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Welcome to Escape London City Explorers a walking and social group aiming at doing a range of guided walks and social trips to cities outside of London from London and guided walks and hikes within London.
The idea is to do a short country hike or city urban walk exploring cities or towns fairly close to London such as Oxford, Brighton, Portsmouth or Stratford-upon-Avon.
Transport will be either by train or coach, the group is twined with two other groups London Explorers (London walks & hikes) and Chiltern Explorers (countryside hikes within the Chilterns and further afield).
We are enthusiastic about photography and encourage photographs walking at a leisurely pace but also sometimes with harder faster and longer walks.
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Beaconsfield, Forty Green & an Ancient Pub – Country Hike
London Marylebone Station, Marylebone Station, NW1 6JJ, London, GBWalk length 10miles/16km approx. Circular.
A great scenic walk from Beaconsfield towards Forty Green using open fields and woodland to the Royal Standard at Forty Green.
The walk uses parts of the Chiltern Way, a circular walking route of 214 km (134 miles) across the Chilterns.
We will go for a short drink close to the end of the walk at The Royal Standard of England, reported to be the oldest free house in England, with a history spanning over 900 years. It was supposedly used by King Charles the I in the English Civil War. It is not surprisingly haunted by a number of ghosts..
The Royal Standard of England, Forty Green Road, Forty Green, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1XS.
At the end of the walk we can also visit a newly opened and very classy pub close to the railway station.
Please bring a snack lunch and water for the walk. The walk will finish around about 4.30pm, however the time may be earlier or later than this depending on the weather and pace and the pub stop.
£7 cash payable on the day guided walk & meetup costs. You can do paypal (colin45@hotmail.co.uk) please use friends and family with paypal to avoid charges. Bank transfer if you prefer, please contact the organizer.
Train: £16 approx return train with a travelcard or groupsave.
Catch the 10.42am train that gets to Beaconsfield for 11.08am for the walk to start.
I would encourage you to seek out other members who can go as part of a group save on the train and meet from 10.15am to give you time to get tickets/group saves, close to the WHSmith shop at London Marylebone (see photo below). The organizer will meet you at Beaconsfield station, you will need to get the train from London independently.
See National Rail Enquiries (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/)
Meeting
At Beaconsfield Rail Station: Meet outside the north side of the station for the walk to start after the train arrives from London arrives at 11.08am.
When you get to Beaconsfield station take the footbridge over to the other side of the station where the group will meet.
I would encourage you to seek out other members who can go as part of a group save on the train. Please note the organizer will not be taking the train from London Marylebone but will meet you at Beaconsfield.
Car parking is available at the station car park at Beaconsfield which is chargeable, there is free road parking close in nearby streets.
Please make a note of the organizers numbers - Colin 07709305681.
Walking is a great way to keep fit and generally very safe; however it does contain an element of risk. Before going on any of these walks you need to be reasonably fit and be prepared to be responsible for your own safety. You should wear appropriate clothing such as proper walking shoes, warm and wet weather clothing and carry sufficient food and water. Please see our Terms and Conditions (https://www.meetup.com/Escape-London-City-Explorers/pages/23195445/Terms_and_Conditions/)
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