Ponds, mixed woodlands, London’s largest heath and a hill crowned by a landmark windmill. Meet 11.00 Wimbledon Park District Line Stn (Zone 3). Lunch in Wimbledon Village or bring picnic. Finish at Wimbledon Stn. EX161. Leader Danny (07907 346957)
Photo: The windmill on Wimbledon Common. Picture taken February 2005 by Adrian Robson.
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In spite of the best efforts of the Metropolitan Line signalling system, 13 walkers finally assembled at Chesham station on a sunny but cold Saturday morning in January. By the time the train arrived we were nearly an hour late so we set off at pace to warm up and make sure we could complete the circuit of the town before dark. A number of valleys converge on Chesham and any walk in the vicinity involves a lot of up and down. Continue reading CHESHAM CIRCULAR – 10 JANUARY 2026
It is said that some plants and trees give off volatile organic compounds (phytoncides) that protect them against attacking organisms such as bacteria or fungi. And that “after only a short amount of time in the arbour of a forest, stress levels are reduced. Walking among trees decreases the body’s stress response, which in turn lowers your levels of cortisol, the stress hormone. As a result, you feel calmer.” Well it worked! The group was very calm and friendly, walking through the autumn leaves and looking out for fungi. Continue reading EPPING FOREST CIRCULAR WALK – 25 OCTOBER 2025
Twelve Poly Ramblers and two guests gathered at Berkhamsted station on the last shopping Saturday before Christmas. We would have been one more but Geoffrey was unable to find any parking and ended up going home. It was a lovely sunny morning and the first part of the walk took us on a loop through fields and woodland to the north of the town with beautiful views, returning through Berkhamsted Common. A few people peeled off to attend to Christmas preparations while the rest had a picnic or a quick drink and snack in the Boat pub on the canal. After lunch we did an easy, flat circuit on the canal towpath on either side of the town and we finished up following a Blue Plaque trail along the High Street of this historic market town. We saw old coaching inns, the impressive gothic style town hall and the childhood home of Clementine Churchill. We should have seen the birthplace of Graham Greene too but I managed to miss it in the fading light. Having had our fill of history we dispersed to the station or to tea and mince pies. Thanks to everyone who chose walking over Christmas shopping!
Gillian. Photos by Chris, Joyanna and Nita
