Your Region: South East England

This section contains an overview of activities, events or items of general interest to South East Associates.

Please note that booking is essential, except for pub lunch venues where a welcome for non-walkers is shown.

Last updated:  10th June 2010 - information provided by Freda Drost.

2010  -  Associate Events  -  2010

24th June
Chiddingfold Walk  (Thursday)                    

5 miles over mainly level ground, with well-defined paths or tracks, this is a gentle walk through open farmland and woods. There are 10 stiles to negotiate! St. Mary’s Church in Chiddingfold is of architectural interest, dating back to the 12th century with some original stained glass. MEET:  10am for 10.15 in front of The Crown pub, The Green, Petworth Road, Chiddingfold   GU8 4TX LUNCH:  1pm a the Winterton Arms, Petworth Road, Chiddingfold   GU8 4UU. Cosy local, with good beer and genuine pub grub.     Non-walkers are welcome.

The Winterton Arms

6th July
Thames Boat Trip  (Tuesday)

We have arranged a four-hour cruise on a private charter boat, with commentary, from Westminster to Woolwich Barrier and return. The boat has two decks - one inside and a covered top deck with open sides in good weather. Views include Houses of Parliament, London Eye, The City, Tower Bridge, Greenwich, The Dome and the Thames Barrier at Woolwich.  We embark from Westminster Pier, Embankment, London. Friends can be invited. Lunch will be a Finger Buffet with drinks at “bar” prices

20th July
Upton Grey Walk  (Tuesday)                             

This walk of 5.3 miles is graded 1 boot and with a 115 metre height gain it takes in the two villages of Weston Patrick and Upton Grey. The very attractive 12th century church of St. Lawrence has a pagoda bell turret. Upton was the seat of the Barons of Basing and the manor house is celebrated as the location of a “lost” garden first created by Gertrude Jekyll in 1908, and now magnificently restored.  We will try to arrange a private visit to the garden.

We will meet near the church in Weston Patrick at 10:00. Lunch is at 1pm at 'The Hoddington Arms' Upton Grey RG25 2RL As always non-walkers are welcome.

12th August
Thorpe Walk  (Thursday)                                  

This easy 5 mile one-boot walk starts at the Crown Hotel, Chertsey, crosses The Green, and follows a path down for a brief glimpse of the river, then across Laleham Golf course, through a residential caravan park, past Penton Hook Marina, and over to Thorpe Village before taking the path along the edge of Thorpe Park where we will be entertained by people hanging upside down screaming. We meet at 10.15 in the Crown Hotel car park, 7 London Street, Chertsey, KT16 8AP and will lunch here at 1pm. Non-walkers are welcome.

18th August
Summer Lunch  (Wednesday)

Blubeckers Mill House at North Warnborough near Odiham will again be the venue for our Summer Lunch. Whilst the sun has yet to shine - and this will be our 6th year so fingers crossed - Warnborough has proved to be a successful location through time. Come and enjoy a three-course meal with wine and coffee and catch up with friends and colleagues, meeting at the restaurant from 12.15pm for 1pm sit down.

8th September
Dorchester, Oxon Walk  (Wednesday)         

This Dorchester and Wittenham Clumps walk takes in the upper reaches of the Thames.  At 4½ miles of mainly flat, easy walking with no stiles and a short steep climb up 'The Clumps' the walk is graded at two boots. We walk in a figure-of-eight so it can be cut short to avoid the climb, but the views are spectacular and well worth the effort. We meet at 10.15am at The George Hotel, High Street, Dorchester on Thames, OX10 7HH and lunch there at 1pm. Non-walkers are welcome.

17th October
Windlesham Walk  (Tuesday)                     

5 miles and graded two boots! Windlesham Arboretum – similar to the walk two years ago, Windlesham’s best kept secret.  Hopefully the trees will be showing their autumn finery by the time we do the walk. All flat and no rough ground although there are a couple of stiles which we could avoid on request. Meet at 10.30am at the Surrey Cricketers pub, Chertsey Road, Windlesham GU20 6HE where we eat afterwards at 1.30pm. Non-walkers are welcome.

Some additional dates for your diary:-

If on the day you are unable to make it, it is important that you notify the leader on the number given for the event, so that the start is not delayed while we wait for you.

(ph  10/06/2010) 

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