Welcome to SABRE!
Welcome to SABRE, the new Surrey-wide walking group. Please visit the SABRE FAQ for more information about us.
Initially, SABRE aims to run one walk per month. Forthcoming walks are listed below, and you can also find them in the SAWW walk programme.
If the full details of a walk are not listed, please check back nearer the time.
If you are planning on walking with us for the first time, please read these important notes first!
| SABRE COMMITTEE 2011/12 | |
| Chair | Eric Holes |
| Group Secretary | Helen Dyer |
| Group Treasurer | Derek Bunn |
| Membership Sec. | Syd Mepham |
| SAWW co-ord | Nigel Woodhead |
| Committee member | Julie Holes |
| Committee member | Dave Lambert |
| Date | Start Time and Place | Details | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12 Feb 2012 |
1.30pm |
THE DEVIL'S PUNCH BOWL
SABRE-led walk We walk out to Gibbett Hill to see some of the best views in Surrey. Then along the Greensand way and across the common to the Devil's Punch Bowl, passing the picturesque Gnome Cottage and youth hostel on the way, gradually ascending the rim of the Punch Bowl to return. Then it's into the cafe for a well earned tea and cakes for those who want to. | 5 miles A few small hills, 1 large gradual ascent Leisurely pace |
| Sun 19 Feb 2012 |
1.30pm |
PIRBRIGHT WALK - DR LIVINGSTONE, I PRESUME?
SABRE-led walk Step in the footsteps of Sir Henry Morton Stanley who found Dr Livingstone in Africa with those famous words. He had a farm in Pirbright and we walk from the village green to the church where he is buried, where his grave is marked with a large granite gravestone inscribed 'Bula Matari'. This walk is a pleasant mixture of farmland, pinewoods and heathland. If you wish, finish with a drink at one of Stanley’s local pubs. | 5 miles Leisurely trek, possibly some jungle swamps en route |
| Sun 26 Feb 2012 |
2.00pm |
UP JACOB'S LADDER TO THE CASTLE SABRE-led walk This route takes us up some steep steps so go easy on the roast lunch beforehand, crossing Reigate Heath and past the Skimmington Castle, eventually passing Wonham Mill and a deer park. OPTION OF LUNCH BEFORE THE WALK | 5 miles a steep ascent and a few stiles |
| Sat 17 Mar 2012 |
10.30am |
ONCE A-POND A TIME
(Mirror, mirror on the wall who is the prettiest of them all?) SABRE-led walk It's Friday Street which has been described as the smallest, prettiest and most remote hamlet in Surrey. We go past the mill pond and walk through an ancient landscape of woods, hills and heaths. A pub lunch at Holmbury St Mary should set us up for the return via the giant's castle (really it's Leith Hill tower). PUB LUNCH | 8 miles Some ups and downs but there is a happy ending. No dogs please |
| Sun 25 Mar 2012 |
LIMPSFIELD CHART SABRE-led walk | 8 - 9 miles | |
| Sun 15 Apr 2012 |
10.30 am Morning start |
COMPTON AND WATTS GALLERY
This SABRE-led walk will be featured in Surrey Life Magazine. Details are provisional. A figure of eight walk that starts in the morning from the Withies Inn. We walk out to the west taking in the very picturesque Compton village church then on through heathland and pine clad gently rolling hills to return for lunch at the Inn. In the afternoon we walk out to the east taking in views of Loseley Park and House, later passing the ancient St Catherine’s Chapel on the River Wey. After the walk, you may like to join us at the newly refurbished Watts Gallery and Tea Shop. PUB LUNCH | Figure of eight walk
3 miles am 5 miles pm Leisurely pace |