PROGRAMME October December 2018

Guided outdoor activities for the 50 plus age group WALKING IN AND AROUND SURREY PROGRAMME October December 2018 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 (www.ageuk.org.uk/surrey/activities--events). 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 go50@ageuksurrey.org.uk; write to GO50, Age UK Surrey, Rex House, William Road, Guildford GU1 4QZ or visit our website at www.ageuk.org.uk/surrey/activities--events

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 1-1½ hours WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 CS21 SHAMLEY GREEN Distance: 7¼ miles Meeting Place: Opposite the Post Office Stores by the bus shelter. On-street parking. TQ 032 438 / GU5 0UB Steady ascent to Winterfold; descent to Rowly; return along the Wey-South path beside the old canal. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 RH19 DORKING WATERMILL Meeting Place: Start at the Watermill restaurant about 1 mile East of Dorking on the A25. (T) Dorking Deepdene station 1/2 mile. TQ 179 501 / RH4 1NN Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: ROSEMARY Lunch: at the Watermill optional. Gentle ascent of Box Hill, along NDW to viewpoint and gentle descent. FRIDAY OCTOBER 5 AM01 EPSOM COMMON 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 Lunch: n/a Explore Epsom & Ashtead Commons. Visit Roman brick works. Mainly flat, reasonably easy, but can be muddy. TUESDAY OCTOBER 9 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. 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.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 11 CS16 PIRBRIGHT Distance: 7 miles Meeting Place: Far end of Mill Lane, Pirbright, ½ mile from Volvo showroom at junction with A324. On-street parking at end of tarmac. SU 938 551 / GU24 0BN A level circuit of mixed woodland, common and fields, passing the attractive Henley Park Lake. TUESDAY OCTOBER 16 ES21 WORPLESDON AND WHITMOOR COMMON Distance: 4¾ miles Meeting Place: Layby on A322 outside Worplesdon Memorial Hall. SU 971 540 / GU3 3RF Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: ERYL Lunch: optional after walk A lovely walk exploring Rickford and Whitmoor Commons WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 CS38 AROUND BOX HILL Distance: 7 miles Meeting Place: Free car park at Ryka s Café by A24 at Burford Bridge roundabout. TQ 171 521 / RH5 6BY Start time: 10.30 Leader: CLIVE Hilly circuit across Boxhill Country Park, and beside the River Mole. THURSDAY OCTOBER 18 RA07 RANMORE COMMON Meeting Place: Stony Rock NT car park, Ranmore Common TQ 124 505 / RH5 6SY On left up Hogden Lane going north from Ranmore Common Rd, West End. Start Time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leaders: ROBERT & RUTH Lunch: Optional pub refreshments Undulating walk via Effingham Golf Course & Stars Wood with good views. MONDAY OCTOBER 22 CF06 ST MARTHA S AND THE CHANTRIES Meeting Place: Guildford Lane car park. TQ 036 484 / GU5 9BQ From A248 Chilworth Road near Albury, turn north onto Guildford Lane. Car park on the left after 1 mile. Start Time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: COLIN Lunch: Drummond Arms, Albury, GU5 9AG (optional) Hilly walk including steps with lovely views, through woods and open fields. Includes St Martha s Hill and Church (outward only). Return via Pilgrims Way

TUESDAY OCTOBER 23 LC01 BISHOPSGATE WINDSOR GREAT PARK Meeting Place: 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 end of park. Lunch: Pub lunch afterwards Superb views - Windsor Castle, across Thames Valley. Undulating walk through Deer Park and The Village with coffee stop at Olde World Post Office. THURSDAY OCTOBER 25 CS04 FRENSHAM Distance: 7¼ miles Meeting Place: Meet outside St Mary s church, Frensham. On-street parking. SU 842 414 / GU10 3EA A choice of routes, both visiting the Great Pond, and either the Devil s Jumps or Dockenfield. MONDAY OCTOBER 29 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. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31 CS17 EWHURST Distance: 7¼ miles Meeting Place: Free sports field car park at the end of Broomers Lane off The Street in Ewhurst. TQ 090 401 / GU6 7RD Ascend steeply Pitch Hill, and cross to Holmbury Hill via the Duke of Kent School, returning across fields. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31 BH04 DENBIES Meeting Place: Car Park at Denbies Vineyard (just north of Dorking on the A24). TQ 166 511 / RH5 6AA Start Time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: BARBARA Lunch: Optional at Denbies A pleasant walk through the vineyard and along part of the North Downs Way with views across to Boxhill.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7 RH17 DORKING MILTON HEATH Distance: 3 miles Meeting Place: Milton Heath car park. A25 West of Dorking, L after ½ mile, following brown sign Bury Hill Fisheries to the car park. TQ 155 488 / RH4 3JT Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: ROSEMARY Lunch: pub in Westcott optional. Undulating walk through the back of Westcott and back through the Nower. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8 CS32 SEALE AND CROOKSBURY HILL Distance: 7 miles Meeting Place: Puttenham Common TARN car park (free), at junction of Littleworth Road and Suffield Lane. SU 910 456 / GU10 1JH From Puttenham Common follow the North Downs Way to Seale; The Sands; ascend Crooksbury Hill (531 ft). Return across Crooksbury Common. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9 CF24 HASCOMBE HILL Meeting Place: Opposite The White Horse, The Street, Hascombe (B2130). TQ 001 394 / GU8 4JA Start Time: 10.15 for 10.30. Leader: COLIN Lunch: The White Horse, Hascombe (optional) A hilly walk up Hascombe Hill with wonderful views. Park in pub car park if lunching. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13 LC11 ENGLEFIELD GREEN to RUNNYMEDE Meeting Place: Englefield Green near Barley Mow Pub. SU 991 713 / TW20 0NX From the A30 Egham Hill take A328 through Englefield Green. After 2nd mini roundabout, turn left and park alongside The Green. (T) Bus 8 Lunch: Barley Mow Pub Enjoy walk to RAF Memorial with views across 5 counties, down to Runnymede, coffee stop; Chair Sculptures, Magna Carta and Kennedy Memorials and back up steps through woods. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14 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 To Polesden Lacey via Hogden Lane; ruined chapel in Westhumble; St Barnabas church Ranmore; North Downs Way.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14 BH07 FETCHAM DOWNS/NORBURY PARK Meeting Place: Bocketts Farm car park off the roundabout on the A246 south-west of Leatherhead (not the car park by the roundabout). TQ 155 550 / KT22 9BS Start Time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: BARBARA Lunch: Refreshments at the Farm Cafe Walking on easy paths with some good views. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20 ES14 HORSELL COMMON AND GOLDSWORTH PARK LAKE Meeting place: Goldsworth Park Recreation Ground car park, off Wishbone Way. SU 981 592 /nearby postcode GU21 3RT (NB: NOT the Waitrose car park) Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: ERYL Lunch: optional afterwards A walk across the less well known parts of Horsell Common to Deep Pool and back around Goldsworth Park Lake. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22 CS02 BLACKHEATH Distance: 7½ miles Meeting Place: Free car park at the end of Blackheath Lane. TQ 036 461 / GU4 8RB Chinthurst Hill with the folly at the summit; Great Tangley; Tillingbourne stream and ruined gunpowder mill. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22 CF28 ABINGER HAMMER Meeting Place: White Down Lane 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 Walk Leader: COLIN Lunch: Gomshall Mill (optional) A hilly circuit of Abinger Hammer village with good views. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27 LC01 BISHOPSGATE WINDSOR GREAT PARK Meeting Place: 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 end of park. Lunch: Pub lunch afterwards Superb views - Windsor Castle, across Thames Valley. Undulating walk through Deer Park and The Village with coffee stop at Olde World Post Office.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28 AM01 EPSOM COMMON 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 Lunch: n/a Explore Epsom & Ashtead Commons. Visit Roman brick works. Mainly flat, reasonably easy, but can be muddy. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28 CS15 OCKLEY Distance: 7½ miles Meeting Place: Outside the cricket pavilion in School Lane off A29, at the south end of the playing fields. Free parking. TQ 145 398 / RH5 5TS Pleasant and undemanding clockwise circuit, passing through Vann Lake nature reserve, and discovering the secluded church of St John the Baptist, Okewood. MONDAY DECEMBER 3 CF09 SHAMLEY GREEN AND GATE STREET Distance: 5 miles Meeting Place: Outside Red Lion pub in Shamley Green. TQ 033 438 / GU5 0UB Park on adjacent roads. (T) Bus 53,63 Start Time: 10.15 for 10.30. Leader: COLIN Lunch: Red Lion, Shamley Green, GU5 0UB (optional). Please order lunch before start from 10am. Easy flat walk crossing abandoned canal and railway via Grafham to the pretty hamlet of Gate Street. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5 RH04 DORKING DENBIES Meeting Place: Denbies Wine Estate off the A24 N of Dorking. TQ 166 511 / RH5 6AA Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: ROSEMARY Lunch: at Denbies optional Varied walk through the vineyard on to Ranmore along the NDW. Undulating. THURSDAY DECEMBER 6 CS34 WESTCOTT Distance: 7½ miles Meeting Place: Free Milton Heath & The Nower car park, 125 yds off Westcott Road, Dorking, following sign to Bury Hill Fisheries. TQ 155 488 / RH4 3JT (approx.) Ascend towards the North Downs and Ranmore with fine views from the slopes; Westcott; Logmore Green; Squires Farm.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 11 LC09 SAVILL GARDEN, WINDSOR GREAT PARK 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. Lunch: Savill Gardens restaurant or coffee shop. Enjoy a walk around and through the Savill Garden (free in December) WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12 BH09 GARSONS FARM AND ESHER COMMON Meeting Place: Garsons Farm car park, Winterdown Road, Esher. TQ 124 638 / KT10 8LR Start Time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: BARBARA Lunch: Refreshments in farm cafe Woodland/common walk with two short but steep climbs and views over the Mole Valley. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12 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 Brockham; Pixham weir; River Mole riverside walk; top of Box Hill. TUESDAY DECEMBER 18 ES 19 BROOKWOOD COUNTRY PARK AND BASINGSTOKE CANAL Meeting Place: Car park of Brookwood Country Park, Woking. SU 966 578 / GU21 2QY Entrance is 100m along Redding Way from Hermitage Road roundabout on A324. Look for Knaphill Football Club sign! Start time: 10.15 for 10.30 Leader: ERYL Lunch: Optional afterwards Explore the diverse habitats of Basingstoke Canal, Sheet's Heath and the Country Park. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19 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. THURSDAY DECEMBER 20 CS22 BOOKHAM COMMON Distance: 5¼ miles Meeting Place: Great Bookham, Eastwick Drive: crossroads at Meadowside and Meadow Way: on-street parking. TQ 135 557 / KT23 3LG Pass ponds abundant with water birds; explore Bookham Common.