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## 🥾 GO London Hiking – Day Hikes, Countryside walks, UK Weekends & international Adventures

Welcome to GO London Hiking – the most active and inclusive hiking group in London, perfect for day hikes, weekends away, and worldwide trekking adventures.
We organise 2–3 guided hikes every weekend, including:

🚆 Day hikes from London – all accessible by public transport, beginners hikes, intermediate and challenging.
🌳 Countryside walks near London – explore Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hertfordshire, and more
🌍 Tailor-made trekking holidays worldwide – including Europe, Asia, and Africa
UK weekend hiking trips – explore national parks and coastlines with our community

All events are led by qualified, insured, and experienced hike leaders, ensuring fun, safety, and adventure for all fitness levels.

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### 🔍 Who’s This Group For?

People looking for hiking near London without needing a car
Beginners interested in easy countryside walks or social group hikes
Experienced hikers seeking new routes and companions
London professionals and expats wanting to explore the UK on weekends
Nature lovers and walkers looking for a friendly, active community

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### ✅ Why Join GO London?

🧭 Led by qualified, fully insured hike leaders
🚌 No car needed – all walks start near London train stations
🌄 Walks range from gentle social hikes to 15-mile hill treks
🌍 Access to custom international adventures
👫 A friendly social hiking group with 40,000+ members
📸 Welcoming of nature lovers, photographers & solo walkers

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### 📍 Regular Meeting Points

London Bridge
Victoria
Waterloo
Liverpool Street
(All walks start and end at stations accessible by public transport)

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### 📅 Ready to Get Started?

🔗 See all upcoming hikes
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### 🌐 Stay Connected

📧 Contact: **golondongary@hotmail.co.uk** | 📱 07968 585 224

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Sat, Jul 5, 2025, 8:30 AM BSTPretty villages and rolling hills of Essex - 23km
Liverpool Street Station, London
£10.00
Price does not include rail ticket, please buy your own.

Intermediate circular hike, 23 km (14.3 miles), with 250m ascent.

Join us for a beautiful walk through woodlands, gentle hills and picturesque villages of this lovely corner of Essex. We'll start out from Audley End station and the village of Wendens Ambo ('both Wendens' after the villages Great and Little Wenden joined) and a farming community that has likely been here since the 6th or 7th century.

We'll head past traditional thatched cottages and farmland and make our way to pretty Arkesden, with more than 30 Grade II listed buildings, and then Chrishall village, the highest point in Essex with views down to Cambridgeshire. We'll join the Icknield Way, one of the oldest thoroughfares in the country before finishing back in Wendens Ambo, where you're welcome to join us for a drink at the pub.

GRADE: Intermediate circular hike, 23 km (14.3 miles), with 250m ascent/descent and about 6 hours walking time.

COST: £10 organiser fee. Please buy your own train tickets (c.£16 return with a National Rail card or you can buy a group saver ticket with others).

MEETING TIME: 8:30 at London Liverpool Street mainline station outside Upper Crust sandwich shop, by the platforms.

TRAINS: 8.58 train from London Liverpool Street arriving at Audley End at 9.50, starting and finishing the hike back at Audley End station.

WALK STARTS: 10.00 sharp, leaving from Audley End station. If you're meeting us at Audley End station please PM me so that we don't miss you.

LUNCH: Packed lunch

WALK FINISHES: Approx 17:00 at Audley End station

WHAT TO BRING: Lunch, snacks, water, suitable clothing, headtorch and hiking footwear. Click here for kit list.

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Sat, Jul 12, 2025, 9:00 AM BSTBeginners Hike, The Saffron Trail, Hadleigh Castle and Benfleet Creek
Fenchurch Street, London
£10.00
Starting at Leigh on Sea, we join the Saffron Trail to Hadleigh Castle and continue to Adders Hill into Hadleigh Country Park with excellent views across the Thames Estuary. We continue through the Benfleet downs and return via Benfleet Creek following the sea wall past Three Tree Island to finish at Leigh-on-Sea with its famous cockle sheds, where you can join us for food and a drink or take the train back to London

### 🕘 Schedule & Meeting Info

Meeting Time: 09:00 Fenchurch street station outside the ticket office (alternatively you can meet us at the hike start point)

Train Departure: 09:30

Tickets: Return to Leigh On Sea

Hike Start: 10:20, Leigh on Sea Station

Lunch: pack lunch

Estimated finish: 16:30 Leigh on Sea Station

🎫 Train fare is not included – please purchase your own return ticket in advance or on the day. 🚆 Book online via our affiliate link: 👉 Trainline Booking (Affiliate)
Using this link helps support our group at no extra cost to you.

### 📍 Hike Overview

Grade: beginner Beginner

Hiking time: 4.5 hrs with 1 hr for breaks

Distance: km: 16km

Accent: 230m

Terrain: footpaths and tracks through woodland and coastal creeks

Pace: Social with regular breaks

Hike Leader: Gary 07968585224

🧭 Qualified, Insured Hike Leaders All GO London events are led by qualified, experienced, and fully insured hike leaders, trained in outdoor safety, navigation, and group management.

### 🎒 What to Bring

✅ Hiking boots or sturdy shoes ✅ Waterproof jacket suitable Layers for the weather and conditions ✅ Packed lunch & water ✅ Travelcard or contactless for London

### 💬 What to Expect

Our hikes are social, inclusive, and fun. Expect a welcoming community of Londoners, expats, solo walkers, professionals, and nature lovers. Most people join solo – and leave with new friends.

### ✅ RSVP Now

Spaces are limited – RSVP “Yes” to secure your place.
Full event details, reminders, and updates will be emailed in advance.

### 📲 Stay Connected 07968585224

📩 Mailing List: Go London
🌐 Website:www.golondonhiking.co.uk
🎟️ Eventbrite Page: GO London Events
📸 Instagram: @golondonhiking
👍 Facebook Page: Go London Adventure
👥 Facebook Group: Go London Hiking

### 📜 Terms & Conditions

By signing up, you agree to our full Terms & Conditions including our cancellation and refund policy.
10 attendees+5
Sat, Jul 12, 2025, 9:35 AM BSTThe Kent Wealdway and Vineyards of Meopham Valley 25km/15mile Hilly Hike
Sole Street Station, Gravesend
£10.00
GRADE: Advanced; 25km/15 miles, 565m elevation gain. Approximately 6.5 - 7 hours of hiking plus breaks.

Join us on this scenic countryside hike through the rolling hills of Kent, The Garden of England, crossing vineyards, woodland and picturesque farmland of the Gravesend district of north-west Kent. This advanced hike is 25km/15 miles long, and has 565m of ascent and descent with some steep hills.

The circular bunny-shaped route includes a stretch of the Wealdway, a long-distance path running from Gravesend to the outskirts of Eastbourne in East Sussex, as well as a stretch of the North Downs Way, another long-distance national trail which stretches from Farnham in Surrey to Dover in Kent.

The route takes us through magnificent, peaceful farmland and beautiful woods, and passes Luddesdown Court, said to be the oldest continuously occupied house in England; it is believed that William the Conqueror’s half-brother Odo once lived there!

Some of the other highlights are two large vineyards which we will be hiking through, and the village of Birling, where we stop for lunch. Finally, we will visit Coldrum Long Barrow, an ancient burial site constructed in the fourth millennium BCE.

COST: £10 organiser fee paid on RSVP

MEETING POINT and TIME: 09:31 outside Sole Street station

You can also meet other hikers at 08:20am at Victoria Station by the information point near platforms 12 & 13 to organise yourselves into groups of 3-9 people to buy your Group Save day return to Sole street tickets and travel together.

HIKE STARTS: 09:35am from Sole Street Station

TRAINS: 08:48 Southeastern service from London Victoria, arriving at Sole Street at 09:31am, journey time 43 minutes.

RETURN: Trains to London leave Sole Street hourly, 32 minutes past the hour; journey time to London Victoria: 46 minutes (direct). We can chill at The Railway Inn, right next to the station, if we have to wait for our return train. There are 2 other pubs 1 km and 1 mile from the station too, on our route back to the station.

TICKT PRICE (as of 6 June): Return from London to Sole Street: £19.70 or £13.10 GroupSave when 3 - 9 people buy tickets and travel together or with Network Railcard.

LUNCH: Packed lunch, picnic - please bring your lunch, snacks and plenty of water (2.5 litres recommended) as there won't be anywhere to buy them on the day

HIKE FINISHES: approximately 17:00 - 17:30 at Sole Street Station, but finish times always depend on pace of the group on the day and are a rough estimate rather than a guarantee. Consider yourself committed for the day.

HIKE LEADER: Eliza 07990 489040

What to bring: lunch, snacks, water, suitable clothing and hiking footwear.
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Terms and conditions:
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To view our full calendar:
https://www.meetup.com/GO-London/events/

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GoLondonAdventure/

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoLondonHiking/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/golondonhiking/
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Sat, Jul 12, 2025, 10:00 AM BSTScenic hike through Ardingly Reservoir, Balcombe Lake and Ouse Valley Viaduct
Balcombe Station, Balcombe
£10.00
GRADE: Intermediate, 18km (11m), 450m ascent, 5.5hrs walking time. Circular undulating hike on footpaths through woodland, pastures and lakesides.

This diverse and charming path guides us through the scenic Sussex Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), taking us on a journey through ancient woodlands to discover a hidden treasure and a remarkable feat of Victorian engineering - the awe-inspiring Ouse Valley viaduct.
As we leave the valley behind, we ascend to the picturesque shores of Ardingly Reservoir, romantically set between steep hills, where we'll trek along the High Weald Landscape Trail. We will then descend to meander through the enchanting grounds of Wakehurst Place, Sussex's wild botanic garden affiliated with Kew Gardens.
Continuing along the trail, we will reach the charming Balcombe Lake, winding our way through pastoral landscapes, woods and hidden farms before finally arriving in the quaint village of Balcombe, where you can catch the train back home, or join us in a cosy pub.
COST: £10.00 on RSVP
MEETING TIME: 10:00 outside Balcombe train station (from the platform of trains coming from London).
TRAINS: London Bridge 09:05, arriving at Balcombe Station at 09:46, journey time 41mins. Return tickets to Balcombe £14.50.
WALK STARTS: 09:55 at Balcombe Station.
LUNCH: Pack lunch
WALK FINISHES: Approx 16:30 at Balcombe Station.
HIKE LEADER: Fofi
What to bring: lunch, snacks, water, suitable clothing and hiking footwear.
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Sun, Jun 29, 2025, 5:00 PM BSTTrekking the mountain villages of Azerbaijan
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£200.00
12 attendees+7