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Next planned walk date - Monday 9th April
Details to follow soon

 
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New Year walk in Danson Park

On Bank Holiday Monday, Jan 2, 2012, the Strolling Stones got off to a bright and sunny start to a New Year of strolling and rambling about the Kent countryside; this time a stroll around Danson Park, chosen some time ago in anticipation that the pathways and part surfaced areas would be most welcome in what might have been expected to be a cold and snowy January. It turned out the exact opposite. Meeting at The Stables Car Park, the 20 Strollers were greeted by a bright, sunny day, with some ground sticky underfoot in some areas because of overnight rain but otherwise a glorious walk on a equally glorious day.  As Kenneth said, its like 'beating the bounds' as we followed the perimeter of the park for a good part, past the tennis courts and worn out pitch-and-putt course, then on to the main attraction, the vast central lake, around which we followed a gravel path for most of the time, stopping off to watch the amazing water fowl: Cormorants, Herons, Gulls, and many others all making the most of the weather and 'basking in the sun light'! - the birds that is.... On then to the wooded area and around to the English Garden (a formal area in the centre of the Park) and then returning The Stables for a well deserved lunch.  It was good to see some new faces joining the seasoned strollers and one our new Strollers had a birthday on the day and was suitably surprised by the birthday cake and communal singing...where's the Choir when you need one?   Some said that this was a mere 'walk-in-the-park', compared with some of our other outings, and so it was intended to be. Just right after those winter festivities. The more adventurous walks will come later in the summer. Watch this space.