 extreme london route - the blue line |
 the start ... |
 ... see you back here in 2008 or 2009 |
 landmark of baker street - "abbey national" building |
 springfield park - memories of the capital ring |
 just starting stage 2 |
 threatening skies over picketts lock |
 in the dry after the downpour! |
 enfield island village |
 this barge has carried dangerous loads |
 waltham abbey church |
 king harold - obit 1066 |
 millenium line goes through here too! |
 still there |
 dusk |
 that's about done it |
 new river near cheshunt |
 more chips axel? |
 commitee meeting |
 jim & rod |
 northaw |
 northaw |
 folly arch |
 spring has sprung - at last! |
 north mymms |
 north mymms churchard |
 north mymms churchard |
 north mymms churchard |
 from the churchyard into the estate |
 north mymms place |
 crooked billet colney heath |
 raining outside but we must leave |
 me too I suppose? |
 and then the rain stopped |
 st albans cathedral - journey's end |
 st albans cathedral |
 it's tough getting out of this wet weather gear |
 st albans cathedral - journey's end |
 great gateway of the old st albans abbey |
 the history |
 striking street |
 and scene |
 cathedral from verulamium park |
 the second group - mike, audrey and alan |
 about to cross the M1 |
 countryside near kings langley |
 a breather |
 eventually we caught up with alan |
 uphill after lunch |
 wonderful time of year |
 slower start after lunch axel? |
 nice scents and nice wild flowers |
 and then we crossed back inside the m25 |
 a good day for the shorts |
 grand union canal near harefield |
 a breather at denham |
 maybe I can help? |
 denham pubs |
 denham |
 denham church |
 denham bridge |
 mike contemplating |
 uxbridge lock |
 xerox bridge house |
 cowley lock |
 river colne near little britain |
 near little britain |
 doesn't look like a right of way |
 job to know which way to tackle this |
 crossing another motorway - m4 this one |
 ostrich for lunch? it's closed |
 passing traffic |
 and back across m25 |
 staines moor |
 staines moor |
 staines moor - striking even with pylons |
 delightful house by thames |
 other walkers too |
 super fish & chips |
 all aboard for the river wey |
 so it's not just walking! |
 wey navigation |
 so calm & peaceful |
 crockford mill |
 dunroamin' |
 ancient & modern |
 the ferry impressed axel |
 cosy nook |
 you don't find many of these |
 problem solving RX style |
 pyrford lock |
 two of the three al(l)ans |
 diversion needed to cross A3 near M25 |
 chatley semaphore tower |
 chatley semaphore tower |
 hautboy inn ockham |
 hautboy inn - amazing pub building |
 nearly lunchtime |
 smile - you can see the pub |
 hold on |
 polesden lacey |
 classy shot by rod |
 surrey hills |
 great day for the colours |
 and wet underfoot |
 just a peep at polesden lacey |
 there she is |
 another of rod's great recommendations |
 wild in surrey |
 self explanatory |
 st barnabas ranmore |
 and another of rod's |
 modesty |
 studious john |
 so that's box hill |
 crossing river mole |
 other way for box hill rod |
 on our way |
 tricky one! |
 view from box hill |
 top of box hill |
 major peter labelliere's grave |
 look at those box hedges |
 yes richard turned up! |
 and jill too! |
 say cheese |
 let me think about that |
 king william iv pub |
 dog collar |
 our path is there somewhere |
 plan b when path is flooded |
 new boots rod? |
 it's neck & neck between axel & john |
 towards a grandstand finish (well lunch) |
 just waiting for the runners |
 rubbing house pub |
 let's get going |
 polesden lacey |
 polesden lacey |
 polesden lacey |
 polesden lacey |
 polesden lacey in spring |
 youth hostel nr polesden lacey |
 youth hostel nr polesden lacey |
 recap dorking - leatherhead stage |
 recap dorking - leatherhead stage |
 recap dorking - leatherhead stage |
 recap dorking - leatherhead stage |
 time for thought |
 king william iv pub mickleham |
 trouble ahead? |
 chaldon |
 chaldon church |
 telling message |
 whitehill tower |
 hello dobbin |
 caterham school - impressive! |
 caterham start of stage 15 |
 spring sunshine enjoyed by all |
 not godstone is it? |
 our alibi |
 nice green at godstone |
 amazing what people keep in their gardens |
 great big stiles on greensand way |
 nr garston park |
 greensand way tandridge |
 rolling countryside |
 fascinating old house - enterdent |
 poser! |
 the bee's knees |
 good year for bluebells |
 fence |
 pub was closed but nice green |
 by oxted mill |
 train home |
 a peek at chartwell |
 orange to drink mike? |
 more bluebells |
 local knowledge |
 wonderful outlook for this house |
 beautiful farm nr crockham hill |
 beautiful farm nr crockham hill |
 lets get back to the path |
 part of the great escape |
 maybe you can climb over it! |
 southwark en route to edenbridge |
 setting off from edenbridge |
 axel |
 nice path |
 walker-friendly farmer |
 this dry in may |
 john's relaxed |
 two of the al(l)ans |
 let me put it this way |
 could be june |
 we'll need to go soon |
 birdlovers |
 great time of year |
 steps |
 des res |
 sometimes we go up ... |
 chiddingstone |
 lovely old village |
 castle inn |
 parish church |
 cream tea mmmm! |
 kent in spring |
 penshurst place |
 penshurst churchyard |
 daily collections |
 lining up the meridian line |
 greenwich meridian line at oxted |
 struggle between east and west (hemispheres) |
 about it! |
 challenging stile |
 these stiles are tiring |
 down in the jungle chanting every day .... |
 ... you should hear the natives all say .... |
 phillip is in there somewhere |
 leaving tonbridge for sevenoaks |
 hildern farm |
 garden of england |
 smashing garden |
 field of linseed |
 we set a nice pace |
 two of us were colour coordinated |
 so much better than rapeseed |
 shipbourne church |
 warren |
 rod |
 lunch at the chaser shipbourne |
 let's hit the road |
 from shipbourne churchyard |
 come on axel |
 rod stumbled at the third |
 good open countryside |
 ightham mote |
 ightham mote |
 by ightham mote |
 well done axel |
 des res |
 ightham mote |
 knole |
 it's one or the other - or both |
 hello dear |
 our start at sevenoaks for eynsford |
 ready for the off |
 better late than never |
 this helps |
 surprise to find this |
 tarmac again! |
 another wonderful surprise |
 wow! |
 can't miss this opportunity |
 kent - not provence |
 jim |
 otford |
 otford |
 good puff up to north downs |
 a real pull |
 worth it for the view |
 who's that up ahead? |
 corn |
 eynsford station and the train home |
 leaving eynsford for greenhithe |
 that's a load of bales! |
 eynsford viaduct |
 large field big sky |
 great path skirting eynsford |
 all is safely gathered in |
 near eynsford |
 nr eynsford |
 farningham |
 farningham |
 landlord learning latin & greek |
 the bull at horton kirby |
 john |
 it was a paper mill |
 thames at greenhithe |
 thirsty work |
 dartford crossing |
 by swanscombe marshes |
 steady jim |
 early stage of being lost |
 it's clear on the map |
 what we need is a committee |
 shouldn't smile about it |
 this way then? |
 philip |
 that's welcome |
 they go together |
 our host at the coach & horses |
 windmill hill |
 windmill |
 canal basin |
 just like the seaside |
 pocahontas |
 gravesend riverside |
 still industrious |
 just in time |
 gravesend to tilbury ferry |
 tilbury side welcome to essex |
 beach at tilbury |
 beach at tilbury |
 relaxed |
 nice to sit and rest |
 whitmore arms, orsett |
 orsett - nice village |
 hanger-on |
 another strange guy |
 jungle becomes clear path - thanks brentwood |
 walkers in essex eh? |
 nice properties and good scenes |
 old dog herongate gets our vote |
 c'mon - I'm sure it won't rain all day |
 navestock heath - glacial debris/millenium monument |
 slippery stiles on wet and dark december day |
 watch yourself axel |
 come along allan |
 nazeing parish church |
 after the storm, sunshine |
 liverpool street station - en route to broxbourne |
 liverpool street station |
 liverpool street station |
 our 3rd springtime |
 new river at broxbourne |
 near broxbourne |
 it was a wet winter - near brickendon, herts |
 back inside the M25 (north of Enfield) |
 raining - time to cover up |
 lunchtime pub |
 by new river, enfield |
 by new river, enfield |
 new river - heading down to alexandra palace |
 audrey & mike en route to ally pally |
 leaving ally pally |
 highgate cemetery |
 looking down from parliament hill |
 view from parliament hill |
 allan - parliament hill |
 two johns |
 jim & philip |
 axel - garden gate pub hampstead |
 back at the start |
 must catch this picture |
 got it allan? |
 the 8 starters - young as before |
 they did it all |
 "abbey national" landmark - built again |
 st pancras station |
 st pancras roof |
 st pancras station |
 allan w |
 champagne bar st pancras |
 john betjeman - thanks john |
 st pancras station |
 rod |
 celebration |
 john |
 janet & alan |
 axel & pam |
 two of the al(l)ans |
 champagne bar st pancras |
 alan & jim sorting out finances |
 janet & pam |
 refill |
 we did it! |
 last shot of extreme london - I promise |