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Kew to Kings: Path to Parliament along the Thames, with tour

Kew to Kings: Path to Parliament along the Thames, with tour

Sat, Sep 19, 9:00 AM
From AAA Hiking & Outdoor Adventure
4.9

**DESCRIPTION** As you might know, I work at the Houses of Parliament, so what better way to end a riverside adventure than right on its doorstep? This 20 km tough hike starts at Kew gardens station and follows the beautiful Thames Path through leafy parks, riverside pubs, and iconic London neighbourhoods, finishing at Westminster. Expect a mix of nature, history, and urban charm. Depending on access and permissions, I might be able to bring a couple of guests inside at some point for a look around, any bars open — no promises, but it’s a possibility! **Social media pic of this event previously:** [https://www.instagram.com/p/DUNaZ7OiCHf/?igsi=em0zOGgyMDh5M3oz](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUNaZ7OiCHf/?igsi=em0zOGgyMDh5M3oz) **WHAT TO EXPECT - HIKING INFO** Distance: **20kM** route Ascent: c.**373 metres** Estimated Duration (approx): **5 hours walking** Difficulty: \**[Energetic](https://www.aaahiking.co.uk/hike-grade)* **PROGRAMME** Meeting Point: Kew gardens Station 10:00. Ending Westminster around 16:30 **COST** The cost is **£12 per person.** for hike only. **HIKE INCLUDES** * Guided Hike planned and led by experienced AAA leader who is Lowland leader qualified, Wilderness First Aid qualified, Summer Mountain Leader trained. * PayPal fees **PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE** * Lunch, drinks or any refreshments * Souvenirs * Meetup Fee levied on all purchases via meetup * Entrance fees to any attractions you wish to visit **RECOMMENDED KIT LIST [(](https://mailchi.mp/aaalondongroup.com/kitlist)[full list](https://www.aaahiking.co.uk/kit-lists)[)](https://mailchi.mp/aaalondongroup.com/kitlist)** * Suitable hiking shoes or boots * Waterproof jacket and trousers (Please no jeans!) * Water [2L recommended] * Warm/Windproof layer, e.g. Down/Primaloft/Fleece * Wicking base layer, e.g. Polyester/Tencil/Merino * Camera & Phone **CANCELLING/REFUNDS** If you can no longer join the event, please message the host and update your RSVP status on MeetUp to 'Not going', to allow others to take your place. If the event sells out, and you have messaged us and have changed your RSVP to 'Not going', please email us on [[info@aaalondongroup.com](mailto:info@aaalondongroup.com)]([mailto:info@aaalondongroup.com](http://mailto:info@aaalondongroup.com/)) after the event date, requesting a refund, including your PayPal email address, so we can locate the payment. Unfortunately, as PayPal retains the original transaction fee, we cannot refund this. If the hike is not full, we are sorry, we are unable to issue a refund. **QUESTIONS** If you have any other questions, please check visit our [FAQ page](https://www.aaahiking.co.uk/faq). If you are still unsure, contact the event Host shown on this page. We have operated over 1,000 events without significant incidents in the last ten years, achieved through meticulous planning. All participants (members and their guests) in any AAA Hiking event or activity are personally responsible for their fitness, safety and welfare, and must be equipped accordingly. If you have signed up for the event, you acknowledge and accept the AAA Hiking Terms and Conditions. [FAQs](https://www.aaahiking.co.uk/faq) \| [Terms and Conditions](https://www.aaahiking.co.uk/terms-and-conditions) \| [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/AAAhiking) \| [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/AAAHikingUK/reviews) \| [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aaahiking/) \| [Trip Adviser](https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186338-d19994843-Reviews-AAA_Hiking_Outdoor_Group-London_England.html) \| [Website](https://www.aaahiking.co.uk/) © AAA London Group Ltd. Errors and Omissions Excepted

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Day trip by coach - Coastal hike, three towns & mini steam train! (NOW FULL)

Day trip by coach - Coastal hike, three towns & mini steam train! (NOW FULL)

Sat, Sep 26, 7:30 AM
From Coach Day Trips Out Of London!
4.6

THE TRIP IS NOW FULL, IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND, ADD YOURSELF TO THE WAITING LIST AND I WILL CONTACT YOU IF A PLACE BECOMES AVAILABLE. Come along on Saturday 26th September to visit the Kent coast for a 5 mile hike, visit three towns and ride the mini steam train! **About the day** We will be heading to the Kent coast to the town of Hythe, then walk 5 miles along the coast to Dymchurch, before catching the mini steam train to Dungeness. We will be able to spend some time in all three towns. **Hythe** Hythe is an old market town with both medieval and Georgian buildings, as well as a Saxon/Norman church on the hill. Its seafront is mainly Victorian. It offers stunning views across Southampton Water and is known for its historic pier. We will then walk 5 miles along the coast to Dymchurch (alternatively, you can catch a local bus number 102 to Dymchurch). **Dymchurch** Dymchurch sits at the very edge of the Romney Marshes and played a vital role in defending the coastline, with the Martello Towers and Dymchurch Wall forming part of the Napoleonic sea defences. It has a sand and shingle beach. **Mini Steam Train** From Dymchurch, we will then get the mini steam train to Dungeness. Opening in 1927, the track runs parallel to the coast on a gauge of 15 inches (380 mm). **Dungeness** Dungeness is a unique headland on the coast of Kent, famous as Britain's only desert due to its vast, windswept shingle landscape. It has a collection of old fishing houses and their boats are still visible on the shingle. It also has a lighthouse, built in 1904. **Coach seating** * If you wish to reserve a seat on the coach in advance, after you pay please look at the seating plan in the photos [here](https://www.meetup.com/coach-day-trips-out-of-london/photos/36145138/535877226/)[ ](https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/36082031/535244656/)and then email me - [general@cultureseekers.org](http://general@cultureseekers.org), with the seat number/s you wish to reserve. Its first come first served. * The seat you sit on when you board the coach is yours for the day. If you wish to change seats on the coach during the day, you will need to get permission from the individual who is seated there. **Cost** Cost is £33 per person. After you RSVP: You will need to make payment (its not automatic), so either: \- send a bank transfer: TSB Bank plc\, sort code: 77\-66\-65\, account no: 00030809\, Account name: Cultureseekers \- Pay via credit card in advance \([https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QDOWSSXO](https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QDOWSSXO)) \- go to PayPal \- [https://www.paypal.com/uk/](https://www.paypal.com/uk/), then click on 'Pay & Get Paid‘, then click on 'Send Money’, put in the email address: [general@cultureseekers.org](mailto:general@cultureseekers.org) in the 'Send Money' box, then 'Next' and then enter the amount to pay. Click 'Next', then 'Goods & Services', then 'For Friends & Family', then 'Continue' Once you RSVP and then pay, I will confirm your place. You have 3 days to make a payment, if no payment is received within 3 days, your place will be offered to the first person on the waiting list. **Mini Steam Train** If you wish to get the mini steam train, its £16 per person, payable by cash or credit card on the day. **Food & drink** Its up to you whether you wish to bring your own food and drink or purchase items whilst there. If you can't see us on Tothill Street, please text. Please note, we only wait for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time. The coach has to leave at a specific time. Look out for the 'Coach Day Trips' group sign. Hope to see you there! Robert 07905 901 834 (prefer text)

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Plumpton to Lewes

Plumpton to Lewes

Thu, Sep 17, 9:15 AM
From Weekday Walks - walking, hiking London
4.8

An absolutely stunning 10.5 mile walk in the beautiful Sussex countryside and on the South Downs! There will be a hill after lunch and the rest of the walk shall be a little undulating at times. Please arrive by 10.20am so that we can buy group train tickets to Plumpton or use your passes : 10.59am train that arrives at Plumpton at 12.09pm after changing at Haywards Heath. Return train ticket : Lewes The walk shall commence at around noon. Please bring packed lunch, water, snacks etc plus waterproof jacket and trainers/boots/walking shoes. You should be able to walk 2.5 miles an hour on the flat and have adequate and appropriate insurance for this type of activity. We shall have a drink around lunchtime and aim to take the train back at around 5.30pm. Meet up fee £5 payable in cash or in advance by bank transfer. Please only post photos of others with their consent. My no 07714250849.

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Day trip to Brighton

Day trip to Brighton

Sat, Sep 26, 7:30 AM
From Universal Student Tours - Day trips from London!
4.8

Brighton is one of the most popular seaside towns in England. It is one of the closest to London with very good train links into Victoria & London Bridge Stations. You will be able to enjoy the beach with all the usual attractions of a seaside town, as well as a Sea Life Centre and very attractive shopping area called “The Lanes”. There is one landmark that stands out in the city and that is the Royal Pavilion, the royal palace built for King George IV when he was Prince of Wales. The design has influences of Indian architecture, which gives it an unusual oriental appearance. We begin our tour at London Bridge station at the lower level ticket office. When we get to Brighton, there will be a guided tour around the city, which will finish at the Royal Pavilion. You will then have free time until we meet to come back to London. The price you pay for the tour includes the train ticket, a guided walk and entry to the Royal Pavilion.

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🌌Coffee Chats: Life, The Universe, and Everything 🤔☕

🌌Coffee Chats: Life, The Universe, and Everything 🤔☕

Sat, Sep 19, 3:00 PM
From 🦉Lively Working London Night Owls🌙🥂
4.6

When you look up at the stars, what is the first thought or instinct that goes through your mind? Do you ever ponder: Did a Creator set our world in motion, or is the universe a random cosmic event? What are the chances of not just you existing right now but the entire universe itself? Time is precious. Here we cherish non-boring chats and interactions that are fully engaging, soulfully enriching, inspiring, and leave you a bit wiser than when you arrived. In that spirit today’s fully hosted laid back social coffee chat will offer a perfect haven for naturally inquisitive and curious **independent thinkers** drawn to the mysteries of life, the universe and the unknown. An adrenaline caffeine infused fun afternoon of thought-provoking causal chats exploring interconnected topics spanning **philosophy** (epistemology aspects)**,** **neuroscience**, **cosmology** and **theology** over a mug of sweet coffee or Chardonnay if that's what brings out your sharp debating skills Whether you've studied philosophy, cosmology or theology, identify as an atheist, or simply feel a deep sense of wonder about existence, you are welcome. You don't need an in-depth background in science or philosophy - just an open mind, your own stories, and a willingness to explore life's biggest questions. I'll also share the best real world evidence we have on whether the all might God exists! Chaired by a former Reuters journalist & published empirical researcher (I recognise statistical causality and significance don't make something true) - exploring topics in pursuant of the "truth" since a teenager. There'll be no strict structure - a relaxed friendly space to openly chat, exchange ideas without judgement, but I'll preside to promote inclusivity and zone in on specifics to avoid people digressing onto unrelated tangents to ensure particpants derive maximum utlity and engagement from attending **==== Sample of conversational threads ===** might include: 1. Many say that because God is an invisible force, he cannot be seen, and so no physical evidence can prove his existence. Yet, while we cannot directly see quarks, black holes, or dark matter, we know they exist in reality via inference through quantum mathematics, particle accelerators, and gravitational lensing and waves. None of that can be said about belief in God which is based just on blind faith. So, is anyone who declares there is proof of God delusional, or simply mistaken about what constitutes empirical evidence? 2. Despite the fossil records, the detection of cosmic microwave background radiation from over 13.8 billion years ago and radiometric isotope dating with half-lives exceeding the biblical timeline, many **religions refuse to answer questions on** dinosaurs, evolution, space and the age of the universe. When the first physical evidence of exoplanets was confirmed, the Vatican - realising that other life in the galaxy was highly likely - issued media statements proclaiming if we found aliens that would not contradict the existence of god. Was this because the foundation of their belief system was threatened? 3. So imagine we are not random and a wonderful, powerful, almighty God created the entire universe. Then why doesn’t this God help children in a pediatric oncology ward? A deity that promises you a heaven tomorrow in echange for suffering today, but only if you believe in Him? What kind of caring snake oil salesman god promotes transactional marketing? Yes, many great philosophers such as Hume and Kant have tackled the contradiction, and the only explanation is surely that the universe operates on indifferent physical and biological laws rather than divine governance? 4. The probability that we exist today through evolution is 100%. This is backed by genetics (our DNA/RNA traces back to a single common ancestor and are \~ 98.8% identical to chimpanzees), fossil records spanning millions of years, and real-time evolution constantly observed in living things. But what is the probability that the universe we live in right now came about by chance?" 5. Based on the precision of cosmological natural laws that govern our universe - such as gravity, Dark Energy, and the ratio of gravity to electromagnetism - the odds are estimated at less than 1 in 10^{120}, i.e practically zero - suggesting our world could of been fine tuned. But what if an infinite number of universes exist with different laws? It then becomes a 100% certainty that at least one would have the right conditions for life, and we simply happen to live in that one? Does the discovery of quantum superposition or 'disappearing neutrons' (9 second neutron lifetime discrepancy) imply these **parallel universes** actually exist? 6. Clinical prayer trials including **Cochrane** meta-analyses reviews show zero statistical evidence of divine intervention effects in randomized controlled trials testing the impact of third-party prayer on patient recovery, mortality rates or re-hospitalization 7. Is God just a man-made, artificial ideological construct invented to build empires and control people, similar to a tyrannical state? Both Christianity and Islam are guilty of terrible acts, as evidenced by centuries of Islamic imperial domination prior to the Crusades, where hundreds of thousands of Christians and members of other faiths were killed 8. If **Elon Musk** is right and that we live in a simulation created by an alien civilization or runs as a computer software, who created our creators? At what point does the chain of causes have to stop at an uncaused "base reality"? 9. Similarly if God created the universe then as my philosophy professor once rightly postulated: "If God created Adam, who created God Lucas?" Yep - that inconvenient flaw **debunks every fairytale religion** out there - night as well believe witchcraft practised by Harry Potter at **Hogwarts** is real! Proponents will argue before god there was nothing. So how you get something from nothing? If god came out of nothing then why can't the universe? 10. Does the fact that 15% of people who have had NDEs report they were in hell prove God exists? Could pleasant experiences of happiness be purely endorphin-driven? If a morphine antagonist is given instead, could that evoke a demonic experience? 11. If a wise supreme intellectual entity of genius created the universe, then why has it been so easy for us mortal humans to crack the code of life? We can create species in a lab, including human cells. Surely a God would have made it impossible to decode our own biological source code by creating life using physical laws that defy human comprehension? And what if we humans, through AGI, build a synthetic intelligence that surpasses our own collective cognitive abilities? Surely this upends religious narratives, suggesting creation is not a top-down divine miracle, but an evolutionary ladder? 12. What existed before the **big bang**? I believe our reality is the product of a black hole - what astrophysicts term as white holes. What you reckon? 13. We know there are trillions of galaxies and planets in our universe. James Webb has found early black holes just 1 million years after our universe was born that make no sense. Dark matter and massive empty space for life only to exist on our planet - really? 14. The mobile or laptop you are using to read this is mostly **empty space**. The solid bits [the nucleus and electrons] take up less than 0.00000000001% of an atom's volume - held open by invisible energy force fields [electromagnetism]. Yet, without this "empty" space, nothing would exist because complex molecules that we we are made of like carbon and DNA could not form. Does this perfect engineering point to intentional design, or just natural physical emergence? 15. If a higher intelligence or God did create our universe, what could the purpose and motive be? Love, connection, artistic expression, or simply exploring what complex systems can do? 16. Evidence of reincarnation and cellular memory in organ transplants in clinical settings has been reported, but these ideas are rejected by major religions because they are incompatible with scriptural tenets regarding any afterlife. Is this because religions are just rigid ideological inventions governed by sacred texts written by human prophets communicated to by a God that created billions of species yet miraculously happen to speak the same language as them? Why would a cosmic universe creator not reflect universal cosmic truths rather than specific cultural, linguistic, and biological biases of ancient humans? 17. Has a profound personal experience, a mystical moment, or a sense of awe in nature ever made you feel connected to something higher? How do our personal experiences shape what we believe compared to logic or science? 18. If God created a universe with purpose of life then why did he not protect it throughtout the Earth's evolution where it could of vanished without any trace? Data on five mass extinctions prove it. Maybe we are just lucky anomalies, not the plan...... **So, does God exist?** I take all real-world data on the points above (empirical parameters across medical trial data, fine-tuning (physical cosmology), molecular biology /cellular genetics [likelihood of observing complex, self-organizing DNA and RNA under natural evolution versus divine creation], natural evil, divine silence, and quantum cosmology) to create **THE GOD EQUATION.** The model estimates the **probability of a God at a maximum of 2.47%!** (Estimated using Bayesian Probabilistic Inference and Occam's Razor - I can share more on my methodolgy if interested) ***Is this ulimate "truth"?*** Both in my journalism days and in my consulting work applying advanced empirical research techniques to answer difficult questions - it becomes clear the truth is often elusive. No matter how much we triangulate evidence - we can only provide part answers. As George Box once said "All models are wrong, but some are useful" What we think we know and reality diverge leading to that great **paradox of knowledge.** And as the boundary between knowns and unknown converge, we end up with cognitive dissonance and more questions. In that spirit - every credible philosopher & scientist acknowledges - we'll never get to the complete truth but could **a** balanced approach guided by Immanuel Kant's pragmatism and Aristotle's deductive reasoning at least be a starting rationale framework? **=== RENDEZVOUS POINT ===** We will meet in the outside back garden of this lovely posh Islington pub. 10 mins walk from Highbury & Islington station. Ask for me by name or I will post in commrents exactly what table we are at. I'll be wearing a **Starwars identifier** and will share mobile hotline just before event start and table number/location. Lucas - The Unenlightened Desperately Seeking Answers

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Day trip to the Cotswolds

Day trip to the Cotswolds

Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 AM
From Universal Student Tours - Day trips from London!
4.8

The Cotswolds is one of the most beautiful areas of England. It’s made up of lovely towns and villages that look amazing in springtime when the flowers are out. We take the train to Moreton in Marsh and after a quick look around, take a local bus to Stow on the Wold and later Bourton on the Water, known as the Venice of the Cotswolds. This is the perfect time to visit. It is a trip you do not want to miss!!

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