About us
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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Banbury Circular (15.5 miles/Moderate)
Banbury Railway Station, Station Road, Banbury OX16 5AB, 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
The last passenger train may have left a good seventy-five years ago but we can still enjoy the pastoral scenes witnessed by rail users of yesteryear. After following the Oxford Canal we take in the axed Banbury & Cheltenham Direct Railway before heading into the Cotswolds and getting super views of the moated Broughton Castle. Walk will be muddy in places.
Pub stop for drinks only. Bring a packed lunch.
Travel: Take 9.32 from Marylebone, arr. Banbury at 10.37. Meet near the Costa Coffee on Station Approach.
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: Banbury Station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/banbury-circular-05 attendees
Limehouse Leeway
Limehouse DLR, Berglen Court, 7 Branch Rd, London, 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 pleasurable walk along the canals, rivers, and docklands of Limehouse, Stratford and Hackney. We will start along the long straight course of the Limehouse Cut canal, one of the oldest canals in London, and continue on along the Lee Navigation towpath. We will be finishing in a pub near Hackney Wick station.
Optional pub at the end of the walk for a drink and a chat where everyone is welcome to join.
https://www.metropolitan-walkers.org.uk/walks/
Leisurely | 4.5 miles / 7.2 km
Start: Limehouse DLR (zone 2) - Please meet at street level on the slightly raised paving near the corner of Bekesbourne Street and Ratcliffe Lane - What3Words ///drift.ranked.groups @ 07:00 pmPostcode: E14 7JE
End: Hackney Wick overground (zone 2)
Postcode: E9 5TS17 attendeesBentley to Farnham (13.5 miles/Moderate)
Bentley, Farnham, 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
Route starts by following woodland paths through Alice Holt Forest, and then crosses undulating landscapes and scenic heathland, taking in Frensham Great and Little Ponds. We also visit Waverley Abbey Ruins before the final section of the route into Farnham. Total ascent 220m.
Pub stops at end and in the afternoon. Please bring a packed lunch.
Terrain: Woods, heathland, fields
Travel: Take 9:54 from London Waterloo (Clapham Junction 10:01), arrive Bentley 11:02. Buy a return to Bentley (Hampshire).
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: Farnham station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/bentley-farnham-56 attendeesBorough Green Circular (15.5 miles/Moderate)
Borough Green & Wrotham station, Station Approach, Kent, TN 15 8BG, Borough Green, 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
Take in lovely views over a picturesque corner of Kent from the North Downs Way en route to Holly Hill with its glimpses of distant Tilbury and the Thames Estuary. On the way back we more or less follow the path of medieval pilgrims, passing one of their churches and an ancient burial ground. Because the pubs at the end are at Wrotham, walkers may have to find their own way along a last mile of road back to Borough Green station. 550m elevation.
Please bring a packed lunch.
Travel: Take the 9.52 from Cannon Street (9.57 London Bridge), arr 10.39 Borough Green and Wrotham.
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: Borough Green and Wrotham Station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/borough-green-circular-12 attendees
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