Welcome to the website of the Meon Group of theRamblers’ Association We hope to welcome you to one of our walks shortly. Click here for details of our current walks.
Up to date details are posted on the RA Walks Finder website.
Snowdrops and high drama at Warnford: 7 February 2010::
A Group walking through Warnford Churchyard with the carpet of snowdrops, 7 Feb 2010 [photo: Roger Williams]
During the visit to the church at Warnford on 7 February, a large tree crashed down onto the A32, bringing down the local power line. We were very impressed that the tree clearing gang arrived within 10 minutes! [photot: Roger Williams]
All our walks are listed on the Ramblers Walks Finder website. Whether its a morning walk or a longer all day walk you are looking for we have one to suit. Walks Finder gives you details of where the walk is going, its length, the start point and map as well as how to contact the person leading the walk.
Current photographs of some group walks and other events are in the Photo Gallery.
Avon Valley Path: coach walks 2010
The Meon Group will be walking the Avon Valley Path in 3 stages during 2010.
On Sunday 18 April we will start the walk in Salisbury for a 12 mile stretch reaching Woodgreen. Stage 2 will be on Sunday 20 June with the final walk on Sunday 12 September. On all 3 days we hope to be able to offer a shorter 8 mile walk. The coach will be picking up in Fareham, Stubbington and Locks Heath - more details in February. Click here for more details of the Avon Valley Path
South Downs Way walk update:
Sunday 20 September:
27 members of the Meon Group completed the final section of the South Down Way on 20 September. The Group has walked it in 10 - 12 mile stages over the past 3 years. 6 members walked all the 100 miles over the 9 stages - congratulations to Geoff Wenham, Terry Hewitt, Keith Stansfield, Joyce O'Toole, Bron Stubbington and John Pollinger.
Planning is underway for the next Trail walk for 2010 - the Avon Valley Path, in 3 sections (April, June and September).
A group on Black Down by The Temple of the Winds, 4 June 2009 (photo: Jeremy Bacon)
New village shop and cafe in Compton:
The village shop in Compton, West Sussex, has re-opened and has an excellent cafe with seating indoors and out. Excellent prices and delicious cakes - so well worth a visit. The Meon Group A walkers stopped for tea there on Sunday 31 May, a very welcome break on a hot sunny day. The tea shop opening hours (winter hours: 08.30 through to about 16.30 7 days a week (updated 3 Feb2010)
The South Downs Way walk on 26 April on Linch Down with Black Down on the horizon
Photo by Alan Mather
On 29 November members of the Meon Group joined with Kath Tudgey and family to remember Ted Tudgey, former Footpath Secretary of the Group, who died in November 2007. A finger post has been erected on East Hoe Road where The Wayfarer's Walk crosses - this has been named The Tudgey Post (grid ref SU 633 158).
Kath Tudgey with members of her family by The Tudgey Post, 29 November 2008
Further west on this path a new gate has been installed bearing a plaque in memory of Ted (SU625 157). Further photographs of this gathering are on the Photo Gallery page.
We look forward to welcoming new members to walk with us. We have 3 walks of differing length on most Sundays throughout the year and occassional mid-week walks. Whether you want just a gentle half-day's walk or a much longer full day out walking, we have a walk to suit.
Our walks are listed in full on the Ramblers Walks Finder website; the name and contact telephone number of the walk leader is shown. Please call them if you want to find out more about the walk and whether it will suit you. Click here to find out more go to Walks Finder
Work party:
We aim to hold a further work party later in the year. We aim to do work on clearing a local path.
Severe weather:
In the event of a severe weather warning, please make contact with the walk leader to check if the walk is going ahead. The leader of a walk will normally go to the walk start . Our walks usually go ahead unless the weather is exceptionally poor - e.g. high wind plus rain or snow/icy road conditions.
Interesting links:
Here are 2 related websites for those looking for walking routes suitable for those one wheels - buggies and pushchairs or wheelchairs.
Walks with buggies is the only UK web-site totally dedicated to providing free information on routes that are suitable for parents with buggies and young children. Walks with wheelchairs provides the same detail for wheelchair walks. To access the details on both sites you need to register and login (this is free).
We have a varied and interesting programme of walks to suit different abilities (see the page About the Programme).Our walks are listed on the RA Walks Finder website. Using Walks Finder you will be able to a map showing the start of each walk.
The Meon Ramblers are a local group of the Ramblers’ Association, which is a Registered Charity.
Our members come mainly from the Meon Valley and surrounding areas of Fareham and Gosport in Hampshire.
We are a thriving group with a strong membership. We walk mainly in Hampshire on Sundays, but enjoy some walks further afield in West Sussex, Surrey and Dorset. Most Sundays we have 3 different walk in our programme.
Contact Information
For more information, membership details, help or encouragement call Margaret Clarke our Membership secretary.
Telephone
01329 236635
Change of address etc:
Reminder to members if you move:
Please let the national Ramblers Association know your new details otherwise you will not receive the newsletters – contact details below.
Our membership secretary receives a printout each month informing her of new members, change of address etc so that she can amend the records.
The address to send your change of address to is:
Ramblers Association
2nd Floor
Camelford House
87-90 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7TW
Or you can do this via the RA websiteand click on the members link at the top of the RA home page
The Ramblers' Assocation is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Company registration number: 4458492.
Registered Charity in England and Wales number: 1093577. Registered charity in Scotland, number: SC039799. Registered office: 2nd floor, Camelford House, 87-90 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TW.
