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New Members

All club walks are free. New members are very welcome. Just turn up!

This Week's Walks

See This Week's Walks for details of forthcoming walks.

Simply choose the walk you like the sound of, or the one that leaves from the most convenient London train station!

To have an idea of how many people turn up on walks, scroll down to the Annoucements section, and have a look at 'walk numbers'.

Before you leave home.

Check the weather. A good tip is to check the BBC's Breakfast Program, or the Met Office website, for a last minute forecast on the chance of rain or shine.

Check the 'last minute changes' box on the This Week's Walks page for last minute changes, e.g. railways engineering work

Travel

All the walks are train friendly. They start and end at trains stations about an hour's travel from central London.

Just catch the recommended train.

Meet up in the second class carriage nearest the middle of the train, or on the platform of the station at the start of the walk

A Network Railcard cost £20 per year, and gives a 1/3 off.

You can of course, travel by car, but do check that the start and end of the walk are on the same train line.

What to bring.

Wear boots in winter, bring water in summer, and a raincoat if it might rain

You should bring a copy of the route (i.e. the appropriate Time Out book, or for the SWC (free) walks, a printout), as the walks do nor have a leader.

Lunch and Tea

The walks stop for lunch at the pub recommended in the book, but you are welcome to bring sandwiches, and just have a drink at the pub.

The walks end with afternoon tea or at pub.

The Legal Bit

These walks don't have a leader, and are entirely at your own risk.

What happens on a walk?

If there are only a few people on the walk, they usually walk together

If there are lots of people, they usually split into several groups, some faster, some slower.

In the summer, people sometimes stop to go swimming, or just enjoy the sun

What if I want to leave the walk?

It is pefectly acceptable to set your own pace and leave the main group. This might be because you want to go sightseeing, visit a NT property, go for a swim, or if you find at any stage that the group that day, or the individuals within it, are not suited to your mood.

What do you do if you miss the train?

There are 3 options:

• Catch the next train, and walk quickly. You probably won't be the only one, and you'll catch the main group up at the lunchtime pub.
• Cath the next train, then use a taxi to catch up with the walk.
• Do one of the other walks with a later start time.

What if weather is bad?

There is no guarantee that anyone else will be doing a particular club walk that day, especially if it happens to be New Year's Day with a hurricane blowing, but you may well be lucky.

Weekend Engineering Work

Don't forget that the tube sometimes has engineering work at weekends

If you travel from a local train station, check the UK rail timetable.

Don't forget the return journey either.

When are the walks?

There are walks every Saturday and Sunday.

There are occasional midweeks walks

During the summer there are evening walks in central London

Book Rota

The Saturday Book 1 and Saturday Book 2 walks are done according to the rota published in the books.

Older editions of the books referred to Vigourous, Relaxed, and Creative walks. These have been replaced over time.

Check this week's walks for currently scheduled walks.

Last Updated: Feb-08 by Andrew