Walks

This walk takes in extensive, beautiful beech woods which will hopefully have some lovely golden leaves left on the trees. Bring a packed lunch. Pub at the end.

Terrain: Gentle hills and beech woods

Travel: Take the 9:50 from Paddington, change at Reading (arr 10:13, dep 10:25), arrive Goring & Streatley 10:37. If you get to Paddington early, there is a direct train to G&S at 9:37. Buy a return to Goring & Streatley (NOT Goring By Sea).

This walk explores the lesser-known paths and rural roads between Princes Risborough and High Wycombe. It will be held at a fast pace and there will be hills aplenty, foremost among these being the ascent of Chinnor Hill. We will also walk through several woodlands, which will hopefully display an autumnal hue. There will be a pub stop en route, and we will finish at the Mad Squirrel Taproom.

Please bring a packed lunch and a torch (as the walk may finish in the dark).

Terrain: Woods, hills, fields

Travel: Take the 09:42 from London Marylebone, arr. Princes Risborough 10:24. Buy a return to Princes Risborough.

A scenic London walk offering riverside views, ancient woodlands, free-roaming deer, botanical gardens, and a historic 1817 windmill. 

We will take a mid afternoon break near Pembroke Lodge in Richmond park where there are public facilities/coffee shop.

Travel:  Take the 11:09 from London Waterloo (11:19 Clapham Junction) arriving 11:28 Richmond Station (London).

Walk finishes at Wimbledon Station.

Both Stations are within Oyster/contactless card zones.

An evening walk exploring some of the city streets before dropping onto the Thames Tow Path.

Please come and join us at the end for an optional pub stop at end of the walk.

We begin by exploring Windsor Great Park, traversing the Long Walk and passing The Copper Horse state of George III and the Golden Jubilee statue of Queen Elizabeth II.

After lunch, there will be an afternoon pub stop.

We then explore country paths and woods before finishing in Bracknell with an optional end pub stop. 

Bring a packed lunch and a torch. 

Terrain: Park, Woods, Urban

Travel: Take the 09:33 from London Waterloo (09:37 Vauxhall; 09:43 Clapham Junction) arrive Windsor & Eton Riverside Station at 10.29am. Return trains from Bracknell run to London Waterloo. 

Buy two single tickets as the two legs are on different train lines.

Meet outside Windsor & Eton Riverside Railway Station's western entrance on Farm Yard Road

An undulating, reasonably fast paced  walk (bearing  in mind day light hours are now diminishing), following a mix of woodland tracks, rural paths and quiet lanes. The route takes in the picturesque autumn colours of Winkworth Arboretum before continuing across heathland to steadily walk up to the top of Devil's Punch Bowl before descending into Haslemere to finish.

Total ascent about 800 meters. Walk about 18 miles . 

Bring packed lunch with pub stop at the end.  Please bring head torch in case of need. 

Travel arrangements:

Take the 0900 from London Waterloo (this service doesn't stop  at Clapham Junction). Arrive Godalming at 0942. 

For  those travelling from Clapham, take the 0852 arriving into Godalming at 0933.  This train leaves London Waterloo at 0845.

Buy return Haslemere.

Join me for a Sunday stroll...

We shall start off on the South Bank - meandering through the city and finish up near King's Cross - noting some of the Modernist Buildings enroute.

Wear comfortable shoes, carry water, cross roads and streets with caustion. The walk is about 4 miles long.

Finish at a pub for drinks and food (optional) and a chat.

Modern architecture emerged at the end of the 19th century from revolutions in technology, engineering, and building materials, and from a desire to break away from historical architectural styles and invent something that was purely functional and new.

Key architects: Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Richard Neutra

Otto Wagner, in Vienna, was another pioneer of the new style. In his book Moderne Architektur (1895) he had called for a more rationalist style of architecture, based on "modern life”.

London has some excellent examples...

Route starts by following woodland paths through Alice Holt Forest, and then crosses undulating landscapes and scenic heathland, taking in Frensham Great and Little Ponds. We also visit Waverley Abbey Ruins before the final section of the route into Farnham. Total ascent 240m.

Please bring a packed lunch. Pub stop at end of walk.

Terrain: Woods, heathland, fields

Travel: Take 9:05 from London Waterloo (Clapham Junction 9:15), arrive Bentley 10:21. Buy a return to Bentley (Hampshire).

In the not too distant past you could take out a £20 note and it would pay for your entire night out. These days that £20 will get you a couple of pints but won't get a 3rd pint in many Central London pubs.

There is an alternative though. Join us on this walk through the streets of Central London and we will end up at the appropriately named Metropolitan Bar. This is a Wetherspoons where you can buy a pint of Worthingtons for £2.99 meaning that £20 note should be all you need. 

If your budget can stretch to buying the walk leader a thank you drink for organising the walk it would be much appreciated.

We’ll head via Chertsey town centre to the  Thames, then westwards along the river passing through Staines (probable cafe stop, depending on numbers), then via Runnymede and onwards into Windsor Great Park, finishing in a pub by the castle. Please bring a packed lunch.

Train- 09:03 from London Waterloo (09:13 Clapham Junction), changing at Staines (arr 09:42, dep 09:47), arrive Chertsey 10:05, Buy a return to Windsor & Eton Riverside.

Starting at Pimlico we’ll pass a couple of cathedrals, an abbey and some churches as we celebrate the start of the Christmas season. 
Pub at end. 

Swap the city for the Christmas countryside, as we visit locations from the hit festive film The Holiday! Places include the site of Iris's cottage and The White Horse pub in Shere, Graham's Mill House near Wonersh, and Amanda's shopping destination in Godalming. Between which we'll also take in the lovely landscape of the Surrey Hills.

Please bring a packed lunch. Pub stop at lunchtime (for drinks only), and at the end.

(Note: for the accompanying 'The Holiday Concert' social the following day, please visit the Met Walkers website).

Terrain: Tracks, Country Lanes, Woods, Fields, River Path

Travel: Take 8:45 from London Waterloo (8:52 Clapham Junction), change at Guildford (arr. 9:23, dep. 9:36), arr. Gomshall 9:52. Buy return to Gomshall. May require an additional single from Godalming to Guildford on the return journey.

Come for a festive evening stroll with Christmas lights through the west end, Covent Garden and south bank

A classic route taking in views from Coombe, Beacon and Whiteleaf Hills, and some other undulations through the Chilterns woodland (including a couple of familiar steep, sometimes slippy descents). You may spot some Iron Age and early medieval earthworks. Total ascent 650m. Brisk pace.

Pub stop shortly after lunch for drinks only, and at the end (optional).

Bring a packed lunch. Bring a headtorch as we are likely to finish after the (early, hopefully pretty!) sunset.

Terrain: hills, woods

Travel: Take 9:27 from London Marylebone arr. Wendover 10:16.

We'll begin deep and crisp and even along the Paddington Canal and then jingle all the way to Marylebone High Street to join the Christmas shoppers before gazing in the festive Selfridges windows. We will finish at the very christmassy Mercato Mayfair for post walk refreshments. We will be on our merry way promptly so aim to arrive at the start before 7pm.