tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post4601297797688199661..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Exploring the London HeightsAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-34950420091691787042017-09-11T10:33:09.952+01:002017-09-11T10:33:09.952+01:00Half a dozen walkers had assembled outside Highgat...Half a dozen walkers had assembled outside Highgate station by 10:45. A few others with rucksacks managed to slip through our grasp but we did sweep up a couple enjoying a quiet cup of coffee so eventually n=8 set off. Early morning sunshine had long disappeared and it was w=cloudy-with-rain-later. We stopped to inhale the incense at St Jude's church (moderately High Anglican, the vicar agreed) before pressing on to Golders Hill Park café for a simple lunch. The revised directions include a longer tour of the park and after staring at Golders Hill Girl for a while we particularly enjoyed the Butterfly House as well as its small zoo (but failed to find any over-fed squirrels in the Stumpery). One had already ducked out at lunchtime and I slipped away at Whitestone Pond; I hope the remaining six didn't get too wet as they did the final loop around Hampstead Heath and Kenwood House.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491475051270094030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-69409930854581229752017-09-05T09:39:00.047+01:002017-09-05T09:39:00.047+01:00Kenwood House is free, even if you are not an Engl...Kenwood House is free, even if you are not an English heritage member, and well worth a look. Blacksheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496295262851968757noreply@blogger.com