North East London Ramblers

Friendly Ramblers covering East London and the City

🥾 Across London Saturdays, some weekdays, plus a monthly midweek stroll Social Day trips Long-distance Beginner-friendly

If you live around Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest or the City, this welcoming Ramblers group is on your doorstep - though members come from much further afield too. Walks usually happen on Saturdays and some weekdays, all accessible by public transport, and head out to the North and South Downs, the Chilterns and beyond, with closer-to-home routes in winter.

Walks normally run 8 to 14 miles, often with shorter drop-out options, and Saturday walks usually include a relaxed pub lunch. There's also a lovely monthly midweek Coffee & Stroll: an optional 1–5 mile leisurely walk through local parks and open spaces with drop-out points along the way.

With a real range of walks to suit different abilities, it's easy to find your level.

Across London
Saturdays, some weekdays, plus a monthly midweek stroll

From the blog

Real stories of people who found their people in London.

Bridget Lawson · 18 June 2026 I look after my mum full time. A Saturday walk is the one hour that's mine. Caring for someone you love can quietly erase you. This is about the morning I started walking with a group of strangers, and how one hour a week gave me back to myself. Marcus Bennett · 9 June 2026 I can't do small talk. At a board game night, I finally didn't have to. Parties, pubs, the dreaded "so what do you do?" - I'd given up on meeting people. Then I sat down at a board game night and the talking just happened sideways. Stephen Pryce · 11 June 2026 I couldn't remember the last time I'd made a new friend. Then I made one at 41. My friendships had quietly thinned out over a decade, and I'd stopped believing new ones were still possible at my age. A weekly board game night proved me wrong.