What we’re about
Welcome to London Explorers a walking social group aiming to do a wide range of guided walks across London and further afield exploring other fantastic British towns and countryside.
Most of our walks start at a convenient tube or railway station and aim to get the best deals on any group save tickets for trains and try when possible to look for free car parking giving you as many travel options as possible.
All our walks are well researched, leaving you free to relax and enjoy the lovely scenery or urban views in the company of other like-minded individuals and of course you will be keeping fit. Most walks end with a well-deserved pub stop with a strong social ethos.
Most of the London guides have done professional guiding courses such as the Islington and Clerkenwell Guiding Diploma or City of London Guiding Certificate, some have both or others even.
The walks are very varied from just a couple of miles covering historical sights to longer urban or country walks of over over ten miles and are either just a couple of hours or longer day trips mainly at the weekend but also some during the week or evening.
We are enthusiastic about photography and encourage photographs walking at a leisurely pace but also sometimes with harder faster and longer walks.
We are twined with another country hiking group Chiltern Explorers and often do events together. Chiltern explorers is based to the west of London in the gorgeous Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and also does a wide range of weekends away to other UK National Parks and other AONBs.
Chiltern Explorers is unusual for many outdoor meetup groups in that it currently only arranges the walks and leaves the accommodation up to the members giving members the option to go on the days they want and stay according to their budget, many members also car share for trips away. The weekends have a good social atmosphere and comradery.
The London walks have covered such diverse subjects as Jack the Ripper, James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, Wren Churches, Fryscrapers and Walkie-Scorchies, London Parks and Canals amongst many other themed walks.
The country walks have covered the Chiltern and Surrey hills, the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head and the Lake District amongst many others.
I hope you decide to join us!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- St Martha's Hill & Chilworth Gunpowder Mills – Short Afternoon HikeLondon Waterloo Railway Station , London SE1 8SW£7.00
Walk length 8.5miles/14km approx. Circular.
A chance to explore the Surrey Hills and the fantastic views from Pewley Down and St Martha's Hill and exploring a heritage trail past Chilworth Gumpoder Mills.
The walk passes the grounds of historic Guildford castle built shortly after the 1066 invasion of England when Guildford was sacked by William the Conqueror along with other towns along the Pilgrims Way.
We will stop for a short coffee/drink stop at a pub near Chilworth.
St Martha's Church is on the Pilgrims' Way an historic footpath supposed to have been used by pilgrims walking to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury.
The walk also follows a short part of the River Wey just south of Guildford.
The walk includes some hill climbs but also level ridge sections and river paths.
Lunch and Finish
The walk should finish at about 5.00pm however the time may be earlier or later than this depending on the weather and pace.
Transport and meeting
There are two meeting options for this walk, see below!
Meeting: Train from London: Meet outside the main WHSmith next to the rail information point and Pret A Manager on the main concourse at Waterloo Station from 12.15pm (see photo below) to get the 12.45pm train that gets to Guildford for 13.24pm for the walk to start. We need time to get tickets/group saves so please be prompt (3-9 people with a group save).
Cost
Train about £18.10 return from London to Guildford but with a group save (3 or more and must travel together) or individual network railcard should be less.
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.
Car: Meet outside Guildford Station for walk to start at 13.30pm, after the train arrives from London at 13.24pm. The organizer is coming by train.
Parking: Guildford, main car parks may charge but side streets may be free (please check for restrictions and leave enough time to park).
We will use a pub in Guildford after the walk, there are regular trains back to London Waterloo.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/London-Explorers/pages/Terms_and_Conditions/)
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