Hiking in London Club — Attraction in London

Unfortunately I had a bad experience with this hiking group at Seven Sisters yesterday. The hike was marketed as 12 miles with a swim at Eastbourne, returning to London Victoria around 7 pm. The hiking leader Maria made the decision (without consulting the group) to return to London much later, arriving in London after 9:30 pm. She claimed it was because the earlier train was cancelled and time was needed for the slower walkers to spend time in Eastbourne. However all walkers were already there and had plenty of time for a drink or swim so she wasn’t leaving anyone behind. According to Trainline, there were plenty of trains leaving earlier. Eastbourne is a rocky beachside resort with not much to do, and it was never communicated that we would be spending 4 hours there. People were tired after the 12 mile hike and most of the group wanted to go back to London at the time documented in our tickets. Maria was completely dismissive about the groups concerns and said if we wanted to go back earlier, to buy another ticket (because this tour gets a group train ticket for the discount, a requirement is everyone travels at the same time). I suspect Maria and her colleagues just wanted to stay longer because the weather was nice and disregarded the interests of the people who paid for the trip. A few of us ended up buying an additional train ticket to return to London earlier, at our own expense, making this trip cost £50 vs the original £36. The walk itself was lovely, but I would recommend using a more professional tour group who is able to stick to the times communicated...

It has been a lovely day trip, thanks to Julio and the volunteers. The scenery is breathtaking (not only because of the steep incline). The hike follows a designated route, including a section of the river. All group members made it from Seaford to Eastbourne, despite their diverse fitness levels. But Julio had the difficult task to balance the needs of all group members, making extra stops to wait for the once which were walking at a slower pace to allow them to catch up with the rest of the group. Despite the fact that we started the hike later than expected due to train cancellations, there was enough time for a sightseeing tour of Eastbourne and a pub visit, before everyone rejoined at the train station to catch a later train than expected back to London. I would not recommend this trip for hikers with poor fitness levels due to the terrain and for those walking at a slower pace than 4.5km per hour, in order to avoid additional waiting time for the rest of the group. In addition, this route has been proven to be difficult to master for certain dog breeds, which had to be carried by their owners. Please do not forget to arrive with plenty of water, as there are very few opportunities to purchase drinks on route. Thank you for this...

Maria and Tomas are wonderful guides. It's by far the best hiking group I've been on. A very mixed group of people of all ages and nationalities. Welcoming to everyone and it's very professionally run. Maria and Tomas use the professional equipment for the longer hikes and are experienced, both with leading a group and with their knowledge of the many places they have hiked in. The pace is not ridiculously fast, this is important, as with other groups I've felt like I was running instead of walking and it was not enjoyable. Both are super approachable and kind. The group has familar faces each time as well as new people, which keeps it fresh. I also like the fact you can book individual hikes and there are different levels of difficulty for each one. If you want to get outside and get fitter, join one weekend. You won't be...