Ouse Valley Lakes and Gardens Trail - Bank Holiday Sunday 27 August

Join us as we head for the scenic landscape of the Ouse Valley in Sussex. Our hike will take us first to picturesque Balcombe Lake and from there we will head through a wooded valley before reaching the shoreline of the magnificent Ardingly Lake, one of the largest in the region.

Beyond, we shall find the Victorian Ouse Valley Viaduct. Built of eleven million imported bricks and topped by stone balustrades running the entire length, it was completed in 1842. It has been described as probably the most elegant in the country.

We will finish our day with glorious views of this beautiful landscape as we walk up towards the historic village of Balcombe.

Meeting place: London St Pancras International train station - near Starbucks (street level) opposite the large time-table board. It is marked as 26a on the station map, please see the following link: https://stpancras.com/station-services/maps

Meeting time: 10.00 am (leaving on 10.24 train)

Price: £27 (includes transport and full-day guided hike). Please pay before the trip using the secure PayPal link (you will be automatically taken to PayPal when you RSVP YES).

Distance: 10 miles/16 kms

Hike level: easy to medium

Estimated return time to London: 7PM

Things to bring: water, packed lunch, waterproof clothing, hiking boots.

THIS TRIP IS ORGANISED TOGETHER WITH OUR SISTER GROUP, TRAILBLAZER LONDON: https://www.meetup.com/trailblazer