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Coulsdon Fox hunt as pub company makes a dash for Surrey
Is Croydon’s reputation now so bad that businesses that have been based here for many years don’t want to be associated with the borough? The ‘relocating’ of one old pub, being run by a ‘Mayor of Croydon’, could cause ULEZ … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Pubs, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Beer, City of London Corporation, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Downs, Friends of Farthing Downs and Happy Valley, Happy Valley, London LOOP, Mitchell and Butlers, Old Coulsdon, Rambling, The Fox, The Fox Coulsdon, Vintage Inns, Walks
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Keeping in the LOOP can get us from Coulsdon to Banstead
WANDLE WANDERER: Crunching through the dried leaves of autumn makes this one of the better times of year to go off on a ramble. But avoiding the worst of the weather is something KEN TOWL discovered is essential Timing was … Continue reading
Posted in Ken Towl, Walks
Tagged Banstead, Coulsdon, Coulsdon South, Ken Towl, London LOOP, London Outer Orbital Path, LOOP, Mayfield Lavender Farm, Oaks Park
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Step out with Inside Croydon for a guided walk into the hills
May is National Walking Month, and to do our bit, Inside Croydon is going for a bit of a stroll this Sunday, May 14, and our readers are very welcome to join us! UPDATE: 9am May 11: This guided walk … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Environment, Health, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Ken Towl, London LOOP, New Addington, Seven Hills of Croydon, Vanguard Way, Walks
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A gentle amble across two hemispheres, and a giant mystery
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
Posted in Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Walks, Wandle Wanderer
Tagged Croydon, Ken Towl, London LOOP
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Following the footsteps of DH Lawrence to the end of the LOOP
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
Posted in City Commons, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, Ken Towl, TfL, Walks, Wandle Wanderer, Wildlife
Tagged Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Down, Happy Valley, Ken Towl, London LOOP, LOOP
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Football-free walk takes in murder, rare orchids and the stars
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
Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Ken Towl, Kenley, Old Coulsdon, Pubs, Walks, Wandle Wanderer
Tagged Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Croydon Observatory, Hamsey Green, Ken Towl, Kenley, Kenley Airfield, London LOOP, LOOP, The Fox, Warlingham
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LOOP around for buckets in trees and bluebells in the woods
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
Posted in Addington, Heathfield House, Ken Towl, Walks, Wandle Wanderer
Tagged Addington, Hamsey Green, Heathfield House, Ken Towl, London LOOP, Warlingham
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LOOP takes the high ground to offer vistas across London
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
Posted in Bromley Council, Environment, Ken Towl, Walks, Wandle Wanderer, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Ken Towl, London LOOP, Shirley
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Four-mile ramble lets you see the wood for Purley’s beech trees
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
Posted in Croydon parks, Environment, Ken Towl, Kenley, Purley, Walks, Wandle Wanderer, Wildlife
Tagged Ken Towl, Kenley, London LOOP, Purley Beeches, Purley Oaks
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