Walk length 10miles/16km approx. Circular. A curious and scenic hike exploring Horsell Common as far as Stanners Hill close to Woking, the common was originally part of Windsor Great Park and supports a mixture of acidic grassland and open heathland. The sandpits on Horsell Common are famous for being the inspiration for the landing site of the alien space craft in H. G. Wells 'War of the Worlds' novel. The hike also passes the edge of Fairoaks Airport and McLaren Park which contains the HQ of McLaren Cars. Will have a lunch stop at the Fairoaks Airport Cafe which does reasonably priced baguettes, snacks coffee etc (if you bring your own pack lunch you will not be able to eat it in the cafe). Cost Walk Cost: £7 cash on the day organizer fee (the host is a qualified London guide). For paypal it is 'colin45@hotmail.co.uk' Please send as friends and family to avoid charges. For bank transfer message organizer. Firework display on the day entrance price £11 At end of the hike you can return to London or get some food and drink with the group in Woking. We can walk to Woking Park ten minutes from the rail station to see the town firework display. The display starts at 7.30pm and the event finishes at 10pm (please wrap up well). There are regular trains back to central London. See: https://www.wokingfireworks.org/ Meeting: there are a number of travel options, see below: Outside Woking train station: Meet outside the entrance to Woking Train Station, High Street exit for the hike to start at 11.00am after the train from London arrives (the walk is circular and finishes back at Woking). Train from London: Meet outside the main WHSmith on the main concourse at Waterloo Station from 10.00am close to the Pret and ticket information desk to give us time to get tickets (see photo below). The South West train service from Waterloo at 10.30am gets to Woking for 11.02am. Discounts with group save or a rail network card (should be about £14 return with a third off group save or nat

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