Off message. On Sunday, Gill and I took a train from Wanstead Park (Forest Gate). Changed at Blackhorse Road for Victoria line then one stop until Tottenham Hale. A 10 minute walk from station to River Lea. Then simply go North along the wa…Read more…
Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge, Chingford to Forest Gate Walk
Off message but on Sunday, Gill and I took the magic train from Wanstead Park station to Chingford (change at Walthamstow Queens Road then walk to nearby Walthamstow Central to catch the connection for Chingford). It only took just over 30 minutes but …Read more…
Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge (Chingford) Forest Walk
Today the weather forecast was pretty dire (rain showers all day) but Gill and I decided to take a risk and go for a local walk in Epping Forest. We started off near to the Queen Elizabeth hunting lodge (currently closed). There are usually …Read more…
Epping Forest and Theydon Bois circular walk
Today Gill and I went for a glorious 6 mile walk in Epping Forest. We started from Jack’s Hill carpark which was only 21 minutes drive from Forest Gate (the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, drove for at least 27 minutes from Downing Street to the O…Read more…
A run around east London lakes
Friday I went for a fairly early morning solo run around Wanstead flats and park (Epping Forest). There was still some mist round and spots of winter sunshine which made it pretty magical.
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Self isolating circular walk from Forest Gate via Bush Wood & Wanstead
On Sunday Gill and I took advantage of the lovely weather to walk from home for our hour of exercise. We went via Wanstead flats (Epping Forest) past Jubilee Pond into Bush Wood then Wanstead then home. There is loads of beautiful openspaces and parkla…Read more…
Jubilee Pond run
Off message but I think a lovely picture from a run (more truthfully a very slow jog) on Saturday morning around Wanstead flats and Jubilee Pond (managed as part of Epping Forest by the City of London).
When I first moved to Forest Gate, the pond was …Read more…
Epping Forest run/walk, Longhorn cattle & Radicals on Wansted flats
Off message: Gill and I went for a great run/walk in Epping Forest today. We are both out of condition so walked uphill and ran down hill (also slowly) and on level paths. We started off near the Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge in Chingford then followed…Read more…
Wanstead Flats Fire July 2018
Pictures taken last weekend from the top of a 308 bus showing the recent fires (from the week before). It was probably the worst fire I can remember in 30 years.
A scary time for many local residents who live adjacent to the flats and it caused massiv…Read more…
Upshire Walk & Site of Boadicea End Game?
Off message but went for a great country walk on Sunday around Upshire in Essex.
Check out the free Essex Walks website.
I thought that I knew the area quite well but this 5.5 mile walk was different and apart from the distant buzz of the M25 …Read more…