🟡🏞️🚶‍♂️ Walk: Hampton Court (Home Park) ➕ Bushy Park

🏞️ Join us for this royal scenic walk covering Henry VIII hunting grounds of Bushy Park (2nd largest park in London), around his old home of Hampton Court Palace and ending back at the Kingston Market (where you can pickup some halal lunch/have a picnic if you wish)

🎦 Bushy Park

✊ Reminder: Active Muslims is equally about focusing on the actual activity, in this case, it is a paced walk (and not a stroll), therefore it is advised to approach and attend these events with that mindset.

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📏15km (9.3 miles)
🏔️ Elev. Gain: 20m [flat]
💓 Av.Pace 5km/h

🔄 Starts/Ends: Kingston Station / Market

📍Meeting point: Kingston Railway Station (Oyster card friendly). Frequent trains from Waterloo. Meet from 11:01am, we aim to start our walk at 11:21am insha'Allah.

[* I am doing a 5k running event just before this walk so will not be able to respond during that time]

🚉⚠️ If you are arriving from Waterloo Station, you must catch no later than the 10:48am train to make the walk - double check train times beforehand.

🚻 Toilets: Available Kingston Market and in the park towards the end.
🎒 What to bring: appropriate clothing/shoes, water bottle, snacks to keep you going.
🧎 We can take a break for prayer if needed due to time.

🗂️ "No shows" for previous events may be moved to the waitlist/not going to prioritise reliable attendees / new joiners - when there is a waiting list, priority is given by attendance records / new joiners.
📊 [why it matters]

🤲 Donation: All of our walks & hikes are free; however, you can donate below if you wish and ALL of the proceeds will go towards supporting the humanitarian relief in Palestine & Lebanon Insha’Allah.
💳PayPal: Donate: £2

⛑️ Disclaimer: You are solely responsible for your own safety on these events and have the fitness level required for it. That you do not require special attention, medication or additional care. You are also responsible for your belonging at all times.

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🚦 Walk/Hike Levels:
🟢 Easy
🟡 Average
🟠 Moderate
🔴 Challenging
⚫ Very Challenging

🌳 Hampton Court Palace is well known for being the home of King Henry VIII. By the 1530s, Henry VIII’s Hampton Court was a palace, a hotel, a theatre and a vast leisure complex. Behind the palace is The Long Water - this beautiful canal was commissioned by Charles II (1660) in preparation for the arrival of his bride, Catherine of Braganza. The couple honeymooned at the palace and boats in the shape of swans sailed up the canal in a romantic gesture.

Bushy park is the second largest of London's Royal Parks, Red and Fallow Deer still roam freely throughout the park, just as they did when Henry VIII used to hunt here (probably in-between having his ex-wifes heads chopped off - actually he only had 2 out of his 6 wife's heads chopped). This walk covers Bushy park, part of Barge Walk (riverside) and around Hampton Court Palace (aka Home Park).
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