19 Mar 10, 11.51AM
Walking Class Hero: A Capital Idea
Join the Capital Walkers for a Godalming circular walk starting from the station at 11 am on Saturday March 27. You can join the Capital Walkers group on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/yzum8sw
Tags: Aldworth, beer, Capital Walkers, De La Beche, Facebook, Goring, Ramblers Metropolitan Walkers, Walking Class Hero
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9 Mar 10, 16.01PM
Dave Wise: Beyond the crowds
Walk magazine’s ‘The paths less travelled’ article was well written, very readable and totally irresponsible…
Tags: Dave Wise, opinion
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3 Mar 10, 15.18PM
Walking Class Hero: Senior Service
This is the very place Nelson saw his flagship, the Mary Rose, lead an attack on French galleys marauding up the Solent and then founder with the loss of over 500 lives
From the moment you exit Portsmouth & Southsea station
Tags: Chelsea, HMS, Mary Rose, Portsmouth, sailor, Ship Ahoy
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26 Feb 10, 11.05AM
Tom Franklin
A message from the Ramblers
Tags: footpaths, Ramblers, Tom Franklin
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25 Feb 10, 16.47PM
Walking Class Hero
I’m prepared to bet that anyone who regularly walks around towns or cities will have had times when they felt like a second-class citizen…
Tags: policy, urban walking, Walking Class Hero
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12 Feb 10, 11.56AM
Christopher Somerville’s A-Z of walking: E
E is for Elephant – including one who asserted his right to roam…
Tags: Christopher Somerville, history, humour, right of way
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5 Feb 10, 15.44PM
Will Self: Don’t drive to walk
Will Self argues that urban-fleeing walkers’ tunnel vision of the countryside is both damaging and self-defeating…
Tags: opinion, rural environment, urban walking, Will Self
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2 Feb 10, 12.10PM
Brian Jones: Celestial guides
Why not brave the elements and venture outside to seek out the celestial Plough? Brian Jones shows you how…
Tags: astronomy, night-walking
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1 Feb 10, 11.59AM
Walking Class Hero: Roll Credits
Pinewood Studios can be found in Iver Heath, about 20 miles northwest of London just outside of the Chilterns. Although you can’t actually wander around the studio complex itself it’s still a pretty good location for a countryside walk with a difference.
Tags: Chilterns, Harry Potter, Peter Jackson, Pinewood Studios, Walking Class Hero
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15 Jan 10, 16.23PM
Walking Class Hero: True Grit
For a joint Met Walkers and Hampstead groups walk over 70 punters pitched up at Richmond station at 10.30 in the morning. A heaving mass of 4+ layered, gore-tex wearing, gloved and hatted walkers with breath steaming from their mouths.
Tags: Capital Walkers, hair of the dog, New Year Resolutions, snow, Walking Class Hero
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