Ashdown Rambling Club

The Ashdown Rambling Club, based in East Grinstead, West Sussex, was founded in 1961 by five enthusiastic local walkers. In 1962 the club became affiliated to the Ramblers' Association and presently has a membership of about 110.  We are a friendly group with no age limits and non-members are welcome to come along for two walks before joining.Despite the club name, our walks are not limited to the Ashdown Forest.  We cover a wide area of Surrey, Kent and Sussex. We have a morning walk on Wednesdays and a longer walk on both Wednesdays and Sundays.

Almost all our walks are circular and at the end of most walks we enjoy a cup of tea with cakes or biscuits.

The morning walks are approximately 5 miles finishing between noon and 1pm.  The longer walks average 8/9 miles, maybe a bit more in Summer with the longer days.  We take a picnic lunch.  In the Winter the walks are usually finished by mid-afternoon, about 2:30/3pm.  In the Summer the walks may finish a bit later especially if we travel a little farther.

The location of the parking place for the walk and start time will be given on the Walks Programme.

Please see Events page for additional walks and events.

For further Club information please contact the Club General Secretary using the Contact Us page.







New members - and those ‘trying the club out.’
Before coming on a walk for the first time it is advisable to contact the General Secretary who will make the necessary arrangements. The leader will contact you and you can check out arrangements for parking.  It may be useful to learn about the terrain being covered. Walking boots or shoes are essential and a walking pole is useful especially in muddy conditions.After coming out on a couple of walks as a visitor you will be expected to join if you wish to continue walking with the club. This is essential for you to be covered by our public liability insurance.

The Club encourages car sharing to get to walks - partly to reduce our carbon footprint and partly to ensure we can all park.

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