BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Palaner//palaner Single Event//EN METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:meetup-f435fd2a4a@palaner.app DTSTAMP:20260727T015915Z DTSTART:20260816T120000Z DTEND:20260816T140000Z SUMMARY:Walk London - The Amazing Royal Walk! Tudor Palace\, River\, founta ins & gardens LOCATION:Hampton Court Railway Station DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 40% · why: lots of people going\n\nHI EVERYONE\, COST AND INFO BELOW\, Please note approx 20 -25 members will be on the walk\, not what is advertised\, as only half th e members turn up with most meetup groups.\n\nWe have a beautiful\, fun 4 mile or 6 mile walk\, sitting majestically next to the River Thames\, the 16th Century Royal Palace for Henry VIII\, also an incredible beautiful wo odland walk and elegant cafes (cafe stop)\, pubs and restaurants\, River T hames walk\, ponds\, wild deer\, with some brief great historical info suc h as the famous Hampton Court Palace\, (birthplace\, death\, marriage\, im prisonment and treason of Kings and Queens)\n\nWe will walk through the be autiful\, scenic\, amazing Royal Park's Bushy Park which also is home to t he National Physics Laboratory (NPL) with the most accurate clock in the W orld\, Bouncing bomb testing tank\, Issac Newton's tree\, first in many th ings such as computing\, radar\, internet and where Alan Turing worked dir ectly after WW2\n\nIn Bushy Park is the Laboratory of the Government Chemi st (LGC) famous murder cases and forensic science into the death of the Yo rkshire Ripper victims\, Madeline McCann\, the death of Princess Diana\, S tephen Lawrence and Milly Dowler\, drink drive blood results\, DNA\, sexua l misconduct tests\, drugs for illegal cases\, pharmaceutical drugs and ca ncer testing.\n\nCamp Griffith within Bushy Park with its connection to WW 2 for the greatest task force ever assembled by the Navy\, Land and Air fo r D-Day\, the invasion of 156\,000 troops attacking the beaches of Normand y\, France. Camp Griffith was the headquarters of SHAEF\, the Supreme Head quarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force and thousands of troops during WW2 and housed the commander in charge\, General Eisenhower who later beca me President of the United States.\n\nView the Princess Diana fountain tha t dates back to the 1600's\, the famous Home Park that is home to the Hamp ton Court Flower show and a wonderful walk along the River Thames walk bac k to the station or come for riverside drinks and food after!\n\nIt's such a large park\, the second largest Royal Park in London! So we will not be able to see the government buildings and Camp Griffiths as the area is to o large to cover\, but will be able to hear about them!\n\nWithin Zone for Oyster and Travelcards\, Trains every 30 mins from Waterloo\, Vauxhall (V ictoria) Clapham Junction (Overground)\, Wimbledon (District)\, Surbiton\, Buses nearby R68\, 411\, 111\, 216\, 461. Only a short train journey from London Trains\n\n£10 cash/card payment by simply turning up on the day\n\ nPlease meet outside the front of Hampton Court Railway Station\n\nThe wal k starts and ends at Hampton Court Railway Station\n\nWe will stop at The Pheasantry Cafe within the Woodland Gardens for about 20 mins. The cafe wi ll be busy so suggest\, bring a small pack lunch\, we can sit looking at t he wonderful view of the Woodland Gardens before heading off the 2nd part of the walk.\nDrinks and social after and sit outside if it's a sunny day! \n\nDetails\, There are 2 options..\nJoin us for a wonderful 4 mile (7.2 k m) daytime walk from Hampton Court\, through the magnificent Bushy Park\, Woodlands Gardens\, Heron Ponds\, Diana Fountain and then pass by the beau tiful Hampton Court Palace back to the station on a circular walk 4 mile g roup will make their own easy way back to the station\n\n6 mile walk has a bove but also the extension of Home Park where the Hampton Flower show is held\, amazing Long Water\, and a lovely walk along the River Thames.\n\nB ushy Park is the second largest of London's Royal Parks 1\,100 acres in ar ea\, after Richmond Park. The Arethusa 'Diana' Fountain was designed by Si r Christopher Wren as a grand approach to Hampton Court Palace.\nThe park is listed at Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.\n\nHam pton Court Palace\nCardinal Wolsey\, a favourite of King Henry VIII in 152 9 gave the palace to the King\; The King arranged for it to be enlarged so that it might more easily accommodate his sizeable retinue of courtiers. Along with St James' Palace\, it is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many the King owned.\n\nThe structure and grounds are cared for by an independent charity\, Historic Royal Palaces\, which receives no fundin g from the Government or the Crown.\n\nApart from the Palace and beautiful gardens\, celebrated maze\, Royal tennis court it also has the largest gr apevine in the world.\nThe palace's Home Park and Long Water is the site o f the annual Hampton Court Palace Festival & Hampton Court Palace Flower S how.\n\nABOUT OUR SECRET LONDON WALKS\nIt is a 15-year fascinating journey together to explore the whole of beautiful\, enchanting Secret London. Th e only walking group in the World offering this unique experience!\n\nThe individual walks have been created from an original route several miles in length (usually on average about 40 miles) where we have checked every no ok and cranny\, every hidden alleyway\, lane\, lost cobbled path\, cul de sac\, avenue\, road or street in that area for you!\n\nIt is then shortene d\, to give back to you a magical walk with all the best bits of 'Lovely L ondon'\, voted the best City in the World for the 10th year running!\n\nWh at is given back to you is the most scenic\, healthy walk (usually 3-6 mil es in length) with some of the walks containing hidden cobbled lanes\, los t shops\, secret gems\, areas lost in time\, wonderful views\, idyllic Ins tagram photo shots and all sorts! Now and then some brief local info is me ntioned or something of historical importance along the way.\n\nYou will h ave plenty of time to chat and meet new friends whilst walking the amazing lost areas of London! So we welcome you to the colourful highlights of th is fascinating City of London with simply wonderful things to see!\n\nTERM S AND CONDITIONS\nPLEASE ensure ARRIVAL at least 15 minutes BEFORE the sta rt of the walk\, sorry no latecomers are accepted for whatever reason.\n\n Members attend the unique walks from our different meetup groups.\n\nIF LA TE\, SORRY WE ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVE CALLS OR ANSWER EMAILS AS WELCOMING ME MBERS\, LEADING THE WALK\, AND CONCENTRATING ON THE SAFETY OF THE GROUP. P LEASE DO NOT BE LATE\, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CATCH THE GROUP UP\, PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.\n\nPart Tour - Medium pace walk fro m 'Visit England' Award-Winning Guide and our group featured in the Nation al Press! Please Note: Some events\, being a large attended meetup group w ill be an organised walk only\, but members are very welcome to organise t heir own get-togethers after the event.\n\nYou are required to be fit and healthy with appropriate footwear & clothing\, responsible for meeting at the correct location\, own safety and to not lose the group by viewing the organiser/making the organiser aware as much as possible\, or follow/not lose sight of the person(s) from the same walk in front. We advise carryin g water and some snacks.\n\nThe organiser is also not responsible for any circumstances that may affect the group or personally such as personal acc idents\, rail information\, engineering works\, cancellations\, rail strik es or delays\, heavy traffic\, tours affected\, weather\, walk paths or ro utes closed\, postcodes for car parks or for when we arrive back at the st ation\, or anything else not mentioned!\n\nBy joining the event you agree to all the terms and conditions.\n\nNo Dogs allowed sorry\n\nWe really loo k forward to welcoming you on the walks/tours for a wonderful\, great\, fu n day! URL:https://www.meetup.com/walks-and-tours/events/314286106/ CATEGORIES:palaner,saved STATUS:TENTATIVE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR