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Walking in West Essex and beyond

We draw our membership from East London, Essex and Hertfordshire postcodes. Our walks range from 3 miles to 12 miles and over.  A lot of new members join us for the odd walk if they are still working and then when they retire often walk more regularly. Our walks range from regular, interesting historical routes in London to more wilder rambles in the countryside. 

Our walking community

We walk five days a week in London, Essex and Hertfordshire. Our age range is 50+ we enjoy our walks sprinkled with lively conversations, laughter and a fare degree of gossip. We often hear members saying they are so glad they found the Ramblers.  

Apart from getting regular exercise, which is good for your mind and body, you will meet and make life-long friendships.  

Our group takes a yearly holiday abroad and a shorter UK break. For example, this year 50 of us are going to Harrogate to walk the Niddlerdale Way over four days staying in a hotel, and later on the group is going to Austria for a week to enjoy Alpine air and the walking in picturesque valleys.  

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Find out more

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Campaign with us - protect the places we walk

Walking is a simple pleasure that should be open to everyone, so we campaign to remove barriers to walking and we protect the places we love to wander.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking