Please meet at E.Croydon station by 9am for the 9.09 Thameslink train to Farringdon. Then we take the Elizabeth Line to Maidenhead, but we have to change at Paddington, arriving at Maidenhead 10.56.

The journey will be free for those with Freedom Passes , otherwise you need to buy a return ticket to Maidenhead.

Then it is about 25mins walk through the town to where we join the Thames path. We follow it through Cookham to Bourne End, (6 miles) or on to Marlow (10 miles) if conditions permit.

It is an easy level path, but it might be a bit muddy after the recent rain. You can bring a packed lunch, but there are pubs and cafes en route.

We return from Marlow or Bourne End by train to Maidenhead . Departing at 15.29 from Marlow, or 16.06 from Bourne End to Maidenhead 16.52. (hourly service) You will all need a ticket for this journey (£5.30 from Marlow)

Then it will be about a 90 minute journey back to Croydon.