The Rambling Book Club

Welcome to the 16th Walk of the Rambling Book Club. For each event, we pair a book with a walk or hike in or around London, and discuss the book on the walk.

When's the walk?
14:00 on Saturday 23rd May 2026.

Where's the walk?
We will be meeting outside Redemption Roasters / Daunt Books (South End Road) at 14:00, with the aim to start our walk by 14:15. This will give us 15-minutes to meet-and-greet, before we set-off. Hampstead Heath overground station is a just a minute's walk to our meeting point.

How far is the walk?
We will walk an 8-kilometer circular loop of Hampstead Heath, including Parliament Hill. If you'd like to preview the approximate route, it will be very similar to the 'Hampstead Heath Circular' on Alltrails. If we factor in a couple of discussion breaks, I predict the walk to last approximately 2.5 hours.

Where will we finish the walk?
Our walk will finish 100 yards from where we started, in the Garden Gate pub, right next to Hampstead Heath station. This will give us an opportunity to socialise after the walk, and enjoy a refreshing post-walk drink.

What works will we be discussing?
We'll be discussing two essays by the wonderful Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The first text is We Should All Be Feminists, a 52-page essay, rated 4.39 stars on Goodreads. The second text is Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, a 63-page letter, rated 4.5 stars on Goodreads. Both works have received international acclaim, and are considered to be two of Adichie's finest and most influential writings.

Why is it £2 to attend?
In the last couple of months, Meetup have increased their organiser fees substantially. Without this contribution from our members we would not be able to sustain the running of the club.

What vibe can you expect?
I started the Rambling Book Club 18 months ago with a view to bring people together who enjoy both walking and discussing literature, poetry and philosophy. Since then, I have always strived to create wholesome, welcoming events centred around fascinating books. I do encourage all of our attendees to have read the central texts, but I understand that life gets busy, so if you have not quite finished reading by the time of the event, do not worry!

Any questions?
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to message me on Meetup. See you soon, Ollie