Here are links to articles that walkers and leaders might find useful.
Guidelines for walk leaders for G & H Ramblers
Guidelines for programme compilers for G & H Ramblers
Problems with Public Rights of Way how you can help and how you can report them.
Notes for walkers on our walks
Car Park Locations for G & H Ramblers. This lists the names of car parks or areas for parking, the grid references, the OS map numbers (Explorer and Landranger series) and the postcodes.
Leaflet with information about G&H R for visitors. Members can download and print it to hand out to visitors on their walks. It is an A4, two-sided document to be printed in landscape layout (with short-edge binding). It is for folding into three with Godalming & Haslemere Ramblers on the front and the column about the Ramblers on the back.
Dogs on walks
The Ramblers have guidelines about dogs on walks. They point out that leaders can choose whether to allow dogs or not. They know the group and the terrain. If routes pass through an area where dogs are prohibited, e.g. conservation areas, then the wording ‘No dogs allowed’ is legitimate. If the reason is the leader’s preference then the wording should be ‘Assistance dogs only’. However, the need for an assistance dog might make the route unsuitable for the owner.
The Ramblers recommend that leaders, at the start of walks, draw the attention of dog owners to their responsibilities. A good description is in the Countryside Code of Natural England and DEFRA. They should keep their dog under effective control either by keeping it on a lead or by keeping it in sight at all times as long as they are confident it will return promptly on command. This is to ensure that it does not a) disturb wildlife, farm animals, horses or other people, b) stray off the path or area where walkers have right of access. The owners should clear up any mess made by the dog and dispose of it responsibly.
Walking on MoD land (24/11/2025)
The MoD now requires leaders of groups walking on MoD land (eg Hankley Common) to give them two weeks notice about their walks (date, time, route). They might be asked to provide a map showing their proposed route. 01420 483405
Instructions
1 Book on and off the area with the SE Ops Room, 01420 483405.
2 Stick to Public Rights of Way.
3 Wear a hi-vis vest.
4 Obey all signs/directions from any military unit.
5 Do not pick up any suspicious/unusual objects (military debris).
6 Report suspicious/unusual objects to the SE Ops Room with a W3W reference if possible.
7 Call SE Ops Room 01420 483405 if you have problems whilst on MoD land.
Note: Permission to walk on MoD land could change at short notice if military training later becomes scheduled.
Contact: Shaun Howe, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, UK Defence Training Estate South East, HQ Longmoor Camp, Liss, Hampshire GU33 6EL,
Routes for walks
For new, experienced and yet-to-be leaders there are plenty of well-described walks in our two books and on the web.
Our publications are:
25 Favourite Walks in West Surrey and Sussex (revised 2010)
Another 25 Favourite Walks in Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire (2008)
Copies of the revised edition are still available.
Two websites that are worth checking are Fancy Free Walks and Walking in England. Both have walks listed by county and subdivided into areas and distance.
Description of A Walk from Busbridge