About us
Hello all!
My name is Jon and I am an experienced hiking leader, nature and wildlife lover and fond of history and nature photography.
Follow me, my hikers and our trips on my Instagram jonstrails or jonathanhenrotay, my website is jonathanhenrotayoztek.com
I have recently decided to stretch my wings and create this group and help others to live my passion through my trails. Hiking has helped me to really live through difficult times by meeting the most wonderful people and have a daily impact on my happiness.
Let me take you to those amazing places and let you forget about the stress of the daily life and meet up with the most awesome people!
If you are lonely, if you like to meet people, wonder at the nature or just bored, join us like many have done before and let us take you out on a great day out, get some fresh air and laugh, cry and glaze at the stars.
Life is made to be enjoyed and is there a better place to live it than the world that surrounds us?
My trips are open to everyone, beginners or hardcore hikers, whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you are from, whoever you love, whether you are a believer or a non-believer, we will enjoy the most wonderful places that mother nature has created, surrounded by the friendliest people enjoying the richness of our differences and our surroundings.
If you need to stop for any reason, whether it is to pray, inject some insulin, or just for a rest, do not hesitate to let me know and I will make arrangements.
I will not rush you, we are there to enjoy every minute and even if some hikes can be more strenuous than others, we will take the time that you need, you will be able to take photos and videos or just have a breath of fresh air.
I promise laughter, smiles, food orgies and some drinks for those who like a glass of wine or fruit juice alike.
If you want to connect with wonderful people and spend days and weekend trips hiking, visiting cities and towns and observing our wonderful wildlife in their natural elements, join me on my trails.
I am known to attract the sun on a rainy day, magical skills? I do not know but until now, I have not been proven wrong! 😄
I will take you on hikes from 8 to 20 miles, in our hills, moorlands, along the coast and in mountains or wooden areas. We will hike, walk swim and go rafting or cycling.
On nature trips to observe seals, dolphins, gannets, puffins, wading birds and birds of prey in the richest nature reserves either by train or private coach.
I will lead trails through historical towns, cities and ancient archaeological sites.
There is a lot to see and do and you will have a wonderful time and will fill your head with souvenirs of our giggles and journeys.
I look forward to being on the road by your side.
See you soon!
Jon
POLICIES:
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I do not accept any forms of discrimination or harassment of any kind, would you have an unacceptable behaviour towards any of our hikers, you will be asked to leave at the first station and will be banned from my groups. We are here to have a great time in respect.
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If you miss a trip:
£15 trips: You may transfer to to a future trip of the same price if you cannot make it.
£70 or above: No refund or transfer possible as you would have blocked a spot and I would have paid for transport already.
3)Abroad trips: I only allow people that I know to join the trips abroad so please join a UK trip before signing up for a trip abroad. -
Questions: I am more than happy to answer any relevant questions, but please, read the descriptions. I receive dozens of messages per day, I have a few thousands people on my 4 platforms, and half of you are regulars, I am juggling with 2 other jobs and have on average 8 trips per months, when I am not checking a new hike and I cannot spend as much time chatting with all of you lovely people. So most questions will be answered on the Event page, any practical information will be given to the people who have booked only. I do not share my routes. I do not provide exact locations to people who have not booked and only allows people who have been prebooked on the trips, so please, do not just turn up without bookings as you will be turned away. If however you have a genuine question that has not been answered in any of the pages, please do not hesitate to ask them all within a single message. I would greatly appreciate it. If I do not answer, the answer is either on the page, or I have not had time to come back to you yet, it can take 48 hours sometimes :)
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In the eventuality that our trains, planes or coaches, or any public transportations are delayed, or cancelled, which is out of my control, I do not pay for taxis or alternative route, if this happens, you will be able to claim delay repay from the train companies who will reimburse your train ticket and some eventual costs in most cases if issues occurred. By signing up to my events, you agree to this.
Upcoming events
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- £17.00
JON's40th BIRTHDAY HIKE: Nutbourne to Bosham : New hike alert!
Waterloo Station, London, GBPsssssst, the secret is out! The event of the year! Mama Jon is turning 40! WHAAAAAAT?! I know, I know, I look like I am late 20th at most, what can I say? Some people are just pretty :)
So what else can I do to celebrate my birthday? Well, a new wintry hike of course, in the company of my favourite humans, the Jonions. You do not need to know me to join, so come and have fun with us!
I first discovered this hike by accident, I was on a trip to a nearby semi-island that had been closed due to a collapsed bridge, well luckily for us, I decided to check out this new place and what a delight it was! So pretty that I have decided to finally put it up for my lovely Jonions to discover...
The hike isn't difficult, it is Sunday after all so I have chosen hill free and by the sea. We will walk about 10 miles in and around the Chichester Harbour Estuary surrounded by water, trees and pretty villages in this area of natural outstanding beauty.
The village of Bosham is particularly beautiful and we will have quite some views of it from across the estuary, that place is a hidden treasure that has kept its middle ages vibe. Once an important place, history remembers it in the famous Bayeux tapestry.
Bosham - WikipediaMost of the hike will be along the estuary and should offer some gorgeous view of Britain's most important natural harbour and is part of the famous Solent Way in West Sussex.
Evidently afterwards, we are likely to make our way to a restaurant or pub for some tasty food before we head back to good old London. We can celebrate my birthday together or you can just hop back on the train earlier if you are too tired but this hike will not be exhausting, you will burn some calories without too much efforts.
INFORMATION:
COST:
£17 via PayPal for the guide's fee
About £28 in cash for the train, we will have a 35% discount with a group saver if we buy our train tickets together and will get an off peak day return meaning that we do not actually pay for the return journey.INCLUDED:
Guided trip
The photographs that I will have taken on the day and that I will share on the WhatsApp group.
A great time with lovely peopleNOT INCLUDED:
Train
Anything not mentioned aboveWHAT TO BRING:
Waterproof shoes for the hike, preferably hiking shoes, otherwise good trainers;
Weather appropriate clothes, including waterproofs if there is a chance of rain;
Water bottle;
Packed lunch and snacks.MEETING POINT:
London Waterloo at 08:30 am, just by the clock in the main hall of the train station, NOT the tube station.
ATTENTION:
Our trips will not be cancelled due to weather conditions so please ensure that you do wear and carry appropriate clothing. 😄
POLICIES:
1: This group is designed for the pleasure and enjoyment of all of us, we do not accept any derogatory comments or behaviours towards anyone. Racism, discrimination and other unacceptable behaviours will only lead to your rejection to any of our trips and this without exception. Everyone is welcome, we have religious and non-religious people, gay, straight, bisexual people, all shades and colours or nationality, people of all ages, sex and political believes and mutual respect is the fundamental spirit of this group.
2: Our trips are only refundable up to 14 days before departure, if you wish to cancel after that, you will be offered a transfer to another trip for the same price or you may resell your slot to somebody else.
3: If we do cancel the entirety of the trip on our side, you will be fully refunded.
4:In the eventuality that our trains are delayed, or cancelled which is out of my control, I do not pay for taxis or alternative route, if this happens, you will be able to claim delay repay from the train companies who will reimburse your train ticket and some eventual costs occurred. By signing up to my events, you agree to this and these conditions.1 attendee
Past events
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