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Saturday 20th June 2026                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                     

Leader                                  John Chenery                      Explorer Map 146               

 
Please see  below the details of this Saturday's ramble for the 20th June. 
 
Holmwood Circular
Meet:        Victoria 0930 for the 0941 train to Holmwood (arr 1047). Also calls Clapham Junction 0948.  Note that there are no toilet facilities at Holmwood Station.
Lunch: The Surrey Oaks, Parkgate Road, Newdigate, RH5 5DZ
Tea: none
Distance:   8.5 miles.  A circular route to the east of Holmwood Station over the Low Weald.  Not very hilly but there are some good views.  Lunch is at the familiar venue of the Surrey Oaks but the route is different to that taken by the club on previous occasions.  Via Wigmore, Kingsland, Newdigate Village, Newdigate Brickworks Nature Reserve, Reffolds Copse and Bregsell's Farm.  We will see the resting place of a past winner of the Grand National, and, who knows, we might see a future Grand National winner at Henfold racing stables!
John will meet the ramblers at Holmwood station. 
 
Saturday 27th June 2026   Arlesey Circular                                     Leader: Brian Falls
 
Meet: Arlesey Station 1026. Brian will meet at Arlesey Station.
Coffee: Cherry Lane Garden Centre, Langford.
Lunch: The White Horse, Southill. Extensive Menu, bit Pricey.
Also Southill Tea Rooms, old fashioned menu. 
Tea: Henlow Village or Old Oak Pub next to Arlesey station.
Distance: 10 miles - 16 km. Pleasant easy walking through the countryside. Arlesey to Langford, on to Southill. After lunch on to Shefford, then returning to Arlesey via Henlow Village.
Fare: £19.10 without concessions.
Depart:  St Pancras International 09.46 (all stations from Horsham).
Arrive: Arlesey 10.26.
Please use toilets on trains, Arlesey station toilets closed.
Return: Every half hour from Arlesey to St Pancras and all stations south to Horsham.
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