About us
We are a friendly, upbeat walking group with members typically aged 30s-60s, providing a mixed programme of walks every weekend, as well as social events, weekends away, and other activities.
We are part of the national Ramblers, so for a one off yearly fee of £43.00 you can come along to any of our events. We hope that once you have walked with us a few times you will be tempted to join us as a member of the West Kent Walking Group
**For general enquires about the group contact us by email at: enquires_wkwg@outlook.com**
You can get full membership of the group by joining the Ramblers' Association at: Join the Ramblers ( when asked to choose group select West Kent Walking Group). By becoming a full member, you'll get to hear first about weekends away, meals out, extra events for Ramblers Members that aren't on the Meetup programme, plus you'll get a 15% discount at Cotswold Outdoor stores, 5% off at Cottages4you, a discount on HF walking holidays, as well as a quarterly Ramblers mag, and full online access to the Ramblers database of walks across the country.
Check out our group website at: http://www.westkentwalkinggroup.org.uk/ and our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/westkentwalking.
Upcoming events
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Heather's Lesnes Abbey & Crossness Pumping Station walk, moderate, linear
Abbey Wood Station, 513 Abbey Road, London, GBThis is a 6.5 mile walk along the Green Chain walk and the Thames. We will visit Lesnes Abbey (cafe, toilets, ruins) and end at Crossness Pumping Station (cafe, toilets, building visit). We will then visit Crossness on their Open Day for approx. 2 hours. We will have a drink stop during the walk & have lunch at Crossness - basic cafe for drinks and cake, not lunch, BYO. The final additional 2 miles back to Abbey Wood station can be walked or take the Routemaster bus from Crossness. If you don’t want to visit Crossness, you will have to make your own way (unguided) back to Abbey Wood station.
It is highly recommend pre-booking tickets or buying membership in advance. This will jump the queue and guarantee entry.
Entry for the afternoon of the open day is £20.37 (without Gift Aid) payable on the day (if available) or bookable in advance through this link https://crossness.visihost.co.uk/#eventcalendar_1|778
If it says Tickets Unavailable, and you don't want to buy a 1 year membership, please email me at heather.staffurth@gmail.com and I will send your name to Crossness and they will hold a ticket on the door for you to pay on arrival.
However, you could instead become a member. Benefits of membership are on the link below. £20pa age up to 64, £15pa age 65+. Includes free tea and biscuit. https://crossness.org.uk/membership-crossness-engines-trust/
After our visit we will meet at approx 4pm when they close and return to Abbey Wood station together on the Routemaster bus or walking. You can make you own way home independently at any time.Please note that there is a £2 payment required for non-Ramblers members to help cover our Meetup costs. Please help the walk leader by bringing the exact change.
Members of the Ramblers Association are welcome on any of our walks, but we would still encourage you to RSVP on Meetup. This will give our volunteer walk leaders an idea of how many are attending, and also to keep the numbers manageable. If, on the day of the walk, you are still on the waiting list and a Ramblers member, you can attend just let the walk leader know you are coming by adding a comment 'Coming as a Rambler'. You will find the start location via our website Our Walks (westkentwalkinggroup.org.uk).15 attendees
Paul L’s Tudeley to Capel Afternoon circular, 6 miles, moderate
The Poacher and Partridge, Hartlake Road, Tudeley, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 0PH, GBThis is an anticlockwise circular walk starting at The Poacher and Partridge and heading Southeast to Capel, meandering through a lovely area of woodland (The Plants) on the way. If we are lucky with the timing there should be plenty of bluebells. We aim to return to the pub for around 6pm for drinks and/or food. There are no stops or facilities en route.
The pub has car parking - please park in the furthest car park from the pub and consider buying a drink as it is a customer car park. Alternatively there may be a few spaces on the road.Subject to walk leaders approval we allow well-behaved dogs under full control of their owner. If you wish to bring your dog on the walk, please check with the walk leader before arriving for the walk.
Please note that there is a £2 payment required for non-Ramblers members to help cover our Meetup costs. Please help the walk leader by bringing the exact change.
Members of the Ramblers Association are welcome on any of our walks, but we would still encourage you to RSVP on Meetup. This will give our volunteer walk leaders an idea of how many are attending, and also to keep the numbers manageable. If, on the day of the walk, you are still on the waiting list and a Ramblers member, you can attend just let the walk leader know you are coming by adding a comment 'Coming as a Rambler'. You will find the start location via our website Our Walks (westkentwalkinggroup.org.uk).24 attendees
Capital Ring 7 Hendon Park to Stoke Newington, 11 miles, moderate
Hendon Central Station,, Central Circus NW4 3AS, London, GBWe will meet outside of Hendon Central Station. There are lots of coffee and breakfast options for early risers. We quickly leave the hustle and bustle of what is allegedly the noisiest road in Britain, and head into the greenery of Brent Park. We follow the brilliantly named Mutton Brook with bursts of suburbia interspersed with greenery until we reach Highgate. There is a superb community cafe/theatre stop for lunch
The afternoon starts along a converted rail track before we walk beside Woodberry Wetands and the West Reservoir. We soon find ourselves in Abney Park Cemetery and a great coffee shop very close to our final end of Stoke Newington StationThis is a no dog walk.
Please note that there is a £2 payment required for non-Ramblers members to help cover our Meetup costs. Please help the walk leader by bringing the exact change.
Members of the Ramblers Association are welcome on any of our walks, but we would still encourage you to RSVP on Meetup. This will give our volunteer walk leaders an idea of how many are attending, and also to keep the numbers manageable. If, on the day of the walk, you are still on the waiting list and a Ramblers member, you can attend just let the walk leader know you are coming by adding a comment 'Coming as a Rambler'. You will find the start location via our website Our Walks (westkentwalkinggroup.org.uk).11 attendees
Past events
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