2025 Walk Details

 

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING BOOT COVERS/PLASTIC BAGS to put over your boots at the lunch stop - we only want to leave behind a good impression not mud on the carpet.

 

Maps and menus for the walks can be found in the members section

 

EXTENDED WALK for Monday 12th May 2025

 

The next extended walk is on Monday 12th May 2025 and will be a trip to London to walk The Regents Canal, 8.6 miles in total. The walk will start at Limehouse Basin and finish at Little Venice at Paddington, see attached road map with the canal route superimposed. I have also attached a Wikipedia map of the canal route.

We will need to meet at Swanley station about 9.20am to buy tickets. I would estimate that we would be back at Swanley station around 6 pm. The best option would be to buy a Travel Card to London as we will be returning after 4pm so an Oyster card may prove more expensive. If you have a rail discount card you will get a third off the price. You will also get a third off if three or more people travel together as a group. Please let me know whether you are coming and whether you would like to be part of a group. The discounted price is currently £11.85.

We will catch the 09.48 train to London Bridge and then the Northern Line to Bank where we will change to the Docklands Light Railway to Lime House which should be around 10.30am. We should arrive at Victoria Park for a banana break were there are public toilets at mid-day. We will aim to be at Camden market at 2.15pm for lunch. We will return from Paddington using the Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus and Victoria Line to Victoria.

There are lots of options to eat at Camden or you could bring a packed lunch. I decided to use the Weatherspoon’s pub called The Ice Wharf earlier this week which was really good, see attached menu.

My email address, robertbrickell50@gmail.com  

 

 

EXTENDED WALK for Monday 3rd March 2025

The next extended walk is on Monday 3rd March 2025 and will be a circular walk from The Cricketers Inn, Wrotham Road, Meopham, Kent, DA13 0QA. Tel: 01474 812163, see attached map of the route.  The pub have advised that we can use their car park and there is car parking in Steele’s Lane adjacent the green.

The lunch stop will be at The Cricketers and their menu for the 7th February is attached. Hopefully the mains will still be the same for our date. We will aim to be at the pub by 1:30 pm for lunch. 

Their web site is www.thecricketersinn.co.uk  I have indicated in the region of 10-12 of us give or take a few. Please advise me of your menu choice, by Monday 24th February if you are stopping for lunch. If you are not stopping for lunch please park in Steele’s Lane, and meet in the Cricketers car park. 

My email address, robertbrickell50@gmail.com  

Please arrive by 9:45am.

The walk will start at 10:00 am and will be led by Martin Williamson who has planned this walk.

The total walk distance is 6.52 miles. There are undulations on the route.

Directions: Take the M20 towards Wrotham – first exit for A20 to Wrotham – take the A227, first exit onto Gravesend Road which changes to Wrotham Road and then South Street to Meopham Green. The Cricketers is on the left opposite the green.

The post code is DA13 0QA for satnav users.