Walking club
The walking club is a ProParte sub-group.
| Aim | Relaxed walks, focusing on the environment. |
| Activities | Every second Friday morning of the month. The walks generally last 2 to 2.5 hours (7.5 to 9 km). We drink coffee or have lunch together afterwards. |
| Membership | ProParte members |
| Members | About 15, a slight increase in membership is possible |
| Fees | None |
| Transport to walking locations | By own or public means of transport |
| Contact persons | Titia van der Eb-Brongersma tvandereb@hotmail.com Roel Willemze r.willemze@outlook.com |
Every second Friday of the month, the walking club meets for a walk lasting between one and a half and two hours, or sometimes two and a half hours, in the Leiden area, with a focus on culture and nature along the way.
After the walk, we have coffee together or go for lunch. Often at someone’s home, but also in a café or restaurant at the end of the route.
The walks are organised by members of the group.
2025 Annual report
This year, too, we visited places we had never been to before in the nearly seven years we have been walking together. Once again, it was a lovely, interesting and varied programme.
January
Winter walk across the Waalsdorper plain, pausing to reflect on the history of this charged place. Walk prepared by Thea and Moh.
February
We braved the mud and walked around the bird lake 'de Starrevaart', with numerous different ducks and other overwintering waterfowl. In a meadow: a stork that swallowed an entire rat.
March
We walked in the bright spring sun along the Wijde Aa, a route previously walked by Thea.
April
In lovely true spring weather, we walked through polder park Cronesteyn along green meadows and blooming ditch banks, and saw spoonbills building a noisy colony among the herons in the dense ivy-covered trees.
May
We took a tulip walk near Lisse, a route previously walked by Heidemarie, and concluded with a delicious lunch at her home.
June
It was already very summery warm and we sought coolness in the Warmonderbos under Roel's guidance, followed by coffee with a view of 't Joppe on the island of Koudenhoorn.
August
It was very hot! This time, the walking day was exceptionally moved to the third Friday, because we could then visit the 'Roekenhof', home of the Historical Society in Warmond. Introduction by Ton Raap, followed by a walk in the Oostergeest estate and past the church ruins through old Warmond. Finally, a pleasant lunch, now on the village square, where Bob and Pamela also joined us.
September
We took a brisk circular walk from the parking lot of Streekmuseum Veldzicht in Noordwijk, to the beach and back through the inner dunes.
October
The walk was cancelled due to the passing of our much-valued member Rob Poelmann.
November
It rained and rained and rained, so the walk was very wisely cancelled.
December
We took a wonderful walk through the Bosjes van Zanen and over the Clingendael estate, still partly in autumn colours, past the Van Zanen bench and the bunkers from WWII.
