Gipping Valley, Billingshurst and a South London mega-tour - this week with London LDWA
Gipping Valley, Billingshurst and a South London mega-tour - this week with London LDWA
London LDWA
We're spoilt for choice this week, with Pete's Tuesday expedition along the Gipping Valley River Path and a full fixture list at the weekend On Saturday Lonica leads a circular hike based on Billingshurst that includes the tempting-sounding prospect of lunch at the RSPB cafe at Pulborough Brooks, and on Sunday Jerome is offering a pop-up mega-tour of South London conflating various evening summer walks past. Scroll down for all the details.
Dick Bowman
Those of you who enjoyed his company on walks will be sad to learn that Dick passed away a few months ago. Rosalind, his widow, writes: 'He really enjoyed joining all the regulars on the weekly walks and occasionally leading them and in recent years walking was very much part of his life, but as you are probably aware his health had been deteriorating over the past year or so and he was disappointed to no longer be able to be part of the group.'
Many of our regular walkers will remember Dick with affection as a good walking companion and an excellent leader, a real character who was fun to be with and always thought provoking. He led some memorable adventures and will be sadly missed.
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Why Wycombe is High, Saturday 23rd March Above and below: The Wycombe Wanderers. Photos by Gavin Fuller
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Gipping Valley River Path - Pop Up!
Tue 26th Mar 2019
Event Details:
Event Type
Group Walk
Region
Southern England
Local Group
London
Distance
18ml.
Start Time
10:00
Route
Start: Stowmarket Station (08.30 from Liverpool St gets in 09.55). Finish: Ipswich Station (17.09 to Liverpool St) A walk (mainly) along the old navigation that linked Stowmarket to the docks at Ipswich, passing many old locks (some restored) as well as picturesque water mills. Home to herons, kingfishers and otters
EVENT DETAILS UPDATED - please note new start time
Event Type
Group Walk
Region
Southern England
Local Group
London
Distance
20ml.
Start Time
09.24
Route
Billingshurst railway station (dep London Victoria 8.16) South east from Billingshurst to Pulborough through fields, woods and vineyards including a stretch on the West Sussex Literary Trail then across to the west of the river and back through fields, woods and river banks
Linear walk from Clapham Junction station. (Many trains from Victoria or Waterloo - 10 minutes) The route is a joined up version of several previous summer evening walks via Mitcham, Morden, Chessington, Ashtead common, Claygate and finishing at Kingston
General Notes
Lots of cafes/pubs en route for breaks as required. Never far from public transport if anyone wants to stop early. Meet at the main entrance which is the south side on St. John's hill