Walks by Water - walking, hiking London

Let's go with the flow and spend four days sightseeing and walking by some truly beautiful rivers and lakes in Moravia within Czech Republic often referred to as Czechia!

We shall be staying in Brno which is a really wonderful destination full of fabulous architecture, statues and quirky sculptures plus much culture and many bars and restaurants.

If you wish you may choose to travel a day or two early or later and combine a visit to Prague or Vienna.

Please book accommodation for four nights in Brno within easy reach of the train station and also book suggested flights now available :

Friday Ryanair
5.50am Stansted to Brno

Tuesday Ryanair
5.10pm Brno to Stansted

There is also an outbound flight on Thursday 16th April if you wish to arrive early.

When you have booked your flights and accommodation please put a comment on the event page.

All walks likely to be between 7 and 10 miles in length and travel is by local bus or train.

Likely itinerary :

Friday
afternoon

Meet 12.45pm Mendel Square for bus 52 at 1.20pm to Pristaviste.

Depending on ferry timetable and availability we shall either :

take ferry to Viveri Castle

followed by walk by lake and river to Brno zoo

Bus back to Brno

Or

walk around the lake to Viveri Castle and then take a bus back to Brno

evening
Old City

Saturday

Flixbus - book in advance :

Meet 9am

Outbound 9.15am to 11am
Inbound 3pm to 4.55pm

Visit to historical UNESCO town of Telc and lakes walk

We have booked 3 tables of 6 for 7.30pm at Atelier Bar and Bistro in Brno.
Table monitors are Alex, Helen and myself.

Sunday

Flixbus - book in advance :

Meet 9am

Outbound 9.15am to 10.20am

Inbound 3.50pm to 4.55pm

Visit to historical UNESCO town of Trebic walk by Jihlava River

At 5pm some of us will seek out Erin's Irish Bar to watch Manchester City v Arsenal

Monday

Meet at 10.15am

Bus S3 to Tisnov at 10.37am then bus 334 to Nedvedice

River Svratka 13 kilometres walk to Borac via Doubravnik

Buses back S31 & S3 at either 4.14pm or at 5.14pm

Tuesday morning

Spilberk Castle followed by Cathedral of St Peter and Paul

Or

Villa Tugendhat

Or

Moravia Karst Caves visit

Meetup fee £40 payable in advance by bank transfer ( season ticket holders : £30 ).

Meetup fees to be paid by end of March.

You should be able to walk 2.5 miles per hour and have adequate and appropriate insurance for this type of activity.

Walking and hiking in the Great Outdoors presents certain low level risks and by rsvping to this trip you agree to undertake such risks.

You must stay with the group at all times during the walk as it puts too much pressure on the group if people wander off.

If you make arrangements with others for restaurants or taxis you should honour it.

Only post photos of others with their consent.

My no 07714250849

The famous Seven Sisters !

13 miles long with at least 7 major hills and one of the best coastal walks in southern England with fabulous views !

Only attempt this walk if you are fine with dealing with so many difficult hills taking into account also the length of the walk !

Let's go with the flow !

Group return train tickets shall be purchased as from 8.50am for the train at 9.24am that arrives at Seaford at 10.48am after changing trains at Lewes.

Train ticket : Seaford return

Or you may decide to drive.

At Seaford we shall go to the public toilets a few minutes away from the train station.

Please bring packed lunch, water, snacks etc plus waterproof jacket and wear boots, walking shoes or trainers.

Meetup fee : £8 payable in cash or £6 by Friday in advance by bank transfer, details supplied upon request.

The walk shall commence by 11.30am after we stop off for public toilets NEAR Seaford train station.

We shall have a drink at the end of the walk in Eastbourne and perhaps fish and chips too.

At Eastbourne train station a small supplementary fare shall need be purchased in respect of the first part of the return journey to Lewes which was not covered by the return train ticket purchased in the morning.

You should be able to walk 2.5 miles per hour and have adequate and appropriate insurance for this type of activity.

Please only post photos of others with their consent.

My no 07714250849.

Let's go with the flow and do this wonderfully varied 10 mile coastal walk !

Please arrive by 9.50am so as to buy group train tickets for the 10.32am train that arrives at Benfleet at 11.15am.

Train tickets : Return to Southend Central.

Or you may decide to drive.

Please bring packed lunch ( or have fish and chips in the pub ), water, snacks etc plus waterproof jacket and walking shoes or trainers.

If you decide to have fish and chips at The Peterboat please make a reservation for 1.30pm - 01702 475666 - and then place a comment on the event page stating whether it's a table for say 2, 4, 6 etc

You should be able to walk at 2.5 miles per hour and have adequate and appropriate insurance for this type of activity.

The walk shall commence by 11.15am.

We shall first walk along the estuary to Leigh on Sea - visiting the remains of Hadleigh Castle along the way.

Meetup fee £8 payable in cash or £6 by Saturday in advance by bank transfer, details supplied upon request.

At Southend we shall walk the length of the pier there and back.

You could if you fancy finish walking at this point or you could reduce the walk by around 30 mins by taking a train one way along the pier.

Please only post photos of others with their consent.

My no is 07714250849

A most charming FREE circular walk on a spring evening taking in all the beautiful ponds in this most delightful park along with a lovely section of the Thames with views of Albert Bridge and Battersea Bridge and there is even a Chinese Pagoda !

Some of us will meet by BOOTS at Victoria train station at 6.35pm and then take the train one stop at either 6.46pm or at 6.50pm.

Let's go with the flow !

The walk shall commence at 7pm from Battersea Park train station.

Or you may drive and park very near the station.

We shall enter Battersea Park at 7.05pm / 7.10pm from the Rosery Gate.

We shall have a drink after the walk.

My no 07714250849.