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walking to the valley....longest ?

dartfordgent
dartfordgent Posts: 885
edited September 2008 in General Charlton
bored at work and thinking how long would it take to walk from Dartford Bull and Vic to the Valley,,,,,,,,,think approx 3 hours.......and 25 pubs to pass half in each one......be flat out by the Rose Bexleyheath ...and miss the game..!!!.....mmmm thought is who doas walk the furthest....use to walk from Powis Street to grd from 96 when a lad....but sure some must walk alot longer ?

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  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,853
    I walked from Catford to Selhurst Park a couple of times when we played there and have also walked to The Valley from New Eltham three or four times.

    A good brisk walk does wonders for getting rid of the post-defeat blues, that's for sure.
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    Often walk home to abbeywood after the match, have walked from the valley to erith a few times to, once walked from the venue to petts wood which was fun..
  • SE10Addick
    SE10Addick Posts: 2,964
    I've walked from New Cross to Greenwich to meet someone and then to the Valley....
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    Used to walk to The Valley from Shooters Hill, Lewisham and Catford when I lived in those places.

    I went to The Oval Windies Test Match in 1976 and walked home from there to Shooters Hill after the day's play.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,210
    Near Plumstead station to the Valley.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,827
    marched twice from the square in Woolwich. That was enough !
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    we ran half way up the hill the 2nd time as we missed the start of the march!
  • Badger
    Badger Posts: 4,842
    edited September 2008
    From Bromley.
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    I've done the walk from the valley to new eltham a few times as well...but not for ages
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,853
    [cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]Used to walk to The Valley from Shooters Hill, Lewisham and Catford when I lived in those places.

    I went to The Oval Windies Test Match in 1976 and walked home from there to Shooters Hill after the day's play.

    Were the trams not running on those days Len?
    ;o)
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  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,393
    From Catford and also walked home (to Catford then) from both Selhurst & The Den.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    I walked the line once...
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    edited September 2008
    [cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]I went to The Oval Windies Test Match in 1976 and walked home from there to Shooters Hill after the day's play.

    Was that cos they'd had the wheels off your motor :-)
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    How long did that take f&h?
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    I used to walk from Welling (Glenmore) to the Valley regularly when I was a kid as I didnt have the bus fare
  • Sco
    Sco Posts: 2,623
    [cite]Posted By: Simon Jordan[/cite]About 15 minutes

    He said "walking", Simon.
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,622
    once upon a time, charlton fans would walk to an away match in london...not that i ever did it but i remember once as a young kid, before i started going regularly, watching them walking past the standard on their way to a game...
  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,678
    some one told me they walked with loads to qpr back in the 70s
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    I walk home to Eltham after most games as its quicker than getting a bus.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    edited December 2008
    I sometimes walk. 20 mins if I go briskly from Shepherds Bush tube station.
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  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,229
    [cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]I sometimes walk. 20 mins if I go briskly from Shepherds Bush tube station.

    lolol. A loud hoot just came from my corner of the office.

    i love this site at times.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    I walked from Eltham to Brisbane road once - via the Woolwich Ferry.

    Mind you I was about 14 at the time.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    After a nightmatch and subsequent celebratory bevies in the Fox under the Hill, I'd spent the bus fare and walked back home to the bus garage end of Bromley Common.

    Somebody else will have to work out the distance.

    I was a bit lubricated but passed the time walking running 'replays' of Paddy Powell's wonder strike time and time again in my mind. We beat Brighton 4-3 with Paddy's late long distance screamer, after being 2-0 up and 3-2 down.

    Things you do when you've had a few, lol
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    During the bus strike of '58 (bear with me) my old man and I walked from Abbey Wood down Bostall Hill etc to the Valley several times, but usually managed to get a lift back. Nowadays I'm wheezing by the time I reach the chicken pen in the park and completely knackered when I reach the car!
  • Cardinal Sin
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    [quote][cite]Posted By: dartfordgent[/cite]bored at work and thinking how long would it take to walk from Dartford Bull and Vic to the Valley,,,,,,,,,think approx 3 hours.......and 25 pubs to pass half in each one......be flat out by the Rose Bexleyheath ...and miss the game..!!!.....mmmm thought is who doas walk the furthest....use to walk from Powis Street to grd from 96 when a lad....but sure some must walk alot longer ?[/quote]

    dartfordgent - I have done it twice although both times after coming back from away games and falling asleep on the last train, hence a three hour walk home to Charlton. In the middle of the night in winter it's not much fun (didn't learn though).

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