Category: Walk reports

“They had a very fine day for Box Hill” – Jane Austen – Emma. As did 15 Polyramblers arriving at Dorking station and heading for the pretty village of Pixham and its Castle Mill. We crossed the millstream and admired the fast flowing weir on the River Mole before tackling the southern flank of Box…

On a bright & breezy Sunday morning, sixteen members found their way to Blackheath Station for the start of a walk around an historic part of London. Ignoring the delights of a farmer’s market in the station car park, the group climbed away from the village centre which was rudely called the Dowager’s Bottom in…

A select band of 9 Poly Ramblers undeterred by the heat and distance from London, turned out for a spectacular varied walk along the east sussex coast and inland through the beautiful south downs national park. We started with a briefing on the Seaford seafront and then began the walk up the steep ascent of…

I arrived at Euston early and Geoffrey did too so we were able to have a chat about railways while waiting.  We were a bit late arriving at Berkhamsted, having been held up by a slow train ahead of us.  12 of us set off from Berko, after a further delay while I fiddled with…

Fifteen blind ramblers and helpers and nine Polyramblers enjoyed a wonderful day in Kew Gardens. We started by ascending to the Temple of Aeolus, the god of wind, who thankfully was not active that day. In fact it was beautifully sunny between the clouds! Walking back through plant evolution in the Evolution Garden we reached…