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Thursday, 2 March 2023

Evening Walk: London train terminus stations (Paddington to Charing Cross)

Evening Walk:  London train terminus stations (Paddington to Charing Cross)

Distance:          Approximately 4.4 miles or 7.2 km for those more metrically minded

Difficulty:         1 out of 10

Meet:                At the entrance to “The Lawn” inside Paddington Station at 18:30

Return:             Charing Cross – mainline and tube

This walk is part of a trilogy of walks through London passing by each of its terminus stations. Earlier in the winter, we did the section from Charing Cross to Liverpool Street (or London Bridge for some of us). Tonight, we will do the preceding section from Paddington to Charing Cross.  Please note, however, that we will need to modify the route slightly by going through Hyde Park rather than Kensington Gardens which still closes too early for our purposes!

More information about the route can be found here.  Please bring a printout of the instructions (not just the GPX) as there is a lot of background information within the walk notes.

Enjoy the walk!

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1 comment:

Stargazer said...

7 assembled at the appointed place, including 1 first timer. After paying our respects to the station's namesake, we set off into the night along the designated route with a slight diversion into Hyde Park. In the park, we were treated to a w=bright-moon and a fine alignment of Jupiter and Mars. While admiring these celestial delights, a late starter found us, making for n=8. We carried on through Belgravia and Victoria then St. James Park where the daffs were out in force. Nearing Charing Cross, 5 peeled off to a pub for drinks/food and 3 went straight to the station. A fun and interesting night out!