Hampstead Heath is a wild untamed 800 acres of natural wilderness in North London. We invite you to experience a conscious walk for the first part of our time together. We will walk across the heath, enjoying its wild beauty and will make our way to Kenwood House, a famous stately home with spectacular grounds, for refreshments. Many famous films have had scenes filmed at Kenwood including Notting Hill and Belle. We will return to our starting point via a different route.
We will meet in Hampstead at 2pm. We will walk to Kenwood which will take about an hour. We will stop for tea and there will be time for a quick visit to the house (if it is open) for anyone who wants to. We will then make our way back to Hampstead tube station (Northern line) via a different route. The terrain is uneven and hilly in parts. You will need strong trainers or walking shoes and a bottle of water.
In the event of heavy rainfall anyone who wants to can meet at Hampstead tube at 2.30pm and we will enjoy coffee and a discussion in one of Hampstead’s many attractive cafes.
We are asking you for a small donation for this event to cover our ConsciousCafe admin costs and because we are limiting numbers to 20. In the event we are unable to meet because of bad weather, we can still meet up in a café. If for any reason we have to cancel the event we will offer you another date or refund your money.
48 hours before the event, we will email everyone who has registered with further details.
"Thank you for organising such a wonderful day. It was lovely to meet everyone." JH
"What a great day, yesterday. In just a few hours we experienced a number of good events with great scenery and perfect weather for a walk in the fields!" DG
"It was a pleasure meeting you all and look forward to joining the group in the next event." MH
*Please note that your participation in the walk is at your own risk. No responsibility or liability for loss or injury will be accepted by ConsciousCafe. If you have any pre-medical conditions or injuries that may affect your walking, please let us know before the start of the walk.
It was a beautiful English summer day when our eclectic ConsciousCafe group set off from Hampstead tube station for our first ‘Walk and Talk’ event on Hampstead Heath.
The Heath terrain is steep in parts and passes through ancient woodland areas with natural paths and wide green open spaces. Only a few of us had met before and we chatted with each other as we experienced the diverse natural pleasures of the Heath. We were on our way to Kenwood House, an elegant former stately home surrounded by a large estate with landscaped gardens. Its a great favourite with local people as well as with tourists.There’s something especially relaxing about meeting new people when you are out for a walk. Thoughtful enjoyable conversations were taking place between all of us and it didn’t feel as though we had only met each other just a short while before.
We wandered round the Kenwood grounds, admiring the lake and the views, before relaxing with a drink at the open-air café. It was such a fabulous day that most of us were not in the mood for exploring inside the house, preferring to save that pleasure for a second visit in a colder season.
Our route home took us past The Creamery, a small white building on a little hill near the main House which used to be the dairy for the estate. You can still see the equipment that was used at the time. The views from The Creamery of the fields, trees and estate are as natural now as they would have been two hundred years ago. No wonder it is such a popular location for film-makers of dramas, both historical and contemporary. Notting Hill had a scene shot here as did Belle and the new film, Hampstead, coming out soon, has some fantastic shots of the heath, Kenwood and surrounding area as it is based on a true story set in Hampstead.
We ended our visit with a look at Whitestone Pond, which some say is the highest point in London, before wending our way back down the hill towards Hampstead village. All of us agreed it had been an ideal day for the walk and we will have a lovely shared memory of the first ConsciousCafe event in nature.
Judy
ConsciousCafe FounderJoin us for an enjoyable ‘Walk and Talk’ with ConsciousCafe across Hampstead Heath to visit Kenwood House
Hampstead Heath is a wild untamed 800 acres of natural wilderness in North London. We invite you to ‘walk and talk’ across the heath and enjoy its wild beauty. We will stop at Kenwood House, a famous stately home with spectacular grounds, for a cup of tea. Many famous films have had scenes filmed at Kenwood including Notting Hill and Belle. We will return to our starting point via a different route.
2.00pm: Meet at Hampstead tube (Northern line). We will walk to Kenwood which will take about an hour. We will stop for tea and there will be time for a quick visit to the house for anyone who wants to. We will then make our way back to Hampstead via the famous Whitestone Pond which some guidebooks say is the highest point in London.
Important note. The terrain is uneven and hilly in parts. You will need strong trainers or walking shoes and a bottle of water.
In the event of heavy rainfall anyone who wants to can meet at Hampstead tube at 2.30 and we will enjoy coffee and a discussion in one of Hampstead’s many attractive cafes.
This event is free, but please book to confirm you are coming so we know whether to wait for you.
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