Category Archives: Ken Towl

How to climb a Surrey hill and see a view from a mountain top

Posted on August 26, 2018 by

WANDLE WANDERER: For this August bank holiday weekend, our non-resident rambler KEN TOWL, pictured left, suffered a hair-raising experience in his quest to scale the highest point in south-east England A handful of us at work have been challenged by … Continue reading →

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Following the footsteps of DH Lawrence to the end of the LOOP

Posted on August 4, 2018 by

WANDLE WANDERER: There’s a slight end-of-term feel to our non-resident rambler, KEN TOWL, as he sets off on what for him is the final Croydon stage of the London Orbital walk, the LOOP. He’s even walked straight past a pub … Continue reading →

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Football-free walk takes in murder, rare orchids and the stars

Posted on June 26, 2018 by

WANDLE WANDERER: It’s a couple of months since our non-resident rambler, KEN TOWL, reached Hamsey Green on the fourth section of the London Orbital walk, the LOOP. On Sunday lunchtime, he picked up where he left off, and headed in … Continue reading →

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London Bridge isn’t falling down – it’s a place full of life

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

WANDLE WANDERER: Our intrepid rambler, KEN TOWL, doesn’t just take on walks around the countryside near Croydon. He’s happy to do a pub crawl in an area that ought to be within easy reach by train Last week was saw … Continue reading →

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The writing’s on the wall for Croydon’s artful dodger

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

WANDLE WANDERER: Art fan KEN TOWL set off on another walk this weekend, but this time in the town centre, where one of the lowlights was a limited edition, £20,000 balloon dog shitting balloon shit From the town that brought you … Continue reading →

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Bishops Walk and the loneliness of the ‘paper’ candidate

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

This could be called “The problem with Monks Hill”, or “A Tale of Two Villages”, or “Bishops v Monks”, or “Who Cares?” KEN TOWL takes a walk on the less-than-wild-side, as a “paper” candidate in the local elections Yesterday, I … Continue reading →

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LOOP around for buckets in trees and bluebells in the woods

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

WANDLE WANDERER: At a rare sighting of the sun, and with the promise of spring finally arriving some time soon, KEN TOWL sets off on the latest stage of his exploration of the London LOOP, from Coombe Lane to Hamsey … Continue reading →

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