk .
Tue
30 Sep
10:30 to 16:00
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Circular walk Felsted to Great Leighs
Miles: 11, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Meet at Felsted recreation ground car park. Access to car park is by Jollyboys Lane north, off Braintree Road. W3W nitrate.driveways.nurtures nearby postcode CM6 3DU, but pass Abbeyfield on left and continue for 100 yards to car park. Pub stop Great Leighs
October
2025
Wed
1 Oct
10:30 to 16:00
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Princess Diana trail
Miles: 7, Circular
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Meet at St James’s Park station (Park & Broadway exit/Petty France) walk through St James’s Park, Green Park, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. Coffee stop at Serpentine cafe, lunch stop at Italian Gardens. Toilets in parks.
Sat
4 Oct
10:30 to 15:00
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Tower Hill to Surrey Quays station linear walk
Miles: 7, Linear
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
***New 5th Jul*** Joint walk with West Essex. Meet: outside Tower Hill station opposite Trinity Square. Street walking in some of the footsteps of Samuel Pepys including a walk to Rotherhithe Village. Walking along the Thames Path where possible. Walk includes commentary. Please bring lunch. Finish time: 15.00 approx.
Sat
11 Oct
10:30 to 15:00
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*** new 17th Jul *** Holland Park to Thames
Miles: 5.5, Linear
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Start at Holland Park U/G Station for walk through Fulham finishing at Putney Bridge.
Tue
14 Oct
10:30 to 16:00
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Circular walk from Rye House Gatehouse
Miles: 10, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Meet at free car park at Rye House Gatehouse. 9.42 train from Liverpool St station arrives at nearby Rye House station at 10:18 W3W pill.groom.answer If travelling from the east, through the Thames Water site, continue past the RSPB site and the gatehouse will be on your right. Pub stop at Wareside
Sat
18 Oct
10:30 to 14:30
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Cheshunt to Brimsdown
Miles: 5, Linear
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Meet outside Cheshunt Station for a walk through Waltham Abbey, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Enfield Island Village to Brimsdown Station, Through parks and along the river with interesting churches along the way. Coffee stop halfway with pubs and cafes at the end.
Sat
18 Oct
10:30 to 16:00
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Sole Street Kent
Miles: 10, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Walk Details Meet at Sole Street station at 10 :30 am walk Postcode DA13 0XY. Part of the Wealdway. Pub stop then via Cobham to Sole street.
Tue
21 Oct
10:30 to 16:00
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Old Ways
Miles: 10, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Walk Details Meet at 10:30 am at Church Lane Takeley postcode CM22 6TZ. Park near church. Walk part of Harcamlow way and Saffron Trail. Pub stop Gt Dunmow
Sat
25 Oct
10:30 to 14:30
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Blackheath and Greenwich Park
Miles: 5, Circular
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Start at Blackheath station for a circuit of Greenwich Park with its rich assortment of grand buildings (passing the Old Royal Observatory/National Maritime Museum/Royal Naval Colleges) The route includes a walk under the Greenwich Foot Tunnel to Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs before returning to finish at Blackheath station via Greenwich Park again. Optional pub stop at end in Blackheath.
Tue
28 Oct
10:30 to 15:00
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Biggin hill
Miles: 9, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Meet at Orpington station zone 6. At 10.30 choice of trains from London Bridge. Walk along Biggin Hill airport towards Downe, for pub stop lunch.
November
2025
Sat
1 Nov
10:30 to 13:00
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A North London urban green walk.
Miles: 5.5, Linear
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Meet: Outside Highbury and Islington station. A linear walk from Islington to Tottenham Hale via Highbury Fields, Clissold Park, Abney Cemetery, the heights of Springfield Park and down through the Lea Valley. A coffee stop on the way and Finish: at Tottenham Hale tube.
Tue
4 Nov
10:30 to 16:00
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Thames Chase
Miles: 10, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Walk Details Meet at Upminster station at 10:30 am walk part of the London loop into the chase. Pub Stop Postcode RM14 2TH
Wed
5 Nov
10:30 to 16:00
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Around Islington
Miles: 6, Linear
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Meet at Angel underground station (Northern Line) for a walk around some of the streets , green spaces and canal tow paths around Islington. Toilets at the start, after about an hour and a quarter and at lunch stop where there are benches, cafes and pubs.
Sat
8 Nov
10:30 to 14:30
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Part of London loop
Miles: 7, Linear
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Meet at Erith station 10.30 to Walk part of London loop, following river Darent and river Cray, to Bexley station. Choice of trains from London Bridge outward and Bexley station back to London Bridge.
Tue
11 Nov
10:30 to 15:45
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Essex Wilderness
Miles: 11, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Meet outside Great Stambridge church (postcode SS4 2AP) at 10:30am pub stop at Canewdon.
Sat
15 Nov
10:15 to 12:30
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PRE 2025 AGM WALK -Chadwell Heath to Fullwell Cross
Miles: 4.5, Linear
Grade: Leisurely, London walk
Walk prior to the 2025 AGM at Fullwell Cross Library .Start at Chadwell Heath Station (Elizabeth Line) at 10:15 (NOTE EARLIER TIME). walk via St Chad's Park/Aldborough Hatch / Fairlop Waters Park to Fullwell Cross Library and /or Fairlop Underground Station . Optional pub stop at Fairlop Oak pub opposite the library if time !
Tue
18 Nov
10:30 to 15:30
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Lower Lea Valley
Miles: 11, Circular
Grade: Moderate
Meet at booking office Stratford International Station for walk along the Lea Valley. Lunch at Tottenham Hale, choice of Pump House Cafe, Walthamstow Wetlands or Ferry Boat Inn opposite. Alternative routes depending on weather.
Sat
22 Nov
10:30 to 14:00
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Enfield Town and Green Spaces
Miles: 5.5, Linear
Grade: Leisurely
Meet outside Enfield Town Station for a walk around this historic part of North London with parks, the new river and churches. Hopefully a coffee break halfway with plenty of cafes and pubs at the end.
Tue
25 Nov
10:30 to 16:30
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Beckenham Place Park to Nunhead Cemetery
Miles: 10, Linear
Grade: Moderate, London walk
Meet at Beckenham Hill station SE6 3RD. Thameslink trains from Farringdon. The 9.42 from Farringdon arrives at Beckenham Hill station at 10.15. I would advise going to the loo on the train as there are no toilets for the 1st 3 miles. A walk through the green spaces of SE London including Crystal Palace to Nunhead Cemetery. Pub stop. Return from Nunhead station SE15 3XE. Trains from Nunhead go to Victoria and there are also Thameslink trains to West Hampstead via St. Pancras. Further pub stop at Nunhead for those who want it.