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Metropolitan Walkers is the London walking community aimed at people of working age, and the largest Ramblers group in London.
All our planned walks can be found at https://www.metropolitan-walkers.org.uk/walks/. We publish to MeetUp to showcase our activities to a wider audience!
If you've not walked with us before, you’re welcome to come along on three free walks before becoming a member, to see if Met Walkers is for you! Membership is around £43 per year, or £30 concessionary rate.
We’re a very active group. Our volunteers lead walks every weekend, ranging from short, leisurely walks to strenuous hikes of 17+ miles across hilly terrain. We also lead one evening stroll during the week, discovering different parts of the capital.
We explore the beautiful areas near London such as the North Downs, south coast and Chilterns, all of which are accessible by public transport.
A lot of our members walk regularly, which is a great way to form friendships. As well as walking, we have a regular social programme.
We regularly run weekends away to explore the other great walking areas the UK has to offer, such as the Lake District, Snowdonia and Scotland, and have also put on several trips abroad.
We’re part of the Ramblers – the charity that helps everyone, everywhere, enjoy walking; and protects the places we all love to walk.
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Registered charity 1093577. Metropolitan Walkers is a part of the Ramblers - Britain's walking charity.
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The Holiday Walk (13 miles/Moderate)
Gomshall Station, Station Approach, Surrey, GU5 9NX, Gomshall, GBMetropolitan Walkers is part of the Ramblers, Britain's walking charity. All welcome for 3 'taster' walks, after which please join the Ramblers - info on the Met Walkers website
After a storm-impacted attempt last year, a second go at swapping the city for the Christmas countryside, as we visit locations from the hit festive film The Holiday! Places include the site of Iris's cottage and The White Horse pub in Shere, Graham's Mill House near Wonersh, and Amanda's shopping destination in Godalming. Between which we'll also take in the lovely landscape of the Surrey Hills. Please bring a packed lunch. Pub stop at lunchtime (for drinks only), and at the end.
Terrain: Tracks, Country Lanes, Woods, Fields, River Path
Travel: Take 8:45 from London Waterloo (8:53 Clapham Junction), change at Guildford (arr. 9:24, dep. 9:37), arr. Gomshall 9:52. Buy return to Gomshall. May require an additional single from Godalming to Guildford.
Grading: Moderate.
For an explanation of the gradings, please see the FAQ - please consider both the length and grade when choosing a walk.
Finish point: Godalming station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/holiday-walk-014 participantsHildenborough to Tonbridge (Christmas Market at Penshurst) (11 miles/Moderate)
Hildenborough, Rings Hill, Tonbridge, GBMetropolitan Walkers is part of the Ramblers, Britain's walking charity. All welcome for 3 'taster' walks, after which please join the Ramblers - info on the Met Walkers website
A lovely Kent Christmas walk. We head south via the pretty village of Leigh, descending through open woodland and Penshurst Park to the village of Penshurst. We stop here for lunch. There should be an opportunity to visit the Christmas market and there is a pub, but please bring a packed lunch. The route continues west through the picturesque Haydens Country Park with its lakes following the River Medway to Tonbridge.
Travel: Take the 9.45 from Charing Cross (London Bridge 9.54), arrives Hildenborough 10.25) Buy a return to Tonbridge. There are several trains an hour from Tonbridge back to London
No booking/registration required – for this walk simply turn up on the day.
Grading: Moderate.
For an explanation of the gradings, please see the FAQ - please consider both the length and grade when choosing a walk.
Finish point: Tonbridge Railway Station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/hildenborough-tonbridge-christmas-market-penshurst3 participants
Kentish Christmas Market Walk 2: Rockin' Around to Roch ... (17 miles/Strenuous)
Sole Street Station, Station Approach, Sole Street, Kent, DA13 0XY, Gravesend, GBMetropolitan Walkers is part of the Ramblers, Britain's walking charity. All welcome for 3 'taster' walks, after which please join the Ramblers - info on the Met Walkers website
A brisk and undulating walk around the Kent Downs AONB, finishing at Rochester Castle, where there is the annual Christmas market - it is also the weekend of the Dickensian Christmas Festival! Bring a packed lunch - the lunch stop will be around 9 miles distance at the village of Cobham where there are public toilets and three pubs to choose from (for drinks only) - but there will only be time to choose one! A brisk pace (aiming for an average of 3.3 mph if conditions are dry) so to get to the finish in good time, but the Christmas market is open until 9pm. Also reasonbaly undulating with a total ascent of 650 metres. The walk is llikley to end in the dark, so please bring a head torch.
Travel: take the 9:42 from London Victoria (Denmark Hill: 9:52, Bromley South: 10:05) arrive at Sole Street at 10:31. Buy a return to Rochester. Meet just outside the entrance of Sole Street Station - please note it has no toilets, so please use those on the train.
Grading: Strenuous.
For an explanation of the gradings, please see the FAQ - please consider both the length and grade when choosing a walk.
Finish point: Rochester
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/kentish-christmas-market-walk-2-rockin-around-rochester18 participants
Virginia Water Circular (12 miles/Moderate)
Virginia Water Station Cycle Parking, Virginia Water, GBMetropolitan Walkers is part of the Ramblers, Britain's walking charity. All welcome for 3 'taster' walks, after which please join the Ramblers - info on the Met Walkers website
A walk exploring some of the woodland and countryside around the village of Virginia Water, including walking along the beautiful Virginia Water Lake itself.
Bring a packed lunch. Optional cafe stop at lunchtime for drinks/cakes only.
Optional pub stop at the end.
Terrain: Around 2/3 of the walk will be concrete/gravel footpaths, with some muddy footpaths.
Travel: Take the 09:39 train from London Waterloo (09:43 Vauxhall; 09:48 Clapham Junction; 09:54 Wimbledon). Arrive Virginia Water 10:42
Grading: Moderate.
For an explanation of the gradings, please see the FAQ - please consider both the length and grade when choosing a walk.
Finish point: Virginia Water Station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/virginia-water-circular-010 participants
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