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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Petersfield to Midhurst (16 miles/Moderate)
Petersfield Railway Station, Station Road, Petersfield, 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 route taking in some western areas of the Weald, and a section of the South Downs Way around Harting Downs with great views. Last part of walk passes through Midhurst Common before finishing in the pretty town of Midhurst. Borderline moderate/strenuous with 550m ascent.
Pub stop at lunchtime for drinks only, and pub at the end. Please bring a packed lunch.
Terrain: Fields, lanes, hills, woods
Travel: Take 9:30 from London Waterloo (9:55 Woking), arr. Petersfield 10:32. Please note this train does NOT call at Clapham Junction.
Buy return to Petersfield.
Journey back from Midhurst is bus route 70 to Haslemere, then train from Haslemere. (Petersfield return train ticket covers the train from Haslemere, as they are on the same line.)
Midhurst-Haslemere bus takes 27min. Last buses leave Midhurst at 17:25, 18:25 and 19:25. Pay on the bus (contactless accepted).
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: Midhurst bus station - for bus to Haslemere
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/petersfield-midhurst7 attendeesCowden to Tunbridge Wells (11 miles/Moderate)
Cowden, Cowden Station, Edenbridge, 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 relaxed, moderate walk through the pretty Kentish Weald taking in sections of the Sussex Border Path, the Wealdway and the Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk. Some great views along the way and in the afternoon we'll visit St Mary's Church in Speldhurst which has stained glass windows designed by the pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones.
Pub stop at lunchtime for drinks only, so please bring a packed lunch. Pub at the end.
Terrain: Fields and woods, some gentle hills.
Travel: Take the 10:07 from London Bridge (10:22 East Croydon), arrive Cowden at 10:53. This walk requires two singles, the first from London to Cowden and the second from Tunbridge Wells back to London.
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: Tunbridge Wells station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/cowden-tunbridge-wells6 attendeesRegents Park
baker street station, Baker Street, NW1 5LA, 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
Summer walk through Regents Park
Leisurely | 2.8 miles / 4.5 km
Start: Meet outside Baker Street Station @ 07:00 pm
Postcode: NW1 5LJEnd: Finishing at Camden Town Station
Postcode: NW1 8QL8 attendeesEwell love this walk to Dorking (17 miles/Strenuous)
Ewell West station, Chessington Road, Ewell, nr Epsom KT17 1TU, 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 has been marked strenuous because of its distance, but will be taken at a moderate pace.
Beginning in Ewell, we explore Horton Country Park before heading south across Epsom Common and the original well where, in 1620, Henry Wicker discovered a water spring with a strong mineral taste, eventually leading to Epsom becoming a popular spa town.
We cross Epsom Race Course and Walton Downs, and stop for lunch in the pretty village of Walton on the Hill. After lunch, we pass through Surrey countryside before a short pub stop in Headley (drinks only). Finally, we head through Headley Downs and Box Hill to finish up in Dorking.
Bring a packed lunch. Optional pub at the end of the walk.
Travel: Take the 09:53 train from London Waterloo (09:57 Vauxhall; 10:02 Clapham Junction; 10:05; Earlsfield; 10:09 Wimbledon), arrive Ewell West at 10:24.
Meet outside the ticket office at Ewell West Station.
For the outward journey to Ewell West, contactless/Oyster Cards can be used. For the return journey from Dorking Station, buy a single ticket.
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: Dorking Station
More info: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/ewell-love-walk-dorking5 attendees
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