Outings for 2025 are detailed below
The outings detailed below are free to attend and non-members are welcome to join us for a day out. Most are easily accessible via public transport within the Greater London area and have a typical travel time of around 1 hour from the Orpington area. Final dates will be confirmed and updated below.
If you want to attend one of the walks, please Contact Us, so we know to expect you and we can give you the up to date meeting time and location. A number of outings have two dates listed, the first is the primary date and there is a secondary date, in case of bad weather, rail strikes etc. Please confirm if you are attending, we don't want you left alone!
If the weather conditions are not favourable, we may cancel.
If you want to attend one of the walks, please Contact Us, so we know to expect you and we can give you the up to date meeting time and location. A number of outings have two dates listed, the first is the primary date and there is a secondary date, in case of bad weather, rail strikes etc. Please confirm if you are attending, we don't want you left alone!
If the weather conditions are not favourable, we may cancel.
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Trip details |
Meeting point |
16th August 2025 Date changed from 17th May. |
Thames path, Battersea to Westminster The aim is to start at Battersea, take a short trip around the powerstation development and cross the Thames via Chelsea bridge to the north bank. From there we follow the thames passing through Pimlico, Millbank and finally ending around Westminster. This should provide views across the river to the developments at nine elms and west of Westminster. |
Outside Battersea power station underground @ 10:30am |
14th June 2025 |
Thames walk, Putney to Chelsea. This starts in a quieter part of the Thames, walking along the southbank, we pass through Wandsworth park, across the river wandle before crossing Wandsworth bridge. From there we walk through the riverfron in Fulham, before reaching out final destination, Chelsea harbour. Here the former Lots Road power station has been redeveloped into housing. Imperial Wharf TFL station provides a short ride to Clapham Junction, where you can take Southern rail to Waterloo, resting after a good day out. Alternatively you can take a bus to Victoria station. |
Putney train station @ 10:30am |
28th June 2025 |
Day out on the DLR Somewhere different, a part of London most of you may not have explored. We'll start by the royal Victoria dock, next to the Excel centre. If the lifts are working (an unknown) the Royal Victoria dock footbridge, provides some excellent views of docklands, From here, we travel to Cody dock, via Star Lane. This was a former gas works, now converted to an arts zone. When I visited last year it had a variety of artworks and competitively priced refreshments. The last place is Three Mills island, to save some walking, we'll take the district line for one stop to Bromley by Bow. Here we can see some former, working mills on the river lea. I plan to visit this last place by mid-May to finalise the route. |
Custom house DLR/crossrail station |
12th July 2025 |
Little Venice to Paddington Basin Distance, about 1.7 miles. Paddington basin is a newish development, alongside the waterfront, a juncture of the regents canal, with a mix of old and new buildings. Little Venice has its charms, the variety of narrow boats along Maida avenue are worth seeing as is rembrandt gardens for a short stop. At the end you can take Bakerloo line from Warwick Avenue or Paddington back to Waterloo or greater choice from Paddington |
Paddington Station |
TBC |
Seaside |
