Bank Holiday Monday 5th May 2025
The mission vision group is organising the church walk on 5th May – a shorter walk than last year. This year we will meet at All Saints from 10.15am in time to depart All Saints at 10:30am for a direct route to Watt’s Gallery over the Hog’s Back. (Last year’s route went via the river and St Catherine’s to Watt’s Gallery). We are hoping that some international students will join us for this walk.
Above: All Saints to Watt’s Gallery approximate route;
Below: Watt’s Gallery to St John’s Church Puttenham approximate route. The times listed are those for a solitary walker – when walking as a group one takes longer to do these distances!
For those meeting us at Watt’s Gallery, we will leave Watt’s Gallery (meeting outside the main entrance to the café) at 12 noon, (to allow folk time to go to the lavatory, or have a quick cup of tea) and walk to St John’s Church Puttenham along the Pilgrims’ Way/North Downs Way where there will be time for each person to eat the picnic lunch they have brought with them.
We will return by the same route – so some people may choose to just join us for the middle part of the walk from Watts’ Gallery to Puttenham and back, which is suitable for pushchairs. Please note that Watt’s Gallery now charges £1 per vehicle for non members to park there.
Please sign up on the sheet at church, with all names of those who would like to join the walk, and whether you will meet at church or at Watts’ Gallery. The pace of the walk will be gentle – to allow the younger members of our congregation (with shorter legs) to join us - all younger members need a responsible adult with them.
If on the day anyone decides not to do all of the walk/the part they have signed up for it is important that they let Katherine or Bruce Hopwood know this.
There will be one car parked at Puttenham if anyone needs a lift back to collect their car from Watt’s Gallery. Please let us know in advance if you need this.
The walk will still take place if it rains - but please note that the path to Watt’s Gallery over the Hog’s Back gets very muddy during and after rain – so please wear appropriate footwear! The path from Watt’s Gallery to Puttenham is in better condition.
If you have any questions please contact Bruce Hopwood on missions@allsaintschurchgfd.org.uk