HTML GeneratorWednesday 24 April - Walk – Knole Park area - Meet at the Rosary Church car park; depart at 9.30 for a walk (NO stiles or steep hills) around Knole Park area, mostly along paved paths; lots of deer and trees. Start to lunch is 3.8 miles and lunch to finish is 1.2 miles. The walk starts from a pedestrian entrance near the Junction between Fawke Wood Road and St Julian Road on the South Eastern side of Knole Park. (St Julian Road is off the A225 South of Sevenoaks). Lunch will be at approximately 12:45 in “The Bucks Head”, Park Lane, Godden Green, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0JJ Phone: 01732 761330. Walk leader Tony Archer 07886 680546.
Wednesday 15 May - Outing –– Biggin Hill Museum and Nymans Gardens – 9.00am departure from Husseywell Crescent - Cost £40 (£25 for National Trust and RHS members - includes coach, entrance, talks and tea/coffee at Biggin Hill and entrance at Nymans Gardens) - To book this Outing contact Ray Lyddall on 01689 835965, or sign up at the April or May meetings: At Biggin Hill there will be separate 30 min talks in the Museum and the RAF Chapel. The Museum spans the 100 years or so since the aerodrome was first developed while the Chapel tells the story of RAF Biggin Hill through the personal experiences of those involved. Then we will have a cup of tea or coffee before reboarding the coach for the relatively short trip to Nymans Gardens in Sussex. We should arrive there by 12.30pm and have free time to explore the Gardens. Lunch is available in the café and refreshments are usually available in other locations in the Gardens too. The coach will leave the Gardens at 5.00pm for the return to Hayes. Disabled access: Biggin Hill have provided no specific access information but the site is largely flat and the buildings single storey. At Nymans Gardens there is a buggy that can be prebooked for a one hour tour of the site for up to four people. Speak to Ray Lyddall if you are interested. Not all paths are wheelchair friendly.
Wednesday 29 May - Walk – Kings Cross to Charing Cross – Meet at Black Sheep coffee bar outside station on Euston Road at about 10.30. We will follow the underground Fleet River to an optional train ride on Mail Rail with lunch at The Bishops Finger pub outside Smithfield Market (0207 248 3341) about 12.30pm 4 sausage choices with mash! About 3 miles so far. Onward through Postmans Park and past the Guildhall and the livery hall of the Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers to the recently opened North Bank of the Thames. If time permits we could also have tea and cake at the wonderful Middle Temple Garden Cafe. Back to Charing Cross, a further 2 miles, hopefully before rush hour.
Travel arrangements
From Hayes - 9.30am train to London Bridge, Northern Line tube to King's Cross
From East Croydon - 9.51am Thameslink train to St Pancras International and walk through underground to Kings Cross
Thanks go to Brian Wood (07864 921814) who will be the Leader for this walk.
Wednesday 19 June - Outing –– Capel le Ferne Battle of Britain Museum, Folkestone and Dover Transport Museum – 8.30am departure from Husseywell Crescent - Cost £32 (includes coach and entry to both museums) - To book this Outing contact Michael McGuire on 020 8466 9006 or mmcguire39@aol.com , or sign up at the May or June meetings: Capel le Ferne Museum is first stop. Recently opened to commemorate the role of the RAF in the battle of Britain. Situated in a beautiful cliff top setting overlooking the Channel, there are a number of outdoor full sized WW11 planes. Indoor there is a museum, a shop and a cafe on the first floor overlooking the grounds and the Channel. Second stop is Folkestone arriving around 12.00. The harbour area has been extensively renovated and now boasts many eateries and independent boutiques. There is a Wetherspoons, the Samuel Peto, within walking distance of the harbour. Folkestone has recently won many plaudits for the improvements made and changing its image. Leaving Folkestone around 2pm, we will visit the Dover Transport Museum where we will spend the rest of the day. The Museum is much more than just transport and is a wonderful step back in time. There is a cafe which serves a highly regarded cream tea. (NOTE the cream teas at the Dover Museum are £6. As we will be a large party, the cafe would like prior knowledge of the number required. I will include this on the booking sheet. However, pre-payment is not required.) We will leave at around 5pm for the return to Hayes. Disabled access: All locations have wheelchair access.
Wednesday 26 June - Walk – Keston area - Meet at the Rosary Church car park; depart at 9.30am for a walk with possibly 4 stiles, generally flat terrain around the Keston/Leaves Green area, with a 50/50 mix of woodland and open country. The walk starts at the car park in Heathfield Road near the junction with Westerham Road. Start to lunch: 4.8 miles, lunch to finish 0.9 miles. Lunch at “The Greyhound” Commonside, Keston BR2 6BP. Telephone 01689 856338. Walk leader Tony Archer 07886 680546.
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