Chertsey to Windsor - 5th April
Anne, Ellen and Jan
approximately 20km
We are outside the M25! This walk was again completed in cold and windy conditions. No spring yet and no spring flowers yet either.
From Chertsey the path took us past Chertsey Lock and under the M3 motorway, through Laleham Park and past the small town of Laleham, where there is thought to have been a 1st century Roman marching camp. Laleham House was the seat of the Lukan family. (The 7th Earl of Lukan disappeared in 1974 after being accused of murdering the family nanny.)
We walked on to Staines (a river crossing since Roman times) and crossed the bridge to the south side of the Thames and continued on to Runnymeade, the site of the signing of the Magna Carta nearly 800 years ago. After another 8km, we stopped for lunch in Datchet, a modern commuter village but charming and a welcome stop after a long morning.
Anne, Ellen and Jan
approximately 20km
We are outside the M25! This walk was again completed in cold and windy conditions. No spring yet and no spring flowers yet either.
From Chertsey the path took us past Chertsey Lock and under the M3 motorway, through Laleham Park and past the small town of Laleham, where there is thought to have been a 1st century Roman marching camp. Laleham House was the seat of the Lukan family. (The 7th Earl of Lukan disappeared in 1974 after being accused of murdering the family nanny.)
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| Jan and Ellen just after Chertsey Bridge |
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| Jan and Anne in Windsor at the end of the walk |
Our walk continued into Windsor where we caught the train back into London. A long day's walk!
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