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SUMMARY:London Loop Walk
DESCRIPTION:Hello All\, \nIt’s time to continue the London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP) again from where we left off last time at Donkey Wood near Hatton Cross\, just east of Heathrow Airport. \nWe will go as far as West Drayton\, about 8 miles in all\, taking in Cranford with the remains of its house (ha-ha and stable-block) and church (if open)\, Stockley Park and a stretch of the Grand Union Canal along the way (no locks on this stretch\, so no need to bring your windlass handle with you!). \nPlease meet me by 11am at Hatton Cross station (combined bus and u/ground) in the main hall (there’s only one) for an 11.15am departure. \nThere are many different opinions of how to get there\, so I am leaving it to you to decide how to get there! I think it’s all ‘6 or 2 threes’ in the end. I shall be going by the SL7 bus from Sutton leaving there between about 9 and 9.15am – I am going deliberately early\, and if there’s time I’ll go through to Heathrow first to make use of the facilities and then tube back to Hatton Cross. \nAn option from Croydon is the SL7 bus: \nWest Croydon bus station\, stop B3 at  9.22 \nDingwall Road / East Croydon\, stop E8 at 9.28 \nReturning from West Drayton will again be up to you depending on where you want to get back to. I shall be catching the Elizabeth Line to Paddington and u/ground to Victoria and so on. \nAnd while we are talking about Transport: I was not aware until very recently (and found out quite by chance a few weeks ago!) that the one day LONDON TRAVELCARD has been reinstated\, some time ago\, in fact\, but it wasn’t well publicised…almost as if they don’t want people to know about it. Depending on what you’re doing it’s much cheaper to get this card (especially if you are doing lots of different journeys on trains and tubes\, etc) and – if you use any discount card you have – it can be as little as £10.40! So go shout it from the rooftops!! Or am I just the last person to know about it?! \nI should bring some food and drink with you\, but there are shops along the way and \, I believe\, a cafe at Stockley Park golf club open to all. \nHave I forgotten anything? Date\, time\, place\, minor rant – that should do it! \n  \nPAUL. 07968 223589 \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.copsecroydon.co.uk/event/london-loop-walk-2/
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SUMMARY:Snowdrop Day at Gatton Park\, Redhill
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday 16th join me at Gatton Park in Reigate on one of their snowdrop days.  Last time we went\, a few years ago now\, we were taken on a tour of the gardens. They are not large so the visit is a pleasant way to spend a February afternoon.\n\nThere are cakes (yeh!) and refreshments available to purchase and the website says there is a plant sale.\n\nThe gardens are open from 12pm to 5pm\, so I suggest we meet at 12pm outside the house which is also the ticket office.\n\nTickets cost £6.00 if purchased online in advance or £7.50 on the day –  https://gattonpark.co.uk/visit/opening-times/\n\n\nHow to get there\nAddress: Gatton Park\, Reigate\, Surrey\, RH2 0TW\nBy car from M25\nExit Junction 8\, taking the A217 towards Reigate. After 400 metres fork left onto Gatton Bottom (signposted Merstham). After one mile turn right onto Rocky Lane. The entrance is on the right after a further 400 metres and is signposted Royal Alexandra and Albert School.\n\nThere is a big car park.\n\n\nBy Bus from Croydon \n10.56: 405 Bus from Park Street (stop KH) to East Surrey College \nWalk 0.7 miles to Gatton Park \nBy Train from Croydon \n11.12: Train East Croydon-Merstham – meet Barry at the station from 10.50. \nWalk 1.5 miles to Gatton Park \n\n\nIf you are driving and can offer lifts let me know.\n\nLet me know a few days beforehand if you are coming\, just so I’ve an idea of numbers\, or by all means turn up on the day.  Hopefully the weather will be okay – I will only cancel if the forecast is dire!\n\nLinda
URL:https://www.copsecroydon.co.uk/event/snowdrop-day-at-gatton-park-redhill/
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SUMMARY:Pepys Walk
DESCRIPTION:The three Pepys Walks we’ve done so far have been popular\, so we’re back for Episode IV – along the river to Greenwich\n\n\nWhere?\nAgain we’ll be following the 17th Century footsteps of Samuel Pepys\, this time leaving the City and Court to explore his naval connections. Again I’ll be your amateur guide\, book in hand\, pointing out the connections to Pepys on the way. No doubt other COPSErs will continue to persist in offering their own observations! \nThis will be an easy 5-6 hour walk along pavements (boots not required) for about 8.5 miles\, ending with an optional beer or two at a historic tavern that also serves food. Leaving opportunities will be more restricted than central London\, but there are connections to transport at Bermondsey (Jubilee line)\, Rotherhithe (Windrush line) and no doubt a selection of bus routes. \nWho was Pepys?\n \nA man who lived through the upheavals of the Civil War\, the execution of Charles I\, the reign of Cromwell and the subsequent restoration of the Monarchy with Charles II. Most significantly for us\, from 1660 to 1669 he wrote a daily diary describing events high and low. He was a man on the rise with connections to politics and royalty\, but determined to enjoy life with visits to taverns and theatres\, domestic life with his French wife\, and furtive dalliances with a variety of disreputable ladies. \nGetting there\nI’ll be catching the 11.09 East Croydon Platform 1 to London Bridge\, then walking a mile or so across London Bridge to Seething Lane\, where we start the walk proper. \nJoining opportunities: \n\n\n\n\n\nEast Croydon station from 10.55\n\n\nhttps://w3w.co/dock.jars.folds\n\n\n\n\nAt London Bridge station near the entrance to Platform 5\, from our scheduled arrival time about 11.30\n\n\nhttps://w3w.co/garage.exact.improving\n\n\n\n\nOutside St Olaf’s church\, Seething Lane\, Junction of Hart Street / Crutched Friars\,  where we start the walk\, from our expected arrival time about 12.00\n\n\nhttps://w3w.co/dime.waddled.owner\n\n\n\n  \nCall me (number below) if any difficulty joining up. \nFinishing\nWe finish at Greenwich\, where there are some interesting pubs and a variety of ways to get home! \nLinks\nPepys’s diary for this day 363 years ago: https://www.pepysdiary.com/ \nGeneral info on Pepys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Pepys \nContact\nKen on 07921 258876 \n\nWhat3Words\nExplanation is here. You can use the links to find any 3-metre square on earth. For best results\, download the App.
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