About us
Metropolitan Walkers is the London walking community aimed at people of working age, and the largest Ramblers group in London.
All our planned walks can be found at https://www.metropolitan-walkers.org.uk/walks/. We publish to MeetUp to showcase our activities to a wider audience!
If you've not walked with us before, you’re welcome to come along on three free walks before becoming a member, to see if Met Walkers is for you! Membership is around £43 per year, or £30 concessionary rate.
We’re a very active group. Our volunteers lead walks every weekend, ranging from short, leisurely walks to strenuous hikes of 17+ miles across hilly terrain. We also lead one evening stroll during the week, discovering different parts of the capital.
We explore the beautiful areas near London such as the North Downs, south coast and Chilterns, all of which are accessible by public transport.
A lot of our members walk regularly, which is a great way to form friendships. As well as walking, we have a regular social programme.
We regularly run weekends away to explore the other great walking areas the UK has to offer, such as the Lake District, Snowdonia and Scotland, and have also put on several trips abroad.
We’re part of the Ramblers – the charity that helps everyone, everywhere, enjoy walking; and protects the places we all love to walk.
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Registered charity 1093577. Metropolitan Walkers is a part of the Ramblers - Britain's walking charity.
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Regents Park
baker street station, Baker Street, NW1 5LA, London, GBMetropolitan Walkers is part of the Ramblers, Britain's walking charity. All welcome for 3 'taster' walks, after which please join the Ramblers - info on the Met Walkers website
Summer walk through Regents Park
Leisurely | 2.8 miles / 4.5 km
Start: Meet outside Baker Street Station @ 07:00 pm
Postcode: NW1 5LJEnd: Finishing at Camden Town Station
Postcode: NW1 8QL9 attendeesEwell love this walk to Dorking (17 miles/Strenuous)
Ewell West station, Chessington Road, Ewell, nr Epsom KT17 1TU, GBMetropolitan Walkers is part of the Ramblers, Britain's walking charity. All welcome for 3 'taster' walks, after which please join the Ramblers - info on the Met Walkers website
This walk has been marked strenuous because of its distance, but will be taken at a moderate pace.
Beginning in Ewell, we explore Horton Country Park before heading south across Epsom Common and the original well where, in 1620, Henry Wicker discovered a water spring with a strong mineral taste, eventually leading to Epsom becoming a popular spa town.
We cross Epsom Race Course and Walton Downs, and stop for lunch in the pretty village of Walton on the Hill. After lunch, we pass through Surrey countryside before a short pub stop in Headley (drinks only). Finally, we head through Headley Downs and Box Hill to finish up in Dorking.
Bring a packed lunch. Optional pub at the end of the walk.
Travel: Take the 09:53 train from London Waterloo (09:57 Vauxhall; 10:02 Clapham Junction; 10:05; Earlsfield; 10:09 Wimbledon), arrive Ewell West at 10:24.
Meet outside the ticket office at Ewell West Station.
For the outward journey to Ewell West, contactless/Oyster Cards can be used. For the return journey from Dorking Station, buy a single ticket.
Grading: Strenuous.
For an explanation of the gradings, please see the FAQ - please consider both the length and grade when choosing a walk.Finish point: Dorking Station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/ewell-love-walk-dorking6 attendeesBrighton Circular (15.8 miles/Moderate)
Brighton, Medeira drive, East Sussex, Brighton and Hove, GBMetropolitan Walkers is part of the Ramblers, Britain's walking charity. All welcome for 3 'taster' walks, after which please join the Ramblers - info on the Met Walkers website
Heading to the coast from Brighton Station, this walk goes along the Undercliff path until we reach Rottingdean. The walk then turns inland to the rolling hills of the South Downs National Park before returning to Brighton via the coastline.
Please bring a packed lunch.
Travel: Take the 9:35 from London Bridge (09:49 East Croydon), arr. Brighton 10:43.
Buy a return to Brighton from London Bridge. Most cost-effective ticket is the Thameslink return from London Bridge, however you cannot use Southern or Gatwick Express trains.
Please note that Brighton station gets very busy so kindly wait outside the M&S at the front of the station for the start of the walk.
Grading: Moderate.
For an explanation of the gradings, please see the FAQ - please consider both the length and grade when choosing a walk.Finish point: Brighton Station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/brighton-circular-01 attendeeWadhurst, Bewl Water and Woodland Trails (12 miles/Moderate)
Wadhurst station, Station Road, Wadhurst, TN5 6RZ, Wadhurst, GBMetropolitan Walkers is part of the Ramblers, Britain's walking charity. All welcome for 3 'taster' walks, after which please join the Ramblers - info on the Met Walkers website
This scenic Wadhurst walk explores the beautiful High Weald countryside, passing through rolling farmland, wooded valleys and the open waters of Bewl Water. The route offers a varied mix of woodland tracks, lakeside paths and open country, with some gentle undulations along the way.
Please bring packed lunch. Pub stop at the end of the walk.
Travel: Take 9:45 from London Charing Cross (09:48 London Waterloo East, 09:54 London Bridge) arr. Wadhurst 10:50. Buy return to Wadhurst.
Grading: Moderate.
For an explanation of the gradings, please see the FAQ - please consider both the length and grade when choosing a walk.Finish point: Wadhurst Station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/wadhurst-bewl-water-and-woodland-trails6 attendees
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