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Cardiff in the Christmas Day snow, 2010
photos / Places / snow / Wales

A Christmas Day walk in Wales: snow, hills and blue skies

Sat 25th December, 2010Sat 25th December, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Happy Christmas Day from the snowy hills of Cardiff, south Wales! The day was perfect: tons of crisp snow, bright blue skies and not a soul in sight.

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London / Places

Walking the London Loop – Hatton Cross to Kingston

Tue 5th October, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

This was one for the ‘ardcore walkers, with the rain belting down at the start, deeply flooded footpaths to traverse and a fairly ambitious 12 miles to cover in fading …

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London / Places

We strut the inaugural Green Chain walk from Nunhead to Crystal Palace Park

Tue 28th September, 2010Mon 27th September, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On Sunday we went along for the inaugural walk along Section 11 of the London Green Chain walk, starting at Nunhead cemetery through to Crystal Palace park.

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London / Places / railways

Olympic stadium walk – Mile End to Victoria Park and Bow along the canal

Mon 30th August, 2010Mon 30th August, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

On Saturday we caught the tube to Mile End for a six mile walk through east London to check out progress on the 2012 Olympic site. It’s a lovely walk …

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Places

urban spring camping holiday – Vale of the White Horse

Tue 20th April, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

I spent a delightful weekend up in Oxfordshire, camping near the Vale of the White Horse with a lovely mob of urban folks. The weather was sensationally good – clear …

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snow

Snowy walk: Hamsey Green – Coulsdon South

Tue 12th January, 2010Fri 26th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s the full set of photos from our fabulously wintery trek through the snow covered fields of deepest south London and Surrey.

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London / snow

A winter’s walk through Kenley Common

Sun 10th January, 2010Thu 25th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We had a fabulous day today, trudging through gloriously deep snow on the outer edges of south London, not far from Coulsdon. Here’s a few pics: lots more to follow!

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stuff

Petts Wood to Hayes, Kent.

Fri 2nd October, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some photos from a lovely 10 mile stroll around the Kent countryside last weekend: More pics here

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photos / Places / railways

Dorset; Swanage, Corfe Castle, cider bars and more:

Mon 25th May, 2009Sun 5th June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The urban75 walk club’s jaunt to Dorset was one of the best I’ve been on for a long time. Despite weather forecasters predicting a weekend of showers, ne’er a drop …

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Hampstead Heath walk photos

Sun 19th April, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s some more photos from the mob-handed urban75 walk on Saturday: More photos here: Hampstead Heath photos

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Rolling Easter Eggs down Hampstead Heath

Sat 18th April, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Just got back from an urban75 walk around Hampstead Heath. The weather was fantastic, the company delightful, the stroll relaxing, the pubs welcoming, the ale tasty and just about everything …

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Box Hill walk

Sun 4th January, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Close to the southern outskirts of London, Box Hill stands on the North Downs of Surrey, overlooking Dorking to the south-west. Named after the box trees on its steep southern …

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photos / stuff / wales

Ogmore-by-sea, south Wales

Tue 30th December, 2008 - by editor - 1 Comment

Some photos from a brisk – nay, chuffing freezing – Boxing Day beach walk on the south Wales coast. The weather was fantastic and the gale force wind sure sorted …

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cardiff / photos / stuff

Christmas Day walk, Graig Llanishen, Cardiff

Tue 30th December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

By gum it was freezing cold, but I still managed my traditional Christmas Day walk up Graig Llanishen, to the north of Cardiff. Here’s some photos:

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photos / stuff / wales

North Wales walk: Glyn Ceiriog, near Chirk

Fri 21st November, 2008 - by editor - 1 Comment

I’ve finished posting up the photos from our fabulous walking holiday in north Wales. Here’s a few of the photos from the report. Check out the rest here. View from …

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photos / stuff / wales

Walking to Llangollen

Thu 13th November, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On the weekend, I stayed with the urban75 walk club massive in a lovely bunkhouse in a remote part of north Wales. Here’s a photo from the walk from Glyn …

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A Borehamwood walk

Fri 24th October, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last weekend we went for an 12 mile walk along the ‘Timberland Trail’ runing from Borehamwood to the hamlet of Smallford. The walk should have been around 10 miles, but …

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Greenwich Park and Royal Observatory

Wed 2nd July, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We enjoyed a lovely picnic* in Greenwich Royal Park, which covers 183 acres of land originally laid out in the 17th century.  (*before the braying yuppies turned up) Greenwich Park …

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Millennium Dome to Greenwich walk

Mon 30th June, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There’s a little-used but really interesting walk that runs from the Millennium Dome (or ‘The O2’ or whatever it’s now called) along a riverside path into Greenwich. The walk breezes …

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A walk around Ashtead and Epsom Commons

Wed 23rd April, 2008Mon 6th June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A few photos from a short (6 mile) birthday walk around Ashtead and Epsom Commons on the borders of Surrey and London. Ashtead station faces right out into the countryside, …

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Hebden Bridge & Haworth photos

Tue 18th March, 2008Fri 21st January, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

I’ve just uploaded a big new photo feature on our walking holiday in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Here’s a few pics for you:

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A Sunday walk around Boxhill

Wed 27th February, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After catching a train to Leatherhead and a bus onto Boxhill, we took a leisurely 10 mile walk around Boxhill in Surrey. The circular walk took us through some lovely …

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Brixton / stuff

A trip around Brixton and Stockwell

Thu 24th January, 2008 - by editor - 1 Comment

I took a little wander today around some hitherto unwandered parts of Brixton – here’s some snaps from my stroll: I’d been here before, but not when this bizarre ship-meet-mushroom …

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Morden Hall – Colliers Wood Walk

Mon 14th January, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A rare day of winter sunshine sent us scuttling out of the house on Saturday afternoon, heading off to the hitherto unexplored lands of darkest Morden and Colliers Wood. The …

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A weekend’s walk in Norfolk

Sun 25th November, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Just got back from a walk with the feisty urban75 walk club, this time in north Norfolk. It was f-f-freezing, but a whole load of fun. Here’s how not to …

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Petts Wood walk, sth London

Mon 3rd September, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Just 20 mins train ride out of Brixton is Petts Wood, a 1930s ‘new town’ surrounded by ancient forest. Walking through Park Wood. See more photos here: Petts Wood Walk …

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Dartmoor and Devon photos

Thu 14th June, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s taken me an eternity to post up because I’ve ended up creating a 14 page, 220 page monster feature, but it’s (more or less) finished so I hope you’ll …

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A walk through Spitalfields and Brick Lane

Mon 5th February, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s the final part of my photo series from my west-east walk across London on Saturday. I hadn’t really explored the streets around Brick Lane and quite liked the ‘Williamsburg’ …

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A London walk

Sat 27th January, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Ace historian Chris Roberts kindly agreed to take a gaggle of urbanites on a short walk of the Thames, with a focus on ghost tales and mysterious happenings. More photos …

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Hathersage, Derbyshire in the Peak District

Thu 28th December, 2006 - by editor - 2 Comments.

It’s taken me an eternity, but I’ve finally got around to posting up the photos from the last day of our weekend walking holiday in the Peak District. See all …

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