What we’re about
Metropolitan Walkers is the largest London-based Ramblers group for people in their 20s and 30s.
All our planned walks can be found at https://www.metropolitan-walkers.org.uk/wal... 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.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Roll over to Dover (17 miles/Strenuous)Kearsney, Dover
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 website
Taking in wonderful views through the Lydden Nature Reserve and the rolling hills around the Alkham Valley, before ending along part of the coastal cliffs overlooking the English Channel. We will end at Dover beach with a chance to take a well earned dip in the sea.
Please bring a packed lunch. Pub opportunity during the lunch break as well.
Travel: Take 9:07 from London St Pancras (9:14 Stratford International), change Dover Priory (arr. 10:13, dep 10:18), arr. Kearsney 10:22. Buy a return to Dover Priory (ensure this is valid on HS1).
Alternatively take 8:10 from London Victoria (8:27 Bromley South), arr. Kearsney 10:05. Buy return to Dover Priory.
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: Dover
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/roll-over-dover - Borough Green and Dunk's Green circular (12.4 miles/Moderate)Borough Green & Wrotham station, Borough Green
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 website
Walk route as follows Ightham Warren, Yopps Green, Fairlawne Park, Ightham Mote (NT) - (Just under 5.5 miles), Greensand way all the way to Dunk's Green where there will be a pub stop for drinks only (about 7.75 miles).
Picnic lunch on the green opposite the pub - please bring a packed lunch.
Walk then continues onto Old Soar Manor (NT) for a stop there to have a quick lookaround (9.25 miles), Bourne Farm & Basted (Just over 11 miles) where there will be another pub stop which will also be the end pub stop for this walk.
Then a walk back to the railway station.
Travel: Take 9:55 from London Victoria (10:13 Bromley South), arr. 10:41 Borough Green & Wrotham.
Meet outside front entrance of station at Borough Green & 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 & Wrotham Station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/borough-green-and-dunks-green-circular - Guildford to Clandon (13 miles/Moderate)Guildford Railway Station, Guildford
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 website
A route following part of the River Wey before climbs of Chinthurst Hill, St Martha's Hill, and the North Downs at Newlands Corner, taking in some great views. We also visit the remains of Chilworth Gunpowder Mills. Total ascent 370m.
Please bring a packed lunch. Toilets and possible refreshments are available later in the afternoon at Newlands Corner. Pub stop at end of walk.
Travel: Take 10:45 from London Waterloo (10:52 Clapham Junction), arrive Guildford 11:23. Buy a return to Guildford.
Terrain: Riverside path, hills, woods
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: Clandon station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/guildford-clandon - A Summer Night Dreaming of a White Horse (26 miles/Strenuous)Goring & Streatley Station, Streatley
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 website
THIS WALK REQUIRES BOOKING VIA MEETUP – please tap 'attend' if you would like to join.
The return of the Met Walkers night walk, this time in new surroundings on the Ridgeway.
Leaving the picturesque banks of the Thames in Saturday's evening light, we'll head towards the setting sun, climbing very gradually along the ridge. We'll follow it through the night, which if it's clear should see moonlight pick out the chalk path and the way ahead.
Numerous ancient sites nearby attest to the history of this route - perhaps as much as 5,000 years. This though is its most isolated stretch, with no gaps in the ridge and so no villages the whole way.
By the time the first colour shows through on the eastern horizon behind us, the path's surroundings will be opening out too. That should culminate as Sunday dawns over the walk's highest point and the Uffington White Horse. We'll plan to wait a while there to watch the sunrise, with views across six counties, the Cotswolds and the Chilterns.
We then have a brief descent to join the final stretch to the other side of the Vale floor. From there, a regular bus schedule (even early on a Sunday morning) runs to Oxford and a well-earned hearty breakfast.
The walk will not be particularly fast (there's no point arriving before the possibility of transport/breakfast!). The Ridgeway is undulating but without any particularly steep ascents.
No previous experience of night walks is necessary. However, this is still a long walk at unsociable hours with no realistic drop-out except a long taxi ride. It is therefore only suitable for those who know they are comfortable with strenuous day walks.
Optional pub stop at start of walk (!), please bring plenty of water and snacks, layers in case of a chilly night, and a torch (preferably a head torch) plus a spare battery/torch. The Ridgeway surface is generally quite hard underfoot, so ensure footwear is appropriate for that.
We'll aim to make the first bus, arriving at Oxford station just before 8:00am, but timings depend on our progress so are not guaranteed of course. On previous night walks, those who stay for breakfast have caught a train around 10am.
Leader will attempt to make bookings for a pub dinner in Goring and cafe breakfast in Oxford (venues TBC). Please message leader if you would like to be included in either or both of those bookings.
(Photo from https://mobile.x.com/thorneh/status/1747334286582112522 , credit Hedley Thorne.)
Terrain: Hills, fields, lanes.
Travel: Leader will meet the 20:05 arrival at Goring & Streatley station (dep. 19:08 from Paddington) for a prompt start to the walk.
Earlier arrivals will find food and drink options in Goring, but please allow plenty of time for this. Leader plans to be on the 18:06 arrival (dep. 17:08 from Paddington) and will arrange a separate meeting point for those joining the same dinner booking.
Buy return to Oxford (check validity carefully and do not buy a day return!)
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: Longcot Turn (opposite) bus stop, for S6 to Oxford station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/summer-night-dreaming-white-horse
