Seventeen members gathered at Piccadilly Circus on a pleasantly warm and sunny Thursday evening. Stuart took us on a 90 minute guided tour of various West End haunts of Holmes and Watson. The area was busy with tourists, al fresco drinkers and traffic but luckily Stuart has a loud voice and was able to make himself heard above the hubbub.   Continue reading Thursday 8 September: Evening Walk – Sherlock Holmes Trail →

Over the previous bank holiday weekend, the club had been to Skipton, returning late on Tuesday, so Sandra was not expecting a large turnout. We were pleasantly surprised to find 16 of us at Knockholt station. The weather was warm although rain was forecast for the afternoon. Our route took us in a sweep to the south and west, across attractive chalk downland and the occasional golf course. We stopped to talk to a vociferous couple of goats. Continue reading Saturday 3rd September, Knockholt to Orpington →

After a few dry weeks, the weather forecast was for rain.  That’s probably why only 5 elite Polyramblers turned up for the walk.  However, we only had 3 showers during the day, one while we were on the train, the second while we were having lunch and the third in the afternoon lasted only 2 minutes.  The train was delayed due to problems with a door so we missed the bus in St Margarets which is only every 2 hours.  Therefore, we decided to do the walk in reverse from St Continue reading Saturday 20 August: The Hadhams (Herts) →

Eleven of us  got off the train at Farncombe. We were  pleased to have been joined by Jenifer who was checking us out with a view to perhaps becoming a member. The day was overcast with sunny periods  forecast for later. Making our way down towards the Wey and Arun navigation, we paused to admire some well tended allotments, their abundance putting our own efforts to shame. Perhaps  the Wey alluvial deposits are better for growing stuff than our London clay. Continue reading August 13th. Farncombe to Godalming →

Four of us started the walk with a leisurely coffee while the main group was delayed because of a cancelled train. When we turned up at the station, the other 12 had gone but Danny and Gillian were waiting for us. It was a hot day and it was nice to be in the shade of the Alban way, the former route of the Hatfield to St Albans branch line of the Great Northern Railway. The Line was opened in 1865 for Continue reading Saturday 6 August: St Albans to Hatfield along the Alban Way →