The day did not start well because of a train cancellation but 13 Poly Ramblers all met half an hour later than planned at Welwyn North Station which, by the way, is not in Welwyn but in Digswell. This was the only hiccup of the day. After leaving Harmer Green Lane, we crossed Lockleys Wood and followed an undulating path between fields that have been left fallow to benefit the wildlife. We went under the A1(M) via the Clock Roundabout and reached Danesbury Park, a historic parkland once linked to Danesbury House. Continue reading WEDNESDAY 1 APRIL: WELWYN NORTH – FERNERY AND CHOCOLATE SHOP →

On Saturday 28 March we held our AGM at St George’s Campden Hill with 34 attendees

Following the meeting and a plentiful buffet lunch, 16 walkers set off to amble through the Royal Parks. The sky was a mixture of brilliant blue and a few grey clouds. Luckily we didn’t have a repeat of lasts year’s deluge.  We passed through beautiful flower beds along the side of the Albert Memorial, crowds of tourists taking in the afternoon sunshine and heard the shouts of the demonstrators on what looked to be a peaceful march through the Hyde Park area.
A few walkers dropped out at Green Park.  In St James Park we spotted one pelican and a heron.  Pam went on a hunt for a Metropolitan water trough around the Whitehall area –  sadly no sign of it as the seating area for Trooping  the Colour blocked any view.  The rest of us finished our walk at Westminster Tube station.

Jackie Copeland. Photos by Ida and Nita

The sunshine attracted 16 Poly Ramblers on this walk in historic Bexley village and along the Cray river to Sidcup.
Nobody in the group knew what their home town or village were worth. But I could tell them that Bexley, in the Doomsday Survey of 1086, had 41 inhabitants, with 100 pigs and 10 ploughs, and was valued the equivalent of £20.

Continue reading Bexley Village, the Queen’s Beasts and the River Cray – 5th March 2026 →

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 →