Nine walkers met at Saunderton station for an 8 mile walk in the Chiltern Hills, led by John and Caroline.  Although it was sunny everywhere else, the mist had descended on this part of Buckinghamshire and we were deprived of views all morning. After a couple of hours of undulating walking we reached the pub at Bledlow and unusually were almost mud free. We enjoyed a good meal although Pam and Stuart both wanted the last remaining portion of beef lasagne (Stuart conceded gracefully). Just has we were finishing, Mike turned up, having missed the train and done his own walk in the morning. We stepped out of the pub into bright, warm sunshine. The mist had lifted and it was like a different day. John wanted to show us Bledlow Church but unfortunately it was locked. Instead we had a look at the Lyde Garden, a sunken aquatic garden created by Lord Carrington and now open to the public. From there it was downhill for the next hour to Princes Risborough station. Thanks to John and Caroline.

Six Polyramblers arrived at Brookwood station to meet Margaret, our guide, and her husband.  Like last year, Margaret gave us a very informative tour of Brookwood Cemetery, starting with its history .  She pointed out the grave of Zaha Hadid, the well-known architect whose designs include the London Olympic Aquatic Centre.  We then walked through the non-conformist part of the cemetery with Margaret bringing to life (if I may say so) some of the people buried Continue reading Saturday 15 October 2016: Brookwood Cemetery and Pirbright (Surrey) →

It was a lovely, sunny autumn day for this undulating walk following parts of different paths: the Woldingham Countryside Walk, the North Downs Way, the Vanguard Way and the Greenwich Meridian Trail.  There were 12 Polyramblers on the train but two forgot to get off at Woldingham station.  We started the walk going gently up through woodland before reaching the North Downs Way where we had a nice view of the countryside bisected by the M25 and the Continue reading Sunday 25 September: Woldingham and Chelsham (Circular Walk) →

Only three polyramblers boarded the Windsor train so I was hoping a few members would join en route or come on First Great Western. At Windsor four more members joined us,  so not a bad turn out as there was a longer walk scheduled for Sunday. We walked along the river towards Eton Wick and Dorney , where the British rowing team trains.  We went into St Mary Magdalene Church (Friends of Continue reading Saturday 17 September: Windsor Circular Walk →

The weather forecast was for heavy rain all day but this did not stop 6 Polyramblers and 3 of John’s friends from another group to come on this walk in the Stort Valley.  Children were having fun in canoes when we reached the Stort Nagivation Canal which we started to follow alongside meadows.   At Parndon Mill Lock, we started playing catch-up with a lady on a narrow boat Continue reading Saturday 10 September: Harlow Town to Broxbourne (Herts) – Linear →