🟢🚶‍♂️ Walk: Hampton Court (Home Park) & Bushy Park in Summer + Kingston Market

🏞️ 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 food)

🎦 Bushy Park

✊ Pace & Purpose: Active Muslims is about focusing on the actual activity. These are paced walks and hikes (not strolls), so please join us with that active mindset and purpose in mind.

🟢 WALK:
📏15km (9.3 miles)
🏔️ Elev. Gain: 20m [flat]
💓 Av.Pace 5km/h
🚥 View Walking/Hiking Levels Here

📍 Meet at: Outside Kingston Railway Station (Oyster card friendly). Trains from Waterloo/Clapham/Vauxhall or bus from Richmond Station.

⌚ Meet From: 10:50, walk our walk at 11:01
🔄 Start/End: Kingston Rail Station / Market

🚉⚠️ If you are arriving from Waterloo Station, you must catch no later than the 10:18 train to make this walk - you can also take the train from Vauxhall/Clapham, double check train times beforehand in case of change.

🚻 Departing Station / On-board train / Later in the park
🎒 Essentials:

• Gear: Appropriate Footwear
• Food/Water: Packed lunch, snacks, and water.
• Tech: Fully charged phone
• Prayer: If you are praying, please ensure you have wudu beforehand.

📋 Attendance Policy:
When an event has a waiting list, priority is given to new joiners and those with a reliable attendance record - previous "No-Shows" may be moved to the waitlist to ensure spots go to reliable attendees [why it matters]

⛑️ 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.

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

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🌳 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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