On Sunday 28th April 2002, we had a ramble at Westerham in Kent. We were very lucky to have a mixture of weather, it being with sunny and then cloudy but no rain. 13 people and two dogs turned up to join the ramble. We started out at Darenth car park, sharp at 11.00am. We walked through the church courtyard and then through into Westerham Town Centre, and saw the statue of Winston Churchill where he used to live near there. Then we walked through the middle of the terrace house, which was a short cut to the countryside. Then we walk up the hill and stopped to see a beautiful view at North Downs way. Richard Monk was the ramble leader, but unfortunately we were lost after one mile. So we stopped and asked the farmer who own the land to find out which way was to Crockham hill. He started to laugh at us because we were lost. We explained him that we want to go back in a different way to join the footpath. We found it after the farmer gave us the direction but it was nice walk thought. It was good for us to get some extra walking when we were lost. It was interesting to see the wild animals and birds. After all, we walked on to the footpath through the woods, which was lovely and full of green leaves, shrubs and trees. We walked across the road and carry onto the footpath in a very large wood. We walked about one and half hours until we found a pub then we stopped for a break. Everybody had a nice drink, some had pints of beer and a hot meal from the pub, and some brought their own foods and drinks. After about an hour break, we started out on our walk again but in a different way onto the footpath where we found the road and it was a shortcut back to Westerham Town Centre. It was lovely old town by the stream, and then we stopped at a pretty cafe for cup of tea or coffee. We were there for about half an hour before we set off home. It was really a great day out, and a wonderful walk.

Richard Monk