AI Website CreatorWednesday 25 February - Walk – Greenwich Park area – This is a leisurely walk around Greenwich and the Park with one hill (steep for a little while); total ascent of the whole walk circa 160 feet. No stiles - mostly all on hard surfaces. The walk starts and ends at Greenwich main line station – it starts at 10:45 and to lunch is circa 3 miles; lunch to finish circa 1 mile. Lunch will be at the Plume of Feathers pub, Park Vista, Greenwich, SE10 9LZ. If travelling by train from Hayes take the 09:43 to London Bridge and then take the 10:31 to Greenwich which arrives at 10:38. Alternatively, connections would also be available via East Croydon. Lunch at the pub (which is not cheap but is very pleasant) from 12:30 for anyone wishing to join the walkers. Walk Leader Bill Hudson, 07910 714851.
Wednesday 18 March - Outing – Kew Gardens and the London Museum of Water & Steam – 8:30 departure from Husseywell Crescent – Cost £35 (coach and entry to Kew and the Museum) - If you want to go on this Outing, please contact Michael McGuire, Outing Organiser, on 020 8466 9006, or sign up at the February or March meetings. – We will head straight to Kew Gardens which sits on a 330 acre site and was founded in 1759. Kew now has the largest and most diverse collection of plants in the world. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has a worldwide reputation for training, education and research. There are the usual facilities including a large restaurant. Later we will reboard the coach in order to travel just up the road to arrive at The London Museum of Water & Steam at 2.00pm. The museum is normally closed on a Wednesday but will be open especially for us in the afternoon. A Grade 1 listed building the museum sits on the site of the old Kew Bridge pumping station. Built in 1838 the building houses some of the world's rarest working steam engines; many of them still on their original sites. There is a cafe and gift shop on site. We will depart just after 4.30pm in order to arrive back in Hayes for early evening.
Wednesday 25 March - Walk – Kelsey and Crystal Palace Park areas –
Meet at Rosary Church car park at 9.30am
Walk to Hayes Station for train to Eden Park Station. Then stroll to Kelsey Park and on to Beckenham High St.
227 bus to Crystal Palace Park. Walk back to the White Horse in Beckenham (Wetherspoons) for lunch.
Walk to David Bowie's bandstand in Beckenham, then bus back to Eden Park for a train to Hayes.
Remember to bring your Freedom Pass
Walk leader: Keith Dixon (020 8462 7903)
Wednesday 15 April - Outing –Shepherd Neame Brewery in Faversham & Whitstable – 8.30am
departure from Husseywell Crescent - Cost £40 (includes coach and Brewery Tour with Tutored Tasting). To book this Outing contact Tony Archer on 0788 668 0546, or sign up at the March or April meetings. - The brewery is a working industrial site so, practical footwear that covers the whole foot is required - any visitors wearing sandals, flip flops, Crocs, clogs, Birkenstock style shoes, any other open-toed shoes or high heels will not be permitted to join the tour. The brewery offer virtual tours if anyone in the group is unable to walk round. The tour itself lasts approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes and includes several of the brewery’s historic buildings, which have steep staircases and uneven surfaces. They therefore advise that the tour may be difficult for infirm visitors and is not suitable for wheelchair users. Tea and coffee may be provided at an additional £1.50 per person or refreshments can be purchased at the bar. After the brewery visit we travel to Whitstable, arriving at about 12.30 for lunch and sight-seeing. The coach is expected to return to Husseywell Crescent at around 6.20pm.
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