
What we’re about
Welcome to Escape London City Explorers a walking and social group aiming at doing a range of guided walks and social trips to cities outside of London from London and guided walks and hikes within London.
The idea is to do a short country hike or city urban walk exploring cities or towns fairly close to London such as Oxford, Brighton, Portsmouth or Stratford-upon-Avon.
Transport will be either by train or coach, the group is twined with two other groups London Explorers (London walks & hikes) and Chiltern Explorers (countryside hikes within the Chilterns and further afield).
We are enthusiastic about photography and encourage photographs walking at a leisurely pace but also sometimes with harder faster and longer walks.
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Leatherhead, Norbury Park & Polesden Lacey – Afternoon Country HikeLondon Victroia Train Station, Greater LondonGBP 7.00
Walk length 10miles/16km approx. Circular.
A chance to explore a section of the North Downs from Leatherhead with woodland and field tracks and a short tea stop at Polesden Lacey.
THIS HIKE IS SHORT IN LENGTH BUT DOES CONTAIN SOME HILL CLIMBS.
Please bring snacks and water for the walk, we will probably have a short coffee break at the visitor centre at Polesden Lacey. The walk should finish at about 5.00pm but maybe slightly earlier or later.
Walk Cost: £7 cash on the day organizer fee. For paypal it is 'colin45@hotmail.co.uk' Please send as friends and family to avoid charges. For bank transfer message organizer.
Transport and meeting please read..
Various meeting points see below..
At London for the train: Close to the official meeting point symbol directly opposite the Upper Crust shop & the Gatwick Express entrance close to platform 13 & 14 (see photo below). Meet from 11.45pm so we have time to get tickets or group saves. The 12.11pm walk gets to Leatherhead for 1300pm.Train cost should be about £11.50 or less with a group save or network railcard.
At Leatherhead. Meet outside Leatherhead Main Station for the walk to start at 13.00pm (after the train from London arrives). Saturday Parking at Leatherhead main station is £8.70. Some side roads maybe free (please check any restrictions before parking).
Please make a note of the organizers numbers - Colin 07709305681.
Walking Safety
Walking is a great way to keep fit and generally very safe; however it does contain an element of risk. Before going on any of these walks you need to be reasonably fit and be prepared to be responsible for your own safety. You should wear appropriate clothing such as proper walking shoes, warm and wet weather clothing and carry sufficient food and water. Please see our Terms and Conditions (https://www.meetup.com/Escape-London-City-Explorers/pages/23195445/Terms_and_Conditions/)
COULD EVERYONE PLEASE AVOID COMMENTS BELOW THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO THE EVENT AS THIS GENERATES SPAM, JUST CHANGE YOUR RSVP IF YOU CAN'T GO. YOU CAN MESSAGE ME. MANY THANKS.