It didn’t look promising early on Sunday morning with rain tapping impatiently on my window pane and a weather warning glowering at me from the safety of my ipad. But it turned out to be a fine breezy autumnal day in the end with plenty of sunshine and no rain. Four of us met at Walthamstow and waited and waited for a rail replacement bus to Chingford which grudgingly appeared and then as if to make up for the delay whisked us off to Chingford fairly rapidly. We started on our walk though Epping Forest around 11am, picking our way between some pretty large puddles and being met by riders out on their horses enjoying the fresh air. Continue reading Sunday 6th October, Chingford circular
NUNHEAD CIRCULAR – 28 SEPTEMBER
Following a summer of beautiful walks in the countryside 16 Polyramblers set off on an urban walk celebrating S.E. London’s green spaces in many of its guises. We started with a circuit of Nunhead Cemetery, one of the”Magnificent Seven” Victorian
Cemeteries and now a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Wildlife, home to songbirds, woodpeckers and tawny owls. We paused to view several monuments, some elaborate, some poignant and most ravaged by nature and vandalism. Continue reading NUNHEAD CIRCULAR – 28 SEPTEMBER
EPPING TO CHINGFORD: SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER
Epping Forest was acquired by the City of London in 1882, and previously in the 1800s many trees were felled for the Navy. Twelve Polyramblers assembled at Epping station, some having been affected by a little tube outage from the northwest and west! Even I was met with a taped off Met line platform at Farringdon and suddenly returned into my Thameslink train, rejoining the tube at the brand new entrance of Bank station. Continue reading EPPING TO CHINGFORD: SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER
Saturday 14th September: Witley circular via hascombe
12 members plus Teddy set off from Witley station on a circular walk through the wooded hills of SW Surrey. At several parts of the walk we traversed the Greensand Way. We also walked on part of the Octavia Hill Trail named after the founder of the National Trust and passed an avenue of houses owned by millionaires. The gardens were so large you couldn’t see the houses! We took our lunch break in Hascombe village at the lovely White Horse pub, which served some great beer and lovely, if slightly expensive, food or picnicked by the picturesque village pond with a Victorian church opposite. Continue reading Saturday 14th September: Witley circular via hascombe
Barnes Bridge to Richmond and Teddington – Saturday 7 September
We enjoyed a leisurely walk along the river from Barnes Bridge to Richmond and then Richmond to Teddington. Although it was somewhat overcast it cleared up later in the afternoon. Fifteen members started the walk, a good mixture of hikers and strollers for a change. It was busy on the towpath with many cyclists and runners to dodge. Part way along we had a call from Danny to say he was waiting for Sarah and Rosie who had been delayed en route. Along the walk we were able to enjoy attractive views into Kew Gardens, Continue reading Barnes Bridge to Richmond and Teddington – Saturday 7 September