Burrough Green Walk
It was a lovely sunny morning for our 5.6. mile walk which started from the Bull Public House, Burrough Green. 29 members attended. Chris gave us a brief history of the village. The Reading Room was built in 1887. The … Continued
Somersham Walk
Lovely spring sunshine greeted our group on Sunday 13th April 2025, 33 walkers enjoyed the walk from Somersham to Colne. We walked over the old railway line. This line ceased in 1967. It was part of the Great Eastern Railway … Continued
Ickworth Walk : Social Event
22 of us walked around the Ickworth Estate. Peter our leader gave us a brief history of the house.
Sewards End Walk
Today 27 of us ventured into Essex, Sewards End for our 5.7 mile walk. In the 11th century monks from the Saffron Walden Abbey (now Audley End House) were granted 60 acres of land to farm by Geoffrey de Mandeville, … Continued
Stow-cum-Quy Walk
It was a lovely sunny day as 31 of us met outside The White Swan public house, Stow-cum-Quy for the 6 mile walk. The White Swan public house was built in the 17th century, it’s a timber framed building on … Continued
Balsham Walk
Today we started our 5.3 mile walk from the Black Bull public house in Balsham. 28 members attended. The village was completely destroyed in 1015 by Viking raiders. The village sign on the green commemorates the sole survivor who hid … Continued
Hail Weston Walk
Mud glorious mud was on the agenda for our 27 walkers today. Mike informed us about the Royal Oak public house. This was a place for the Lord of Hail Weston to collect rents and even hosted inquests. Hail Weston … Continued
Meldreth Walk
Today 32 of us gathered in the car park of the British Queen public house at Meldreth for our 5 mile walk. We started off by admiring the wooden sculptures in the grounds of the pub. Following the River Mel … Continued
Ardeley Walk
Happy New Year to you all. Our first walk in 2025, was attended by 24 members. It was a crisp winter’s morning with some amazing frosty views. Our leaders were Gill and John. They guided us safely around the 5.5. … Continued
Broom Walk
It was a foggy drive to Broom, Beds for our last walk in 2024. 18 members gathered in the car park of Jordans Mill. The current owners of the mill are David and Bill Jordan. They produced the first cereal … Continued