🔴🚶🏻 Day Trip & Hike: Hastings (Hills / Coastal / Country Park / Beach)

⛰️ Join us for a day trip and stunning coastal hike from the seaside town of Hastings, a town known worldwide for its rich history including the Norman Conquest in 1066. Aiming to leave some room for a little beach time at the end🏖️

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📏 17km (10.5 miles)
🏔️ Elev. Gain: 540m
💓 Av. Pace: 5.2km

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

📍 Charing Cross Station (opposite main train Departure Board)

🔄 Start/End: Hasting Station / [Charing Cross]

⌚Meet from 8:45am, the train leaves at 9:15am!
[Arrives 10:47am at Hastings \ Return fexible but aim for around 17:50/6:30pm]

🎫 You are welcome to purchase your own ticket. Purchase an open return. Purchasing with a group (3+) or Network Rail card discount, and on the day is recommended in case the event has to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
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🎟️ Only if you want me to purchase your group tickets with the understanding that we cannot get a refund if there are unforeseen circumstances (required 3+ people / must travel together).

💳 TBC (7th Aug, afternoon)

⌛Payment Deadline: Friday8th Aug, 9:01pm

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ℹ️ I cannot issue refunds once I've purchased your ticket. May include online booking fee
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🚻 Charing Cross, on train & Hastings Station.
🧎 Prayer: We will make time at lunch time or during the hike.
🎒 What to bring: appropriate clothing/boots, water bottle, packed lunch & snacks to keep you going!
👕 Advisable to have layers to keep you more comfortable.
🥾 Hiking boots are highly recommended.
🧦 Double socks are a good tip for walking/hiking (reduces chance of blisters - if you don't have hiking socks).

🗂️ "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.
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⛑️ 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.

🤲 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

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

Hastings is a town in Sussex, England, that is famous for the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William, duke of Normandy, defeated Harold II of England and became the king of England. Hastings was also a Saxon settlement before the Norman invasion, and had a castle that was later rebuilt by William. Hastings began as a Saxon settlement. It was called Haesta ingas, which means Haesta’s people. By the 10th century, Hastings had grown into a little market town. It even had its own mint.