Tag Archives: London LOOP

A gentle amble across two hemispheres, and a giant mystery

Posted on April 13, 2019 by insidecroydon

WANDLE WANDERER: After the first Inside Croydon guided walk, editor STEVEN DOWNES rambles on more than usual (if that were possible) What is it? A simple enough question, but one that none of our number could answer. Perhaps 12-foot across, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 4, 2018 by insidecroydon

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 insidecroydon

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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LOOP around for buckets in trees and bluebells in the woods

Posted on April 16, 2018 by insidecroydon

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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LOOP takes the high ground to offer vistas across London

Posted on April 11, 2018 by insidecroydon

WANDLE WANDERINGS: As he continues his ventures on the capital’s orbital walking route, KEN TOWL follows Saxon era church paths, side steps some rugby players, and arrives back in the borough of Croydon Before London spread south into what are … Continue reading →

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Four-mile ramble lets you see the wood for Purley’s beech trees

Posted on March 13, 2018 by insidecroydon

WANDLE WANDERER: Going just off the beaten track once again, KEN TOWL embarks from East Croydon and to check out another multi-park walking route for the weekend I found myself on a grey March morning standing on Platform 6 at … Continue reading →

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