Welcome to the website of the St Francis of Assisi Catholic Ramblers Club which in 2020 achieved  90 years of happy rambling in the Home Counties and further afield. Unfortunately the advent of Covid 19 prevented a suitable celebration but every time the law allowed the Sunday rambles took place and were well attended and enjoyed by our members.

 
Regards
 

 

Please see below details of Brian Falls walks on Saturday 16 August 2025 andBank Holiday Monday 25th August, Ant Connolly's walk on Saturday 30 August 2025 and Kevin MacNamara's walk on 6 September 2025
 
Saturday 16th August. 
 
Ramble: Biggleswade to Arlesey Linear         Leader: Brian Falls
Meet:      11.01 Biggleswade railway Station ticket Office.   Train departs St. Pancras International  10.16. 
Coffee:   Jordan's Mill, Broom.
Lunch:   The White Horse, Southill, good menu, bit pricey, also Southill Tea Rooms nearby. 
Tea:        Henlow village or Arlesey.
 
Distance: 14 Miles, walking along the river Ivel  to Langford,then cross country to Southill via Stanford Wood. returning to Arelesy via Shefford, Clifton and Henlow village. Good level walking and scenery throughout the day. 
 
Fare:       £19.30 (without concessions) from St Pancras International - earlier trains through London and further south.
Departs London St Pancras.
 
Bank Holiday Monday 25th August   Flitwick  -  Harlington   Leader Brian Falls.
 
Meet: Flitwick ticket office 10.54. Train departs St Pancras International 10.06 (Also all stops from Three Bridges).
 
Fare £18.40 approx. without concessions.
 
Trains returning to London from Harlington every half hour.
 
Distance 12 miles.
 
Tea: Jolly Coopers, Ward Hedges
 
Lunch: Cross Keys, Pulloxhill. Good food and prices.
 
Tea: Harlington.
 
Pleasant walk, nice scenery. Blackberry picking - please bring a suitable container!
 
 
Saturday 30th August.
 
Faversham circular
 
Leader: Ant Connolly                        Explorer Map 149
 
Meet: Victoria 0855 for 0910 train to Faversham OR  0920 High Speed train             from St Pancras  International, calling Stratford International 09 20,arriving Faversham 10 29
Coffee:   Hot drink/snack while browsing in street market, before heading off on the walk.
Lunch:   Cafe by the Creek Oare. (Reasonable Prices. Benches to eat your own and a couple of pubs nearby if preferred. 
Tea:        Wetherspoons/The Limes pub in Faversham station. A wander                       along the banks of Faversham and Oare Creeks, After our lunch                     stop we walk through the Gunpowder Works Country Park, once a                  hub of  explosives industry, now a peaceful woodland steeped in                    history. We then visit St Magdelene Church before continuing into                  the town to visit St Jude's Shrine' 
Fares:         CDR Faversham £20.35. High Speed from St Pancras Intl - CDR                    aversham £23.60. Both with railcard discounts.
                Ant will meet the walkers at Faversham Station
 
Saturday 6th September.
 
Margate to Ramsgate
 
Leader: Kevin MacNamara                        Landranger Map 179
 
Meet: London Victoria 8.55 for 9 10 train to Margate, calling at BromleySouth 09 27 and arriving Margate 10.53. Ramblers can also use the high speed train from St Pancrs International 09.27and arriving Margate 10.53. Ramblers can also use the high speed train  from London St Pancras International departing 09.20 calling Stratford International 09.27 and arriving Margate 10.59.
Lunch: The Captain Digby, Kingsgate Bay beach.
Tea/Opt Out Short stop at Broadstairs for ice creams/refreshments where ramblers can opt out if they wish. The station is a short distance from the beach. There is a train service back from there to London terminals.
Or The Royal Pavilion (Wetherspoons) Ramsgate at end of the walk.
Distance: About 9 and a half mile linear walk returning from Ramsgate. between between Margate and Ramsgate.  It is mostly along the cliff top path with views over the channeland takes in several secluded coves. There are a couple of flights of steep steps to negotiate en route.
 
Fare Super Off Peak £23.30 from London terminals with Senior Railcard including the High-Speed train
 
Kevin will meet the ramblers at Margate. 
 
Hope the details are OK.
 
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