Category: Walk reports
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SUNDAY 29th OCTOBER WEST WICKHAM to HAMSEY GREEN (LONDON LOOP)
It rained heavily during most of the walk but our small group of 8 polyramblers were all geared up for it! We walked through many parks and woods, Coney hill Park, Sparrows Den, Spring Park woods, Shirley Heath, Cheyne wood, Three Halfpenny wood, Addlington Hills (we had our lunch stop under trees near the viewpoint…
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BEVERLEY BROOK WALK – 21 OCTOBER
After meeting at New Malden station 15 Polys set off to follow the Beverley Brook to the Thames. We passed New Malden golf course and after going under the busy A3 we were soon in the lovely woodland of Beverley Meads and Fishponds Local Nature Reserve. We followed the brook along the edge of Wimbledon…
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SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER NORBURY PARK, MOLE VALLEY, DRUIDS GROVE, WESTHUMBLE and MICKLEHAM
Eleven Polyrambers set off from Westhumble rail station on a six mile circular walk including the village of Mickleham, woodlands making up Norbury Park and the Druids Grove with its fine specimens of ancient Yews. The weather was unexpectedly fine with only a couple of quick showers passing through. The only pub on route was…
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Saturday 30th September Hanwell to Richmond Via the Grand Union Canal, Syon Park and Isleworth
16 members of the Poly Ramblers Club met at Hanwell Station to begin our walk to Richmond. I had warned about the short platform at Hanwell but had failed to mention that not all trains stopped there resulting in one member ending up at Hayes and Harlington. We stopped to admire the Wharncliffe Viaduct, one…
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EGHAM TO WINDSOR – 23 SEPTEMBER
After a slightly delayed train journey, 19 Poly Ramblers and 1 guest made it onto the rail replacement bus at Staines, thanks to Ida who arranged for the bus to be held for us. Unfortunately 1 member arrived at Egham on a later bus, too late to join the walk. Such are the perils of…