What we’re about
Welcome to Escape London City Explorers a walking and social group aiming at doing a range of guided walks and social trips to cities outside of London from London and guided walks and hikes within London.
The idea is to do a short country hike or city urban walk exploring cities or towns fairly close to London such as Oxford, Brighton, Portsmouth or Stratford-upon-Avon.
Transport will be either by train or coach, the group is twined with two other groups London Explorers (London walks & hikes) and Chiltern Explorers (countryside hikes within the Chilterns and further afield).
We are enthusiastic about photography and encourage photographs walking at a leisurely pace but also sometimes with harder faster and longer walks.
IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT WORLD HEALTH CRISIS I AM HOSTING SOME LIVE VIDEO EVENTS ON LONDON EXPLORERS & CHILTERN EXPLORERS MEETUP GROUPS.
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Goring, Woodcote & Thames – Country Hike
Paddington Station, Paddington Station,, London, GBWalk length 11miles/17km approx. Circular.
A scenic circular hike from Goring across a mixture of landscapes from fields and woodland using a number of sections of the Chiltern Way which is a waymarked national long-distance footpath. There is also a small section of the Thames path close to Goring.
A MODERATE HIKE WITH A NUMBER OF HILL CLIMBS AS WELL AS FLATTER SECTIONS CLOSE TO THE RIVER.
Lunch and Finish
Please bring a snack lunch and water for the walk. The walk should finish before 4.30pm and include a 30 min snack lunch stop and pub at the end, however the time may be earlier or later than this depending on the weather and pace. We may have lunch at Woodcote that has a village green close to a pub.
Transport and meeting
Meet Outside Goring station for the hike to start at 10.50am (after the train from London arrives).
By train: The 9.36am train from Paddington gets to Goring & Streatley for 10.48am.
From London it is suggested you meet from 9.00am at Paddington to give you time to get a group save/buy tickets (see photo below). The organizer will not be catching the train from London but will meet you at Goring.
£7 cash payable on the day guided walk & meetup costs. You can do paypal (colin45@hotmail.co.uk) please use friends and family with paypal to avoid charges. Bank transfer if you prefer, please contact the organizer.
Train price should be approx. £20 return with a groupsave or national railcard discount.
Please make a note of the organizers numbers - Colin 07709305681.
Walking Safety
Walking is a great way to keep fit and generally very safe; however it does contain an element of risk. Before going on any of these walks you need to be reasonably fit and be prepared to be responsible for your own safety. You should wear appropriate clothing such as proper walking shoes, warm and wet weather clothing and carry sufficient food and water. Please see our Terms and Conditions (https://www.meetup.com/Escape-London-City-Explorers/pages/23195445/Terms_and_Conditions/)
COULD EVERYONE PLEASE AVOID COMMENTS BELOW THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO THE EVENT AS THIS GENERATES SPAM, JUST CHANGE YOUR RSVP IF YOU CAN'T GO. YOU CAN MESSAGE ME. MANY THANKS.12 attendees - £7.00
Beacon Hill & The Ridgeway – Long Country Hike
Marylebone Railway Station, Melcombe Place, London, GBWalk length 20miles/32km approx. Circular.
A really picturesque circular walk from Princes Risborough Station to Lewknor across a variety of landscapes from scenic views to wooded tracks, with a number of hill climbs and exploring Beacon Hill Nature Reserve.
Some of this walk is on the Ridgeway National Trail, a path that follows tracks going back to prehistoric times and was used by travelers and herdsman.
Lunch and Finish: Please bring a snack lunch and water for the hike, lunch will be close to a pub at Lewknor. The hike should finish before 4.30pm, however the time may be slightly earlier or later than this depending on the weather and pace.
There is a nice pub very close to the station at the end which we can use for drinks if you need to wait for the train.
THIS HIKE IS A HARD LONG HIKE WITH A NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIAL HILLS, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP IF YOU WANT AN EASY SHORT HIKE.
If the weather is not suitable for a long hike close to the day I may change the hike for a shorter version.
Meeting
Train from London. The 8.42am from London Marylebone gets to Princes Risborough for 9.25am for the walk to start at 9.30am. You are advised to meet from 8.15am to give you time to get tickets or groupsaves.
If coming from London I suggest meeting close to the WHSmiths at London Marylebone for any group saves (see photo below)
The organizer is not coming by train for this hike but will meet you at Princes Risborough.
Please make a note of the organizers numbers - Colin 07709305681.
Train cost £20.00 return approx with a groupsave or network railcard.
Meet outside Princes Risborough Rail Station for the hike to start promptly at 9.30am after the train from London arrives.
£7 (cash on the day, can do paypal, colin45@hotmail.co.uk) guided walk & meetup costs, please do paypal as friends and family to avoid charges.
Car: Car parking at Princes Risborough Rail Station is not free but road close by are free on a Sunday (Manor Park Avenue). This is a circular walk and finishes back at Princes Risborough Rail Station.
Walking Safety
Walking is a great way to keep fit and generally very safe; however it does contain an element of risk. Before going on any of these walks you need to be reasonably fit and be prepared to be responsible for your own safety. You should wear appropriate clothing such as proper walking boots, warm and wet weather clothing and carry sufficient food and water. Please see our Terms and Conditions (https://www.meetup.com/Escape-London-City-Explorers/pages/23195445/Terms_and_Conditions/)
COULD EVERYONE PLEASE AVOID COMMENTS BELOW THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO THE EVENT AS THIS GENERATES SPAM, JUST CHANGE YOUR RSVP IF YOU CAN'T GO. YOU CAN MESSAGE ME. MANY THANKS.10 attendees
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