Hi All - I'll add a few more details about the route nearer the time. Looking forward to it! Bring a water bottle.

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Hi All A few notes about Sunday's walk! - Start time has been changed to 10.30am so that we should get to the lunch stop around 12.15/12.30pm. - It's an easy flat walk along the Ridgeway for the first hour or so. Warning: There is a LOT of rubbish and fly-tipping but don't let that put you off too much - it improves further along and walking along the top of a giant Victorian sewage pipe has to be done at least once in your life! Despite the rubbish you should hear quite a lot of birds and see butterflies if it's warm.

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Note continued: We'll walk to Crossness Pumping Station on the river, then retrace our steps a bit to the Thamesmead Social - a great cafe for lunch. I've booked a table as they may be busy on a Sunday. You can just have a drink though - no obligation to eat. A Sunday roast is £15 and many dishes are in the £10-£12.50 range. We'll then walk the 30 minutes to Abbey Wood station (bus stops along the way include the 180). Let me know if any questions?

Not much shade by the way so bring a hat if it's hot as well as water. The whole walk is probably less than 5 miles

Hello. I’d love to join for this. I’ve got a BBQ in Greenwich at 2:30 so is it ok to join for as long as I can and drop off at a suitable time to get a train? Thanks for organising us!

Of course Vic, come for as long as you can!

Vic, you can grab a drink and skip off at the lunch stop - I am fairly sure we'll be there by 12.30 and it's not far to Abbey Wood station from there!