We will follow the coastline from Norman's Bay to Hastings, a distance of approximately 13km. Here follows an outline of what is planned and what you need to do to join me on this walk if you're interested. I will be going by train to the coast and will alight at Norman's Bay which is […]
An interesting day awaits anyone who cares to meet outside the The Bookshop on the Heath, (a book shop next to Oxfam on Tranquil Vale/ Royal Parade on the edge of Blackheath this Saturday morning at 10am, (it is situated a short walk up from Blackheath railway station on the edge of the heath on […]
This is another opportunity to walk the Upper Centre leg of the Green Spaces Challenge Walk. This walk will form part of COPSE’s 90th anniversary Challenge, overall visiting, appropriately enough, a total of 90 of Croydon’s green spaces. On this occasion we’ll focus on those in the Upper Central parts of the Borough. Full details of […]
Members, past members and friends of the Club and their guests are invited to join us for an afternoon in the great outdoors to continue our celebration of COPSE’s 90th birthday. More details will appear as planning develops.
Apologies all, but due to sickness I've had to postpone this at short notice. I'll reschedule. Ken We were all so impressed with the Pepys Walk last December that we did a Second Instalment in February. If it's worth doing, it's worth flogging to death, so here we are for a third go. Where? […]
It's time to continue the London Outer Orbital Path from last spring. This is a 150 mile long trail around London linking together parks, meadows, woodland, rivers and streams, and some suburban streets in a kind of Odyssey. We shall continue from where we left off in Nonsuch Park and should reasonably expect to get […]
Meet at East Croydon Station from 09.00 to catch the 09.22 train to Uckfield, alighting at Hever. This walk will be about 9.5 miles, and will start from Hever Station. It will take in Chiddingstone where we will stop for coffee, then The Rock at Chiddingstone Hoath, on to the Kentish Horse at Markbeech and […]
This is the walk originally scheduled for 21st September but postponed due to sickness. We were all so impressed with the Pepys Walk last December that we did a Second Instalment in February. If it’s worth doing, it’s worth flogging to death, so here we are for a third go. Where? Again we’ll be following the 17th Century […]
I shall be doing the next stage of the LOOP* this SUNDAY November 10th, 2024, continuing from where we left off at Kingston Bridge and hopefully getting as far as Donkey Wood, not far from Hatton Cross. The route goes via Bushy Park, and later follows the River Crane for much of the remaining walk, […]
An easy stroll, no more than 4 miles, finishing about 3.30pm. From 10am meet at East Croydon station =>10.20 train (platform ?) to London Bridge station (loo stop 🚻 only) where my walk will start via the Shard, Guy's Hospital, the old Operating Theatre (optional visit) which is open from 10.30am to 5pm where the […]