tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post1356062412234281082..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Evening Walk - The Ingrebourne Valley (Hornchurch to Upminster)Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-12395781142349466902019-07-04T23:50:06.334+01:002019-07-04T23:50:06.334+01:005 more or less on time, with 1 other way behind (h...5 more or less on time, with 1 other way behind (he short cut and met us about half way along), so n=6 in w=pleasantly-warm weather. Start and Finish of the walk are some way off the green valley route, so residential roads must be negotiated first and last. Once we got to the river though, it was very quiet and peaceful, with hardly a soul about initially. The route soon veers away from the river to walk field boundaries with views and over former landfill sites/now woods or hay meadows with plenty of wildflowers. The viewpoint at the southern end of the walk did not disappoint: (most of) the NE of Greater London was on view, from the Dartford Bridge to The Shard. <br />Along the return route, in Hornchurch Country Park, we were delighted to see so many people use the various trim-trail and activity playground hardware while we also inspected the various info panels, memorial sculptures and leftover hardware commemorating the various RAF Stations that used to be here. <br />Near the end, the late sun made for some striking cloudscapes and we got to Upminster - broadly as planned - at 21.20. 4 stayed on for a meal at an Osteria, 22.36 train for those. Thomas Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298846868417688062noreply@blogger.com