À propos de nous
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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Surrey Four Peaks (17 miles/Strenuous)
Lieu non spécifié pour l'instantBrisk hilly walk over chalk downs and woodland paths, some steep climbs, 850m total ascent! Bring packed lunch, pub at end of walk. Pack a torch!
Train- Take 9:41 London Victoria (9:48 CLJ), arrive Holmwood 10:47. Buy return to Holmwood, additional single Guildford to Leatherhead may be required return journey.
Great autumn colour views from summit ridge paths, sculpture trail and sunset from St Martha's hill.
Leader: Matt 07976 603076
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: Guildford
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/surrey-four-peaks-3
*Members do not need to sign up, we usually get 15-20 people out.*
Metropolitan 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 website1 participant
Scream and Scream again. A Haunted Halloween Adventure. (14 miles/Moderate)
Pluckley Station, Station Road, Pluckley, Kent, TN27 0RT, Ashford, 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
This walk will visit the town of Pluckley in Kent, reputedly one of the most haunted places in England.
Along the way we will see where ghosts reputedly walk, and explore the woodland woodland that echoes to the screams of the unquiet dead.Please bring a packed lunch.
Travel: Take the 09:34 from Charing Cross (09:43 London Bridge) arrive Pluckley 10:46.
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: Pluckley Railway Station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/scream-and-scream-again-haunted-halloween-adventure2 participantsFuneral Train to the Necropolis to Face the Son of the Devil (12 miles/Moderate)
Brookwood Station, Surrey, Brookwood, 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
At Halloween we follow the 170-year-old route of corpses and mourners, from Waterloo into Brookwood Cemetery - the largest cemetery in the UK. Established in 1852, Brookwood Cemetery was built to house London's dead, and until 1941 had its own dedicated stations at the start and end of the line. We will explore some of the haunting parts of this Grade I listed site, before moving on through atmospheric Surrey woodlands and fields. The walk will finish by taking in epic Guildford Cathedral, which featured in the classic horror film The Omen!
Please bring a packed lunch. Pub stop at lunchtime (for drinks only), and at the end.
Travel: Take 10:11 from London Waterloo (10:18 Clapham Junction), arr. Brookwood 10:58. (Please be in the Basingstoke part of the train). Buy return to Brookwood. May require an additional single from Guildford to Woking on the return journey.
Meet outside Brookwood station, at the Cemetery exit on the Platform 2 side / south side.
Terrain: Woods, Fields, Tracks, Country Lanes
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: Guildford Station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/funeral-train-necropolis-face-son-devil19 participantsTruleigh no cobwebs here, just fresh air Perching atop t ... (14 miles/Moderate)
Fishersgate Station, Southwick, Brighton BN42 4NH, UK, Southwick, 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 of three parts. The first is a mostly gentle climb from built-up coast to South Downs ridge. The second is the main event – following that ridge westwards via Fulking, Perching, Edburton and Truleigh Hills. Be prepared for breezy weather, but a clear day should bring views to uplift the soul over countryside, villages and occasionally sea, including the sweep of the Adur valley. A quick descent then reaches the third, riverbank part, meandering to Shoreham Harbour.
Please bring a packed lunch so we can make good progress to the finishing pub before the hallows begin their een.
Terrain: Hills, riverbank.
Travel: Take 9:46 from London Victoria (9:53 Clapham Junction, 10:04 East Croydon), change at Hove (arr. 10:56, dep. 11:02), arr. Fishersgate 11:09. Buy return to Shoreham-by-Sea (NB Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex NOT Shoreham, Kent).
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: Shoreham-by-Sea station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/truleigh-no-cobwebs-here-just-fresh-air-perching-atop-downs6 participants
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