- Epping Forest Walk (with Picnic, Qi Gong & Indian Head Massage stops)Rusty Bike Pub , London
Meet at the Rusty Bike Pub opposite Chingford Overground Station at 11.45am
Rusty Bike Pub Chingford
https://maps.app.goo.gl/oS5royKrAYNzushB8(Alternatively if you are coming from South London we can meet at 10.15am for coffee at Dovedales, next to Peckham Rye station before getting the 10.45am Overground to Whitechapel > Chingford. (total journey time 59 mins)
Dovedales Bakery
https://maps.app.goo.gl/5fpgBLpsUJRHWNU17After the group is gathered we will take a short walk to Connaught Water and find a suitable picnic site to have lunch (please bring a packed lunch and a picnic blanket - one of the ones with a waterproof backing is best in case of damp ground)
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After lunch we will walk a little further into the forest and do a 1 hour Qi Gong and meditation class amidst the trees
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We will then continue deeper into the forest we will stop for a 1 hour Guided Indian Head Neck & Shoulder Massage class (working in pairs so everyone gets a 30 mins massage) on the forest floor.
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Those of us that would like to can end the afternoon with a beer or some Thai Food back at the Rusty Bike pub
This year I'm making the classes free to join but I encourage you to make a £10 donation to:
https://theposhclub.co.uk/sponsor/
or
https://www.akt.org.uk/donate/(two charities I volunteer with on other days)
We are also reliant on good weather 😎 – if it’s pouring with rain, I will have to cancel 🤷🏼♂️
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- Walk along the Thames Path past Henley Regatta with Qi Gong stop in the Woods!Henley on Thames station, Henley-on-Thames
Meet either at Denmark Hill station coffee shop at 10am for coffee...
FCB coffee:
[https://maps.app.goo.gl/L5RE1GizZMsPFduR6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/5fpgBLpsUJRHWNU17)...then get the 10.23 Thameslink train to Victoria, to Paddington by tube and Henley by train (changing at Twyford) - 1h 34 mins journey time)
You can get a day return to Henley.
OR at
Henley station entrance at 12noon
From Henley we will walk along the Thames Path past the Regatta festivities (which we can rejoin at the end of the afternoon)
We will stop en route for a picnic so bring a picnic blanket, enough food and drinks, and maybe watch a boat race passing by
After lunch we will continue our walk to Hambledon Lock and Aston village (where we can stop for liquid refreshments at the village pub)
Once refreshed we shall strike out over fields and into Renemham Woods where we will stop for a 1 hour Qi Gong class
From the woods its a short walk back to Henley where the Regatta related revelries will be in full swing.
You can stay for another pint at the Three Tuns pub..
https://maps.google.com/?cid=18057042481458362912&entry=gpsor head home from Henley station via Twyford to London Paddington (last train 10pm)
This year I'm making the classes free to join but I encourage you to make a £10 donation to:
[https://theposhclub.co.uk/sponsor/]
or
https://www.akt.org.uk/donate/(two charities I volunteer with on other days)
We are also reliant on good weather 😎 – if it’s pouring with rain, I will have to cancel 🤷🏼♂️