January 2021
Canada Water to Mile End linear.
Ramble 3391. Meet: Canada Water station (bus station exit) 11.15 Distance: 5.5 miles Lunch: The Anchor Tap, 20A Horsleydown Lane, SE1 2LN (GR TQ336800) 12.45 Travel: Canada Water Station – Jubilee Line. Return from Mile End Underground Station – District and Central Lines. Within Freedom Pass boundary. Contact on the day: Marjorie 07547-232812 The 2 mile walk before lunch goes through Southwark Park to Rotherhithe. It then follows the Bermondsey Wall to St Saviour’s Dock and Shad Thames to the historic…
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Hanwell to Kew Bridge linear
Ramble 3392. Meet: Hanwell station 11.16. Distance: 4.75 miles. Lunch: The Fox, Green Lane, Hanwell W7 2PJ (GR TQ151796) 12.15. Travel: TfL Rail from Paddington Rail station 11.02, Ealing Broadway 11.11. Return from Kew Bridge National Rail station to London Waterloo via Clapham Junction, 16.07, 16.26, 16.41. All within Freedom Pass boundary. Contact: Edward 07522 624888 on day. The walk explores part of the River Brent valley, on the west side of London, and incorporates the river, a canal…
Find out more »Highgate to Baker Street linear
Ramble: 3393. Meet: Highgate station 11.30am. Distance: 6.5 miles. Lunch: The Wrestlers , 98 North Road, Highgate, London N6 4AA 12.30. (GR TQ 283883) Travel: to Highgate station(Northern Line), return from Baker Street Station(Jubilee, Bakerloo and Metropolitan lines). Many drop out points in town as needed. All within Freedom Pass Zones(1-3). Contact (on the day): Laurie 07811-588988. A Parks and Plaques walk. Takes in Queen`s Wood and Highgate Wood before lunch and Highgate Village, Hampstead Heath, Primrose Hill and…
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New Cross to Peckham Rye linear (Lost Canals)
Ramble: 3394 Meet: New Cross station (not New Cross Gate station) 11.15 Distance: 5½ miles Lunch: Roma Café, 21 Peckham Park Road SE 15 6TR (GR TQ345779) 1.00 p.m. Travel: Frequent trains from London Bridge and Cannon Street, also Overground trains. Contact: Brenda 07731 781283 or Andy 07917 844501 Description: Grand Surrey Canal Part 2. Returning through Fordham Park to Folkestone Gardens, where we left the route of the canal at the end of Part 1, we continue to follow…
Find out more »Strawberry Hill to Hampton Court linear
Ramble: 3395 Meet: Strawberry Hill station 11.08 Distance: 6.8 miles Lunch: The Druids Head, 3 Market Place, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1JT (GR TQ178691) Travel: Waterloo (SW rail) 10.33, Vauxhall 10.37, Clapham Junction 10.43, Richmond 10.58, Wimbledon (clock-wise route) 10.43. Victoria (change at CJ) 10.25. Return trains from Hampton Court every half hour via the stations listed above to Waterloo. Within Freedom Pass boundary. Contact on the day: Peter 07528 716569 The walk begins with a short visit to Strawberry…
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Gordon Hill circular
Ramble: 3396. Meet: Gordon Hill station, Enfield at 11.17. Distance: 6.5 miles. Lunch: The Pied Bull, 5 Bull's Cross, Enfield EN2 9HE (GR TQ341995) at 13.30. Travel: Great Northern train from Moorgate: 10.40, Highbury & Islington: 10.48, Finsbury Park 10.54 (destination Hertford North) Return: Gordon Hill: 16.30, 16.46, 17.00. Within Freedom Pass boundary. Contact: Linda (07879 335 445) or Tony (07823 557 285) A walk in a rural stretch of Enfield passing through Hillyfields Park to follow the old course…
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Ramble 3397. Meet: Redhill station (Surrey) 10.50. Distance: 6 miles. Lunch: Inn on the Pond, Nutfield Marsh Road, Redhill RH1 4EU (GR TQ 301517) 12.45. Travel: Southern Rail London Victoria 10.09, Clapham Junction 10.15, East Croydon 10.26, Purley 10.33, Coulsdon South 10.38, Merstham 10.44. 6 return trains to London Victoria from Redhill between 16.12 and 17.30, plus regular trains to St Pancras International. Freedom Pass boundary Coulsdon South. Contact: Richard S 07887 556311 and Linda S 07740 876891 on day…
Find out more »Wood Street to Chingford linear
Ramble 3398. Meet: Wood Street station (Walthamstow) 11:05. Distance: 6 miles. Lunch: Rose & Crown, 31 Mill Lane, Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0UG (GR TQ385894) at 13:15. Travel : Liverpool Street station London Overground 10.48, Hackney Downs 10:55, Walthamstow Central 11:03. Return trains from Chingford station to Liverpool Street station every 20 mins. All within Freedom Pass boundary. Contact : David M. 07929 075 722 on day. Approximately 3 miles from start to lunch venue and another 3 miles to…
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