Seventeen walkers met on a chilly January day to walk from Leavesden Country Park. Icy weather meant that mud from recent rainy weather was largely frozen, so stepping carefully we were not too muddy at the end of the walk.
After a period of heavy rain, 30 SAR members made their way to the beautiful Peak District National Park to walk in the Dovedale area in fine weather. We had two walks each day and SAR members were happy to enjoy walking at a level that suited them and socialising Read more…
In September 2023, SAR members visited the Austrian Tirol. The weather was perfect and we all enjoyed some challenging walks in beautiful mountain country
Led by Giles, SAR members walked the Length of the Ver Valley, from source to where it meets the River Colne. Giles imparted information on each stage about the history and about the River itself.
In 2022, SAR members continued the long walk that we had started in Gloucestershire before we had ever heard of Covid. The Thames Path attracted a good number of regular walkers and as London was reached, they continued to turn up in spite of train problems and other things getting Read more…
In July 2022, SAR members travelled to Northern Spain to walk in the Pyrenees. We spent a few days in the city of Zaragoza and were delighted by its interesting history and beautiful buildings. Although the weather was hot, we enjoyed walking high in the mountains. Some of it was Read more…
​This is the ninth leg on the Long Distance Thames Path and final leg for 2019.Our walk resumes at Pangbourne and takes us past Mapledurham Mill. It is then onwards through Caversham and Reading to the picturesque village of Sonning.For this leg we are again using our own comfortable minibus Read more…
A morning walk in what we might hope will be fine Autumn weather.Starting from Shenley, the walk will start northwest towards the old Harperbury Hospital, cross Harper Lane and walk along the area behind Colney Street, then east under the M25 towards London Colney before turning southeast, and walking between Read more…
​Berkhamstead’s claim to fame is that here the English finally surrendered to William the Conquerer in 1066!We’ll start out from Berkhamstead Station (ample free parking) passing through rolling fields, woods, and the picturesque villages of Frithsden, and Nettleden, with a lunch stop at the Bridgewater Arms at Little Gaddesden for Read more…