GO50 WALK PROGRAMME Guided outdoor activities for the 50 plus age group WALKING IN AND AROUND SURREY PROGRAMME October – December 2019 The GO50 programme aims to introduce people in the 50+ age group to a healthier lifestyle and the benefits of regular exercise. Walking with others - socialising as you exercise - adds significantly to the beneficial effects. Regular exercise can: improve balance and flexibility; lower blood pressure; defend against heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes; help maintain cognitive function; reduce depression and anxiety. We suggest a donation of £2 per person. If you are a taxpayer, we can reclaim the tax on your donations at no extra cost to you, as long as we have your signature and permission to claim Gift Aid. Ask the leader for details. No advanced booking required - just turn up at the start and join in. GO50 activities are led by experienced volunteers who will meet you at the start and lead the way. Please wear walking boots or other suitable footwear. All walks cross stiles unless otherwise noted. Bring water & a snack. No children or dogs, please. Use pub car parks only if you intend to use the pub afterwards. Please be aware of your own fitness levels and, if in doubt, consult your doctor before starting a new exercise programme. Postcodes given are nearest available to the start and may not correspond to the exact starting point. (T) indicates accessible by public transport. Travel information is available from Traveline on 0871 200 2233 or www.traveline.info GO50 Health Walks are shorter walks more accessible to beginners run by Age UK Surrey and supported by the national Walking for Health programme. All other walks are run by Age UK Surrey only and are suitable for more experienced walkers In the event of extreme weather, phone the GO50 office or check the GO50 website before setting off (https://www.ageuk.org.uk/surrey/activities-and-events/go50/). Leaders reserve the right to cancel or amend an activity if they feel that it is unsafe to proceed. Please take into consideration the distance and description of the walk and if you require assistance with walking, please contact GO50 prior to attending. All walkers walk at their own risk. We recommend that all participants carry personal identification and emergency contact details with them in case of emergency. For further information about the GO50 programme or if you are interested in becoming a volunteer activity leader, phone 01483 446662; email [email protected]; write to GO50, Age UK Surrey, Rex House, William Road, Guildford GU1 4QZ or visit our website at https://www.ageuk.org.uk/surrey/activities-and-events/go50/ GO50 WALK PROGRAMME HEALTH WALKS Our health walks are ideal for people who would like to improve their health by increasing their physical activity levels. Participants are encouraged to walk at a pace that suits them. The walks are free and no booking is required. EVERY THURSDAY: St John’s Centre, 222 Epsom Road, Merrow, Guildford GU4 7AA 10am – 11am Walk lasts for 1 hour TUESDAY OCTOBER 1 LC12 OTTERSHAW WOODLANDS Distance: 4 miles Meeting Place: Ottershaw Memorial Fields car park. TQ 017 641 / KT16 0NQ From Ottershaw Roundabout where A319 & A320 converge, take A319 and turn immediately right into Foxhills Road and drive for 300m. Park in 2nd carpark on left by swings. Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: LYNETTE Lunch: Fairoaks Airport Lovely walk through woods with views of Surrey countryside, golf course With some quiet lanes joining the woodlands. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2 CS18 PUTTENHAM COMMON Distance: 7 miles Meeting Place: Puttenham Common TOP car park (free). SU 920 461 / GU3 1BG Start time: 10.30 Leader: CLIVE Lunch: Bring a picnic Around the Common via Murtmoor, Hillbury, and General’s Pond, and continue through Elstead. Return over the River Wey on Somerset Bridge, and past Rodsall Manor. THURSDAY OCTOBER 10 CS28 POLESDEN LACEY AND WESTHUMBLE Distance: 7½ miles Meeting Place: National Trust free car park, Ranmore Common Road, 1 mile west of Denbies Hillside TQ 127 502 / RH5 6SY Start time: 10.30 Leader: CLIVE Lunch: Bring a picnic To Polesden Lacey via Hogden Lane; ruined chapel in Westhumble; St Barnabas church Ranmore; North Downs Way. GO50 WALK PROGRAMME SATURDAY OCTOBER 12 AM01 EPSOM COMMON Distance: 4 miles Meeting Place: Epsom Common Stew Ponds car park. B280 between Epsom & Malden Rushett. TQ 184 612 / KT18 7TR Start time: 9.45 for 10.00 Leader: ANTHONY Explore Epsom & Ashtead Commons. Visit Roman brick works. Mainly flat, reasonably easy, but can be muddy. TUESDAY OCTOBER 15 ES03 SEND AND PAPERCOURT LAKE Distance: 4½ miles Meeting Place: Park in Send Barns Lane layby. TQ 031 549 / GU23 7BP Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: ERYL Lunch: Optional lunch afterwards Walk across fields to the Wey navigations and return around Papercourt Lake. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16 CS24 THURSLEY Distance: 7½ miles Meeting Place: The recreation ground free parking area beside Dye House Road. SU 899 398 / GU8 6QA Start time: 10.30 Leader: CLIVE Lunch: Bring a picnic Emley Farm; ascent of Rutton Hill; Gibbet Hill; Hindhead; Highcombe. MONDAY OCTOBER 21 CF28 ABINGER HAMMER Distance: 4 miles Meeting Place: Abinger Roughs car park. TQ 110 480 / RH5 6PZ Turn north off A25 at Crossways Farm, ¾ mile east of Abinger Hammer; car park is half a mile up lane on left. Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: COLIN Lunch: Gomshall Mill (optional) A hilly circuit of Abinger Hammer village with good views. TUESDAY OCTOBER 22 LC01 BISHOPSGATE WINDSOR GREAT PARK Distance: 4 miles Meeting Place: Meet at Bishopsgate entrance. SU 978 721 / TW20 0XY From A30 Egham Hill take A328 through Englefield Green. Left at 3rd mini-roundabout down Bishopsgate Rd to park gates Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: LYNETTE Lunch: Pub lunch afterwards. Superb views- Windsor Castle, across Thames Valley. Undulating walk through Deer Park and The Village. Coffee stop at Olde World Post Office. GO50 WALK PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23 BH13 RANMORE Distance: 4½ miles Meeting Place: The free car park at the west of Ranmore Common Road (not the NT car park at Denbies Hillside) TQ 126 501 / RH5 6SS Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: BARBARA Walking along the North Downs Way with good views, taking in Ranmore Common and skirting the Polesden Lacey estate. THURSDAY OCTOBER 24 CS39 BENTLEY AND BINSTED (HAMPSHIRE) Distance: 6¾ miles Meeting Place: School Lane car park (free), Bentley. SU 787 442 / GU10 5JP. From The Star Inn and Post Office in Bentley village, proceed east (towards Farnham) for 250 yds, then turn left along School Lane for 125 yds to car park on right. Start time: 10.30 Leader: CLIVE Lunch: Bring a picnic Rural circuit to Binsted, where Field Marshal Montgomery’s grave is in the churchyard; return via Froyle Mill and Isington, with views of the River Wey. THURSDAY OCTOBER 24 RA08 PITCH HILL Distance: 3½ miles Meeting Place: Hurtwood Control car park 2, Walking Bottom, Peaslake. TQ 084 445 / GU5 9RR Go up Queen Street opposite the Murco Garage on A25 at Gomshall; follow signs to Peaslake and Hurtwood Inn Hotel. At village turn right past Hurtwood Inn; the car park is 350m further on left Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leaders: ROBERT & RUTH Lunch: Optional pub refreshments Undulating walk over Pitch Hill, no steep hills. good views. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30 CS33 CHIDDINGFOLD Distance: 8 miles Meeting Place: Chiddingfold bus shelter above church. SO 960 354 / GU8 4TU ; free parking around The Green; (T) bus 71 Guildford/Haslemere hourly Start time: 10.30 Leader: CLIVE Lunch: Bring a picnic A clockwise circuit via Sandhills and Hambledon Common. GO50 WALK PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30 RH04 DENBIES WINE ESTATE, DORKING Distance: 4 miles Meeting Place: Denbies car park off A24 north of Dorking. TQ 166 511 / RH5 6AA Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: ROSEMARY Lunch: optional at the vineyard. Varied walk through the vineyard, onto Ranmore and back along the North Downs Way. One steep climb, gentle descent. Lovely views! SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2 AM02 RIVER HOGSMILL AND EWELL Distance: 3¼ miles Meeting Place: Poole Road Recreation Ground, West Ewell: TQ 207 635 / KT19 9RY Start time: 9.45 for 10.00 Leader: ANTHONY Lunch: n/a Hogsmill open space, Ewell Court park, Ewell Upper Mill, Bourne Hall park. Level, with a railway bridge to cross. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5 LC06 VIRGINIA WATER, WINDSOR GREAT PARK Distance: 5 miles Meeting Place: Savill Garden car park or park outside first. SU 977 705 / TW20 0UJ From the A30 take Wick Road/Lane, signposted Savill Garden. Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: LYNETTE Lunch: Savill Gardens restaurant or coffee shop. An easy walk around the lake, through 18th Century Landscaped Valley Gardens, past Roman Ruins and Polo Fields. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 RH17 DORKING, MILTON HEATH Distance: 3 miles Meeting Place: Milton Heath car park off A25 west of Dorking. TQ 155 488/ RH4 3JT From Dorking turn left off A25 after ½ mile, following brown sign ‘Bury Hill Fisheries’ to the car park. Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: ROSEMARY Undulating walk through Westcott and the Nower. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7 CS27 BETCHWORTH Distance: 6¾ miles Meeting Place: Betchworth church car park in Church Street. TQ 210 497 / RH3 7DN Start time: 10.30 Leader: CLIVE Lunch: Bring a picnic Brockham; Pixham weir; River Mole riverside walk; top of Box Hill. GO50 WALK PROGRAMME MONDAY NOVEMBER 11 CF06 ST MARTHA’S AND THE CHANTRIES Distance: 4½ miles Meeting Place: Guildford Lane car park.