NEW: Halloween Hever Hike: Castle Ghosts, Grounds & Ghoulish Fun

DESCRIPTION

Join us for a spooktacular autumn hike through the Kent countryside as we walk from Oxted to the historic Hever Castle – just in time for their Halloweenf estivities!
🍂 Following a scenic 18 km route along the Greensand Way, taking in rolling hills, wooded paths, and classic countryside views dressed in their autumn best.
🎃 Our destination is Hever Castle, where Halloween fun awaits – including a spooky pumpkin trail, themed displays, costumed characters, and more. Entry to the castle grounds is not included in the event, so please purchase your ticket in advance directly from the Hever Castle website.
Hever Castle 2025
🕒 We’ll aim to arrive around 3:00: PM, giving you over an hour to explore the Halloween festivities

And here is a quick fire video of my Sunset Seven Sisters trips so can see what sort of thing to expect if new to Meetup:
https://youtu.be/olMDRnFvBs0?si=4AIe6KTcq3Ct6Eye

WHAT TO EXPECT - HIKING INFO
Distance: 18k
Ascent: c. 238m
Estimated Duration (approx): ** 5 hours walking**
Difficulty: Moderate

Meeting Point: London Victoria Station, in front of the ticket machines where the Benches are (see pic in URL), and I'll send a photo of the location on the morning of the event in the Whatsapp group.

Assembly Time: 08:20
Move to the departure platform at: 08:40
The train departs at: 08:50
The train arrives at Oxted station: 09:51

We'll aim to leave from Hever station at 17:05 and arrive back to Victoria for: 18:00. Trains are every hour after this.

Pricing Info:

• £30 per person – includes hike + train travel. Book by 11:59 PM on Tuesday before the event to guarantee your spot at this £30 discounted price - after this time there might or might not be limited £30 tickets left upon checking event.
• Want to join for the hike only? Message me privately on Meetup to pay £10 anytime.*

HIKE INCLUDES

• Guided Hike planned and led by experienced AAA leaders, trained Summer Mountain Leader with Wilderness First Aid Training.
• PayPal fees

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE

• Travel costs (unless you selected that payment option)
• 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 (full list)

• 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
• Picnic lunch and snacks

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 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
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