On Sunday 23 July 2023 Maurice led the following walk and Brian Falls has kindly provided the photographs which follow :
Sunday 23rd July Leader: Maurice Hickman OS Explorer maps 146 & 161
Meet: Blackfriars 1000 for 1019 train to Coulsdon South (arr 1052). Ramblers can also catch this train at West Hampstead Thameslink 1000,
St Pancras International - Platform A - 1011, Farringdon 1015, London Bridge 1026 and East Croydon 1043.
Lunch: The Woodman, Woodmansterne.
Tea: Oaks Park, Little Woodcote
Distance: 9 miles returning from Banstead.
Half hourly service to London calling at the following Overground / mainline interchanges; West Croydon, Norwood Junction and Peckham Rye.
Terrain mostly flat, except for a gentle hill between Chiptead and Woodmansterne. After lunch we will mostly follow section 6 of the London Loop which goes through Mayfield lavender field and Oaks Park. Can return by 166 bus from Mayfield if you wish to pay £5 to enter, which is optional.
Fare: Oyster / Freedom Pass / Travelcard options.
Maurice will meet the ramblers at Coulsdon South .