The walk this Saturday will be a circular from Reigate, about 10 miles including one steep hill. Bring a packed lunch, but there will be a pub stop half way and teashops at the end in Reigate. Remember is it starting to get muddy now. So meet at E. Croydon station by 9am to get […]
This walk is 6 to 7 miles long, fairly flat with some undulated hills but nothing too strenuous. We will pass via Wakehurst Place woodlands and the Millennium Seedbank where there is a café and the chance to have a look around. Bring your packed lunch and drinks although we will stop for a drink […]
A good number of COPSErs regularly enjoyed these monthly sessions, prior to lockdown. If you look carefully at the photo below, you may spot a couple of our Members enjoying themselves. Take your feet for a treat - my term for these traditional dances is "exercise with a smile on your face"! Prices: We can […]
Primary plan - Grand Union Canal trip. Secondary, if the trains are not running ride South from Croydon. Grand Union Trip, assemble at East Croydon station at 10:00 to catch next train to Victoria. Weather and legs willing ride out to Southall and back along the Thames to Clapham Junction for train home. If the […]
Re-arranged "Croydon local walk" From 9.45am = meet at East Croydon station 10am = "board" a New Addington tram to Lloyd Park From 10.30am = a four mlle leisurely walk via Lloyd Park (could be muddy). Addington (or Shirley) Hills, Heathfield (or "the Riesco") estate, Coombe Wood Gardens (cafe stop). Afterwards there will be an […]
Sited in the beautiful setting of Carshalton Ponds the Frost Fair is a traditional winter event with activities for everyone. The area is lit with twinkling fairy lights which all helps create a magical atmosphere. Outside Honeywood Museum and in the nearby Memorial Gardens and Festival Walk, stalls from the Wallington Farmers Market and the […]
This walk will be in North London, about 8 miles long. The route will take us through some elegant squares of Islington and other points of interest to Camden, and Primrose Hill (nice view weather permitting!) Then down the hill for a bus to Kings Cross or tube (no Thameslink from St Pancras). There are […]
No Oilskins or Sou'westers Required! Our late Tuesday night watering hole, Ruskin House, hosts various musical evenings, including jazz, folk and blues. Occasionally, specific concerts are organised, sometimes as charity fundraisers. On Saturday, 17th December, several COPSErs will be attending the one advertised here. RNLI will benefit and we all know how important is the […]
The walk is roughly 8 miles and involves no uphill sections. We pass the Sportsman Pub in Mogador and the cafe and loos at Reigate Hill. Halfway along there is a great reveal, where we walk out onto Colley Hill on the North Downs, with massive views to the South. All of this is dependent […]