Hello Copsers I will be leading a walk of about 7 - 8 miles from either Hever or Cowden, ending up at Hever Towers in Edenbridge for Mulled wine and mince pies. From Croydon, you will need to catch the 09.23 train to Uckfield, alighting at either Hever or Cowden - I will finalise the […]
Join copsers for a Winter ambulation around a bit of East Surrey on Sunday 29 December 2024. 12km / 7.5 miles. Warlingham to Oxted. Bus out. Train back. Meet at the 403 bus stop outside Fairfield Halls at 9.40am prompt. We catch the 403 bus to the end of its route at Sainsbury’s Warlingham. Around […]
Hello all This will be a walk visiting less well known buildings in London. We can ease the meeting time at East Croydon to 9.40, for the 9.49 train to Victoria, then Circle or District line to Blackfriars (no direct trains to Blackfriars). If you want to join us at Victoria, let me know, and […]
Unfortunately we've had to postpone this event due to illness. It will be rescheduled.
Hello All, It'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. We 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 […]
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. There are cakes (yeh!) and […]
The three Pepys Walks we've done so far have been popular, so we're back for Episode IV - along the river to Greenwich Where? Again 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 […]
Here are details about the event on Sunday 2 March – Geeks Transport Tour of London 2025. Meeting times further below. (Basically 9.15am East Croydon.) This year’s trundle round (part of ) London’s transport system to view new and historic transport and development related attractions features a trambus, a glulam roof, a station box, an […]
Hi All, continuing from where we left off at West Drayton, about 8-9 miles. Taking us into Berkshire and to 'nine o'clock' on the imaginary clock-face of the LOOP, this 150 mile route around London following green spaces, rivers, a canal, and occasional suburban streets. This is the most watery part of the LOOP (perhaps in more […]
This is the plan Meet at East Croydon station from 9.15am => 9.30am (approx) Thameslink train to Finsbury Park station => train to Alexandra Palace station (where there are loos + a small coffee shop) where my seven mile "up + down" walk will start about 11am via 1) Alexandra Palace (300 ft) 2) Muswell […]