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## 🥾 GO London Hiking – Evening Social Walk: Mile End to Angel via Regent’s Canal & Victoria Park

### 🌄 Overview

This relaxed evening social walk starts at Mile End and follows long, peaceful stretches of the Regent's Canal, offering a calm waterside escape through the heart of the city. We pass through Victoria Park, one of London’s most loved green spaces, before rejoining the canal and continuing west as daylight fades and the city lights come on. The route finishes in Angel Islington, a lively neighbourhood with plenty of options for optional drinks after the walk. Flat, social, and easy-paced, this is an ideal after-work walk to unwind, meet new people, and enjoy London from a different perspective.

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### 🕓 Schedule & Meeting Info

Meeting Time: 18:00 – Mile End Station (outside main entrance)
Trains: Central, District & Hammersmith & City lines to Mile End
Tickets: Touch in / Touch out (Oyster, Contactless, or Travelcard)
Hike Start: 18:00 – Mile End Station
Lunch: N/A (evening walk)
Hike Finish: Around 20:00 – Angel, Islington
Return Trains: Frequent services across London
🚆 Travel costs are not included – use Oyster, Contactless, or Travelcard.

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### 🎒 What to Bring

✅ Comfortable walking shoes or trainers
✅ Weather-appropriate layers
✅ Water
✅ Oyster / Contactless / Travelcard

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### 📏 Grade & Distance

Grade: Beginner
Distance: 8 km
Duration: Approx. 2 hours
Terrain: Flat urban paths, canal towpaths, and parkland trails

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👣 Hike Leader:
Gary
📱 07968585224
📧 golondongary@hotmail.co.uk

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### 🌄 Overview

Starting from Amberley station, this scenic hike follows sections of the South Downs Way, climbing onto open grassy ridges with sweeping views across the Arun Valley and, on clear days, glimpses of the English Channel. The route heads toward Rackham Hill, before turning south over Barpham Hill, where the landscape opens into classic rolling downland. We then descend into the peaceful Wepham Woods, a tranquil stretch of oak and beech woodland that feels wonderfully secluded. Leaving the woods, views begin to open toward Arundel Castle, its towers rising dramatically above the town. The walk finishes in Arundel, where cobbled streets, historic buildings, and the castle backdrop create a memorable end to a hike that perfectly blends hilltop views, woodland paths, and historic countryside.

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### 🕓 Schedule & Meeting Info

Meeting Time: 09:00 – London Victoria Station (next to the information booth near Platform 12)
Trains: 09:35 from London Victoria → Amberley, arriving 10:58
Tickets: Return to Arundel (buy in advance or on the day)
Hike Start: 11:05 – Amberley Station
Lunch: Pack Lunch
Hike Finish: Around 17:00 – Arundel Station
Return Trains: Frequent services back to London
🚆 Train fare is not included – please purchase your own return ticket in advance or on the day.

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### 🎒 What to Bring

✅ Hiking boots or sturdy shoes
✅ Waterproof jacket & layers for changing weather
✅ Packed lunch, snacks & water
✅ Train ticket / Contactless / Travelcard

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### 📏 Grade & Distance

Grade: Beginner
Distance: 16 km
Hiking Time: Approx. 5 hours
Terrain: Undulating downland on well-surfaced paths and woodland trails

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👣 Hike Leader:
Gary
📱 07968585224
📧 golondongary@hotmail.co.uk

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### Social Walk Along the Thames

Join us for an atmospheric evening walk tracing London’s story through its bridges — from Westminster to Tower Bridge. We’ll follow the Thames eastward past Parliament, Westminster Bridge, and the Victoria Embankment, discovering tales of rebellion, invention, and empire.
Along the way, see Cleopatra’s Needle, Waterloo Bridge (rebuilt by women during WWII), and cross to the South Bank for Shakespeare’s Globe, the Clink Prison, and the Golden Hinde. Each bridge reveals a chapter of London’s past — from Blackfriars and Southwark Bridge to London Bridge and our grand finale, Tower Bridge, a masterpiece of Victorian engineering and one of London’s most iconic sights.
A relaxed, story-filled evening walk through centuries of London’s riverside life.

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## 📍 Walk Details

Start 11:30: Westminster Underground Station inside next to Gregs 07968585224
End: approx. 13:30 Tower Bridge (nearest stations: London Bridge or Tower Hill)
Distance: 6 km | Duration: ~2 hrs | Difficulty: Easy, flat riverside walking
Leader: Gary – 07968585224

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## ✅ What to Bring

Comfortable walking shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, and curiosity for London’s hidden riverside history.

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# 🌄 South Downs Serpent Trail Hike – Haslemere, Black Down & Temple of the Winds

Join GO London Hiking for a scenic adventure through the northern edges of the South Downs National Park. This route follows part of the Serpent Trail, weaving through heathland, woodland, and panoramic viewpoints with fascinating history and literature connections.
We begin in the market town of Haslemere, before heading across Marley Common, one of the National Trust’s earliest countryside acquisitions, where broadleaf woodland and heath are grazed by belted Galloway cattle. From here, we reach Fernhurst, once home to philosopher Bertrand Russell, before climbing steeply to the Temple of the Winds for breathtaking views across the South Downs and, on clear days, the English Channel.
Our hike continues to Black Down, the highest point in Sussex, where poet Alfred Tennyson once lived and built Aldworth House as his summer retreat. The route returns us to Haslemere, where we can enjoy a well-earned pub stop before catching the train home.

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## 🕘 Schedule & Meeting Info

• Meeting Time: 08:30 London Waterloo Station (under the main clock)
• Train Departure: 09:00 Waterloo → Haslemere (arrives 10:16, 1hr 16 mins journey) return ticket to Haslemere.
• Walk Start: 10:20 Haslemere Station
• Lunch: Pack lunch (with water & snacks)
• Estimated Finish: 18:00 Haslemere Station

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## 📍 Hike Overview

• Grade: Beginner/Intermediate 🥾🥾
• Distance: 19 km (12 miles)
• Ascent: 600 m
• Hiking Time: 6 hrs (plus breaks)
• Terrain: Rough tracks, heathland, woodland & hills
• Pace: Steady with regular breaks
• Cost: £10 (pay on RSVP)
• Hike Leader: Gary – 📞 07968585224 | 📩 golondongary@hotmail.co.uk

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## 🎒 What to Bring

✅ Hiking boots or sturdy shoes
✅ Waterproof jacket & spare layers
✅ Packed lunch, snacks & water
✅ Return train ticket London–Haslemere

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## 💬 What to Expect

A social and friendly hike – most join solo and leave with new friends.
🧭 Qualified, insured GO London hike leaders ensure your safety and a great experience.

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