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A delightful walk from Wood Green down to Stoke Newington, predominently through Woodlland, with fine views of North London... possibly ending up with a picnic in Clissold Park, or one of the fine pubs of Stoke Newington..
I dunnu! I suggest the 14th as a preliminary date with a perogative to change... :cool: :cool:
This walk will be cool
A delightful walk from Wood Green down to Stoke NewingtonWill it take in the (guffaw) cultural quarter?
And is the walk going to circumnavigate your own house so you don't have to wander too far afield?
Errr.. I was planning on leaving my own house out of this.. We could of course do the walk in reverse and end up 'chez hollis'... I dunno.. :(
Wowbagger
15-07-2005, 00:57
And is the walk going to circumnavigate your own house so you don't have to wander too far afield?
Sounds like good planning to me...
Reasonably close. Good bit of gentle exercise so I can work out exactly how fit I'm not before September sneaks up from behind and rapes me. Sounds like a good idea.
I pretty much have to go to this one! Perhaps we could start off in the jolly anglers?
tastebud
15-07-2005, 06:55
i'll come.
but the date sounds familiar, so will check my diary first...
William of Walworth
15-07-2005, 09:11
Can't do the 14th, I'll be in Devon ...
(you should stress to people that the 14th August is a Sunday ... ).
(take it from this suggestion that you WON'T be in Devon Hollis!! ;) )
But then I'm pretty busy all weekends of August anyway, so I should stay out of this really ... :o
Streathamite
15-07-2005, 09:21
A delightful walk from Wood Green down to Stoke Newington, predominently through Woodlland, with fine views of North London... possibly ending up with a picnic in Clissold Park, or one of the fine pubs of Stoke Newington..
I dunnu! I suggest the 14th as a preliminary date with a perogative to change... :cool: :cool:
This walk will be cool
I apologise for being a tad slow here, but how the hell do you go mainly through woodland when going from wood green to stokie? I mean, how many forests are in harringay? :confused:
I apologise for being a tad slow here, but how the hell do you go mainly through woodland when going from wood green to stokie? I mean, how many forests are in harringay? :confused:
Guess you'll have to come and find out Jezza.
Can't do the 14th, I'll be in Devon ...
(you should stress to people that the 14th August is a Sunday ... ).
(take it from this suggestion that you WON'T be in Devon Hollis!! ;) )
But then I'm pretty busy all weekends of August anyway, so I should stay out of this really ... :o
Err.... actually the date isn't cast in stone yet.. ho hum.. I'll see you at Ashton Court..
Streathamite
15-07-2005, 11:34
Guess you'll have to come and find out Jezza.
I'll try to cos I lurrrved green lanes when I lived there.
perhaps we could, umm, punctuate the walk outside the Queen's Head? or am I miss-guessing the route?
I'll come along for this one, as I've got the beautiful month of August all to myself! :cool:
I'll try to cos I lurrrved green lanes when I lived there.
perhaps we could, umm, punctuate the walk outside the Queen's Head? or am I miss-guessing the route?
Totally off route..
And leave the meet-up pub to me this time.. :mad: :mad: :cool:
I have had the pleasure of scouting out the route with Hollis previously and would love to attend this walk, however due to work and hols my dates are a bit limited.
Can do Sunday 14th or the weekend before (6/7th August).
It is a very fine walk indeed. :cool:
Sounds great. I should be there.
I'll come along for this one, as I've got the beautiful month of August all to myself! :cool:
:) :) :)
& Bump :)
The long range weather ain't looking too good.. but hang on in there.
I'm up for this. Think I'm free on the 14th.
Hollis, i hope you're gonna dig up lots of facts for this.
And I should warn you that boohoo is in the same league of knowlegeability as lang rabbie and will point out any innaccuracies :p
The long range weather ain't looking too good.. but hang on in there.
I have faith in you :D
crustychick
29-07-2005, 21:47
Sounds great! I really want to come to one of these walks....
But I think I am at Lost Vagueness that weekend. I guess I'll have to wait until September :(
TorchSong
29-07-2005, 22:53
I think I'm going to be in Devon that weekend (Beautiful Days the weekend following y'see) which is rather a bummer. :( Will have to see though.
Zinedine*
01-08-2005, 22:59
The 14th? Sounds like a walk I may actually be able to do :D
Err.. contrary to my earlier pronoucements on the subject, its going to take place on SATURDAY 13th August, (I meant it all along).
Meet in JD WETHERPOONS
Come out of Wood Green tube look slighty to the left and its just past the Hollywood Cinema opposite..
Meet say 1-2pm.
The walk's about 5 miles long.. and will finish somewhere in Stoke Newington - Clissold Park or the nerest pub.. there will be 1 beer stop en route. No real ale guaranteed.
:cool:
tastebud
03-08-2005, 13:43
i would come.
but i'll be dancing in budapest.
sorry.
:D
Your loss.
:p
This ones gonna rock!! (etc.)
tastebud
03-08-2005, 15:08
defo come to the next one.
This ones gonna rock!! (etc.)
Are you setting a new standard for future walk guides?
Are you setting a new standard for future walk guides?
Well you know.. Wood Green to Stoke Newington.. Every walk guides dream.. :)
Well you know.. Wood Green to Stoke Newington.. Every walk guides dream.. :)
One of those underrated London locations - England's green and pleasant land... was on a romantic stroll around Seven Sister's road last night - Woodberry Down Estate by moonlight - beautiful.
I could ask some questions about your possible route but I don't want to spoil the delights of norf london to everyone.
:D
Your loss.
:p
This ones gonna rock!! (etc.)Will there be plenty of facts?
I'm only coming if there's facts. ;)
The editor is kindly providing all my facts. I haven't checked the copyright position with him yet.. However he can sue me! I don't care!
I may unearth afew extra facts. ;)
Will there be plenty of facts?
I'm only coming if there's facts. ;)
Oh no. Facts are boring. Wild speculation, rumour and conjecture is what i want.
Oh no. Facts are boring. Wild speculation, rumour and conjecture is what i want.
lang rabbie will confirm that I am also capable of this. :cool:
defo come to the next one.
:)
defo come to the next one.
But the next one will be nowhere near as good as this one.
:)
But the next one will be nowhere near as good as this one.
:)
Can you be sure of that :confused: ;)
tastebud
04-08-2005, 11:43
But the next one will be nowhere near as good as this one.
:)
err.. hello...
that's impossible, if i'm not there, silly hollis.
:)
Can you be sure of that :confused: ;)
Yep - Maggot's doing the next one. ;)
Yep - Maggot's doing the next one. ;) :mad:
Mine will be legendary, one of those events that people talk about for years to come. Plus there'll be a picnic. :)
:mad:
Mine will be legendary, one of those events that people talk about for years to come. Plus there'll be a picnic. :)
Shouldn't that be infamous!
:mad:
Mine will be legendary, one of those events that people talk about for years to come. Plus there'll be a picnic. :)
Pah.! This one could have a picnic.. depends what people wanna do.
tastebud
04-08-2005, 15:11
Plus there'll be a picnic. :)
now i have to say, that does sound much more suited to me!
i love to walk around london, but a picnic makes me VERY :) !
:mad:
Mine will be legendary, one of those events that people talk about for years to come. Plus there'll be a picnic. :)
When is yours on? Need to pencil it in my very busy schedule! ;)
Yep - Maggot's doing the next one. ;)
:D:D:D
When is yours on? Need to pencil it in my very busy schedule! ;)
Am thinking of either 17th or 24th Sept. What's better for you? Am veering towards 24th as it's the day before my birthday and there will have been enough time for us to have recovered from Metaponto!
Tries to steer Maggot towards the 24th.
We're away on the 17th.
Am thinking of either 17th or 24th Sept. What's better for you? Am veering towards 24th as it's the day before my birthday and there will have been enough time for us to have recovered from Metaponto!
:mad: :mad:
Take it to another thread... this thead all about August 13th or whenever it is... :mad: :mad:
:mad:
:mad: :mad:
Take it to another thread... this thead all about August 13th or whenever it is...
:mad:
oooohhhhhh Hark at her ;)
I have convinently bumped the other London walk thread.. for Magott and those wishing to engage in off-topic(k) discussion about future walks.
:mad: :mad: :p ;)
Am thinking of either 17th or 24th Sept. What's better for you? Am veering towards 24th as it's the day before my birthday and there will have been enough time for us to have recovered from Metaponto!
24th sounds good! A celebratory birthday walk! :D
(sorry Hollis!!!)
:mad: :mad:
Trouble maker.
lang rabbie
05-08-2005, 10:55
24th sounds good! A celebratory birthday walk! :D
Enough already!
These off-topic posts will give Hollis heart failure. :(
And then you'd be faced with the prospect of me leading the August walk* with a cornucopia of facts :cool: and followed by a short test to make sure you'd been paying attention before you were allowed into the final pub. :eek:
*that's assuming I've guessed the itinerary correctly
silentNate
05-08-2005, 20:36
I may pop along- in disguise of course, cap and false beard ;)
So just to confirm this is next Saturday?
lang rabbie
08-08-2005, 11:41
So many facts to look forward to :cool:
Not to mention the scenery... ;)
http://www.london-rent.com/images/large/3.jpg
http://www.dontknowitfromadam.com/mt-static/images/Woods%20Path.jpg
:cool:
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/deciduous/decfor/dectrees.gif
http://www.davidwyatt.me.uk/photos/australia/098%20Rainforest%20garden.jpg
...Saturday 13th - 1- 2pm, JD Wetherspoons, Wood Green.
:)
...Saturday 13th - 1- 2pm, JD Wetherspoons, Wood Green.
:)
See you there :)
lang rabbie
08-08-2005, 12:02
http://www.davidwyatt.me.uk/photos/australia/098%20Rainforest%20garden.jpg
If that's Clissold Park, I'm Brad Pitt!
I was thinking more Highgate Woods.
:cool:
so to sum up the efferts by Hollis on the last three pages then, this is happening at a wetherspoon pub in wood green on saturday at 2 pm?
if so there is a very real change that me and missus and perhpas even a cousing to missus with girl friend shows up. since it ends around the corner from us it's dubbly convinent and if the wether don't premit a picknic i'd recomend the rose and crown, it being a dog fiendly establishment and all.
:)
Fingers crossed for the weather.. there's bad weather due to come in.. :eek:
Yep.. be good to see you there.
A multimap link:
Wetherspoons location (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=531097&y=190368&z=0&ar=Y)
Initial weather report looks good
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml
so to sum up the efferts by Hollis on the last three pages then, this is happening at a wetherspoon pub in wood green on saturday at 2 pm?
if so there is a very real change that me and missus and perhpas even a cousing to missus with girl friend shows up. since it ends around the corner from us it's dubbly convinent and if the wether don't premit a picknic i'd recomend the rose and crown, it being a dog fiendly establishment and all.
:)
No dogs on the wetherspoon's Hollis what are you thinking :(
Its abit of a difficult one.. the only pub I thought might be doggie friendly isn't.. even in the beer garden.. :rolleyes: I suggest we move off prompty at 2 o'clock.. unless anyone has a bright idea!
Its abit of a difficult one.. the only pub I thought might be doggie friendly isn't.. even in the beer garden.. :rolleyes: I suggest we move off prompty at 2 o'clock.. unless anyone has a bright idea!
We could meet where we're going to meet, but bring some protest signs about dogs not being allowed? And only drink water while we're there? :cool:
Nah! I don't like the look of the bouncers.. :eek: We could change the venue to the other pub.. as there's a chance we could blag doggie entrance to the beer garden on the day.. I dunno? liberty?
okay - you will be pleased to know that I have scouted out the only bit of the route I wasn't too sure on, so I am confident of providing a navigationally "clean" route
Re: the meet up pub.. I think Wetherspoons is still the best option.. There's an area outside the front with seating (and great views of the High Road).. hopefully dogs wills be allowed to hang out there for abit.
I understand that there's a firework display and stuff in Kenwood house that evening....if I can drag myself from the beers after the walk I may go on to that after. Fireworks = :cool:
If I'm not too tired to get up at all.
dessiato
10-08-2005, 22:07
I just read the title as August London Wank! :o
Nah! I don't like the look of the bouncers.. :eek: We could change the venue to the other pub.. as there's a chance we could blag doggie entrance to the beer garden on the day.. I dunno? liberty?
Maybe if we come along when you are about to leave the pub then that would work...
(Making protest sign) :D
Yes - WE SHALL LEAVE PROMPTLY AT 2 PM SHARP
NO STRAGGLERS
Yes - WE SHALL LEAVE PROMPTLY AT 2 PM SHARP
NO STRAGGLERS
Ok will meet you when your just walking out of the pub at 2 :)
Lookin forward to it :)
It'll be good to see you! It's been a while! :cool:
The weather is looking abit iffy.. But we can enjoy the Woodland coming to life with the pitter-patter of the raindrops.
:)
The weather is looking abit iffy.. But we can enjoy the Woodland coming to life with the pitter-patter of the raindrops.
:)
You have a lovely way of putting things :D
lang rabbie
11-08-2005, 15:22
The weather is looking abit iffy.. But we can enjoy the Woodland coming to life with the pitter-patter of the raindrops.
:)
All the anoraks people are revealing on various transport related threads will come in useful ;)
Fear not!! We shall be sheltered by the woodland umbrella.. :cool:
Btw.. the walk'll probalby be atleast 6 miles long.. ;)
There's a pub at the beginning, and at the end.
There's acouple of probable tea-shop/cafe stops en route.. including Finsbury Park cafe :cool: :cool:
A pub stop en route could be arranged if people feel like it.
Btw.. the walk'll probalby be atleast 6 miles long.. ;)
There's a pub at the beginning, and at the end.
There's acouple of probable tea-shop/cafe stops en route.. including Finsbury Park cafe :cool: :cool:
A pub stop en route could be arranged if people feel like it.
I like the idea od a proper walk for once and not just a pub crawl :)
hi walkin' folk
was wonderin' if it'd be okay for me to come along. have been meaning to for months but could never make the dates.
am a bit of an urban lurker, just the occasional post to on cinema or relationships n stuff, and have been to a couple of offlines - met a few people but noone from this thread i think
okay to come along and meet people? :)
Yes fine - see you there.. I'll pm you my mobile.
Note - Basically anyones welcome to come along.. but if you haven't been to one before send us a pm..
hi walkin' folk
was wonderin' if it'd be okay for me to come along. have been meaning to for months but could never make the dates.
am a bit of an urban lurker, just the occasional post to on cinema or relationships n stuff, and have been to a couple of offlines - met a few people but noone from this thread i think
okay to come along and meet people? :)
See you Saturday.. I'm the one with the little dog :)
<bragging mode on>
I'll be test driving my newly acquired digital camera I got for my birthday! :D
I'll be the one holding the manual on one hand and the camera on the other, failing to take pictures (but still smiling because I love my new gadget)...
</braggin mode off>
See you Saturday.. I'm the one with the little dog :)cool thanks Liberty & Hollis! should have no prob meeting up now.. looking forward to this, hope it's not gonna rain too much before the sun comes out :) i'll be in the pub early with my Guinness
<bragging mode on>
I'll be test driving my newly acquired digital camera I got for my birthday! :D
I'll be the one holding the manual on one hand and the camera on the other, failing to take pictures (but still smiling because I love my new gadget)...
</braggin mode off>
Are you saying I was bragging about my little dog :mad: :p :D
dynamicbaddog
12-08-2005, 14:45
Me and Tills will be along to this, been ages since we've been on an Urban walk, see y'all tommorrow :cool:
A quick recap for those who 'can't be arsed' to read the thread.. ;)
Happening Saturday 13th
Meet Wetherspoons, Wood Green between 1- 2pm
We'll be leaving Wetherspoons at 2 pm prompt.. NO STRAGGLERS ( :mad: )
The walk is 6 plus miles.. so NO WHINGEING
They'll be acouple tea shop stops en route, maybe a pub. Definetly a pub at the end.
It should be finished around 5ish
Please wear sensible footwear, bring a raincoat etc. etc. blah, blah,blah.
Edited to add:
Also limited factual information will be provided.. not really in the mood.. :cool: :p
You forgot to mention that dogs aren't allowed in the pub. And the name of the pub :p
And for newbies, don't be scared of Hollis. He might pretend to be angry and dictatorial on here, but he's a pussy cat really.
A quick recap for those who 'can't be arsed' to read the thread.. ;)
Happening Saturday 13th
Meet Wetherspoons, Wood Green between 1- 2pm
Also limited factual information will be provided.. not really in the mood.. :cool: :p
Er..what about speculation, rumour and wild conjecture? Will that be limited too? :confused:
Weather looks good, not too hot, and if it rains at least we'll get refreshed. :D
I'm really looking forward to this walk! :cool:
DrRingDing
13-08-2005, 09:39
Sounds good
Me and Tills will be along to this, been ages since we've been on an Urban walk, see y'all tommorrow :cool:
Mouse will be very pleased :)
And the name of the pub :p
The pub is called Wetherspoons..
:p :p :p
<legs it to pub>
silentNate
13-08-2005, 18:32
Good thing I didn't wear my nice pair of trainers, nice to get out and about amongst trees and mud :)
golightly
13-08-2005, 18:50
Well, that was an informative walk. Well done for providing all the interesting facts, Mike. :cool:
That was a wet walk! But it was great, specially the last leg, I shall be walking there again very soon! :cool:
Here are some pics, but I still haven't got my larger memory card, so I couldn't take as many pics as I'd have liked, liberty took lots more!
http://www.pbase.com/plasmatika/august_2005_london_walk&page=all
Nice one, Hollis! :)
My first walk! :cool: Very enjoyable, especially the bit through the abandoned railway. :)
Nice to meet you all, thanks 2 Hollis (& Lang Rabbie!)
iemanja your photo of rspca's "free & low cost cat neutering" store is destined for a coffee table book of dodge suburban shops!
That was a wet walk! But it was great, specially the last leg, I shall be walking there again very soon! :cool:
Here are some pics, but I still haven't got my larger memory card, so I couldn't take as many pics as I'd have liked, liberty took lots more!
http://www.pbase.com/plasmatika/august_2005_london_walk&page=all
Nice one, Hollis! :)
Great pics :) Congrats on the new camera :)
Lovely walk thanks Hollis.. The railway track was wicked got some mad photos... Nice to see some new faces hope you enjoyed it Christo. Lovely to see dynamicbaddog and Tilly.. Hope you got home without getting too cold
Mouse is flat out and has not moved since we have got home...
Photos to follow
silentNate
13-08-2005, 23:24
http://www.pbase.com/plasmatika/image/47634030
Excellent picture- summed up the day well, arguing over Hollis's route. :D
I loved the way Hollis brought us out of the lane we had been walking in crossed the road and took us back too the same spot again... God bless him :)
dynamicbaddog
14-08-2005, 10:16
Thanks Hollis that was great - never realised North London has so much greenery :)
lang rabbie
14-08-2005, 10:50
Thanks to Hollis for organising this ('tho next time we might fit him with a GPS tracker ;) )
Harpo, Groucho and I are still unsure where he took the rest of you. Did you get as far as Stokie?
Following our delayed departure from the Woodman (http://www.fancyapint.com/main_site/thepubs/pub1271.htm), we did a brisk routemarch along the whole of the rest of the Parkland Walk to Finsbury Park seeing neither sight nor sound of the avant garde. Ended up with a swift drink in the (sadly bland and real ale-less) Alexandra(???) opposite the park.
We ended up in a pub in Finsbury Park.. All pretty tired to go much further..
Due to size of the pictures and not editing too well
http://www.pbase.com/liberty61
http://www.pbase.com/liberty62
http://www.pbase.com/liberty63
http://www.pbase.com/liberty63/image/47660216 (Any one would think we went to Madame Tussauds) ;)
lang rabbie
14-08-2005, 11:21
For those feeling undernourished on the fact front...
http://www.loveplums.co.uk/Tube/NorthernHeights/TubeMap.jpg
Guide to "The Northern Heights" railway lines (http://www.loveplums.co.uk/Tube/NorthernHeights1.html) - includes some bizarre pics from when the GLC used the Parkland Walk to film a propaganda film about the dangers of transporting nuclear waste by rail.
Peter Wright's pictures of the abandoned line in 1970 (http://pages.britishlibrary.net/overground/heights/)
and last but by no means least...
http://www.urban75.org/london/alexandra.html
Cheers to Hollis and Editor for that. Must have been the wettest walk we've done! North London is Surprisingly green.
I still can't believe that Hollis thought the hill behind Canary Wharf was Epping Forest!
Hollis' facts were good. "Over there is where they play cricket by the gasworks." Points over to the gasworks where people were playing cricket.
Weather was goodly as long as you like a light drizzle. Not too hot.
Nice walk. Thanks Hollis.
Was good to meet Christo, Groucho and Harpo. (Even though I've met Groucho before but didn't know who he was on the boards). :)
Nice pics liberty! :cool:
Glad you got some shots from outside that lovely pub! (I can't remember what it was called! :eek: )
Hollis' facts were good. "Over there is where they play cricket by the gasworks." Points over to the gasworks where people were playing cricket.
Weather was goodly as long as you like a light drizzle. Not too hot.
Nice walk. Thanks Hollis.
You mean this?
http://www.pbase.com/plasmatika/image/47634029
;) :D
Nice pics liberty! :cool:
Glad you got some shots from outside that lovely pub! (I can't remember what it was called! :eek: )
It's the Floundering Fullback.
You mean this?
;) :D
Yeah, that was it. Fascinating. :)
Was good to meet Christo, Groucho and Harpo. (Even though I've met Groucho before but didn't know who he was on the boards). :)
Invasion of people whose usernames end in 'o' :eek:
Ta for that Hollis, sorry I had to leave half way through - was starting to get cold (didn't anticipate rain and got soaked through :rolleyes: ) and my poor wee knees were aching. The bit I did was great though, lovely woodlands there!
Nice pics liberty! :cool:
Glad you got some shots from outside that lovely pub! (I can't remember what it was called! :eek: )
i had no idea either :o
Great Walk Hollis :) I had a great time. Nice to meet you Christo and thank for the chilli peanuts.
Glad everyone enjoyed it.
Even the quite staggering navigational cock-up was quite amusing in retrospect. Lang rabbie demonstrated supreme diplomacy in patiently trying to explain that I was, err, heading in exactly the wrong direction.. :o :o I obviously blame the beer..
trashpony
15-08-2005, 19:28
Glad everyone enjoyed it.
Even the quite staggering navigational cock-up was quite amusing in retrospect. Lang rabbie demonstrated supreme diplomacy in patiently trying to explain that I was, err, heading in exactly the wrong direction.. :o :o I obviously blame the beer..
I wish I had come :( My weekend got slightly derailed for one reason and another but it sounds lovely. Next time! :)
fifibelle
15-08-2005, 20:20
I'm sorry I missed it too. Had friends who were meant to be coming to visit, but they didn't show til after 7pm. :mad:
You walked right by my place and even went to my local pub by the sound of it (The Fultering Fullback).
Hope I can join you for the next one. :D
See you both at the next one :)
Sorry I missed this one. Sounded like a whole new take on my local area! Will definately be there next time!
I finally got my photos developed!
North London Walk (http://www.pbase.com/maggot/north_london_walk)
There's only a few, but I got that weird marching band that only me and Iemanja saw.
I finally got my photos developed!
North London Walk (http://www.pbase.com/maggot/north_london_walk)
There's only a few, but I got that weird marching band that only me and Iemanja saw.
Its quality not quantity :)
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