LMC Mountaineering Club is a
small, informal walking club consisting of people with a
past connection to Shell and nowadays many other non-Shell folk.
Members are mainly based in London or the south-east,
with other members spread around the UK.
We meet once or twice a month,
either for day walks around London, or for weekends further
afield throughout the UK.
We aim to provide a diverse and
interesting Programme of walks. Weekend meets over
the past few years have included the Lake District,
Yorkshire Dales, Teesdale, Northumberland, Shropshire,
Isle of Wight, the Gower Peninsular,
the Cambrian mountains, and the Brecon Beacons.
Day walks have taken place in Greater London,
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent, and
Hampshire and have included sections of the North Kent
Way, the London Capital Ring and the London Loop.
Members have walked many sections of the North Downs Way
and the North Kent Way, and a group has walked the South West Coast Path
in weekly sections over the past few years.
The next long-distance challenge is
the Wales Coast Path in weekly sections. We stay mainly in B&Bs or pubs, with
other meets based in self-catering cottages or hostels.
Click on the
LMC Programme
button above to see our current programme of activities.
We circulate an entertaining and
informative monthly Club
Newsletter by email to members, containing reports of
meets and news about forthcoming activities. The
Club is informally run by a small Committee with all
Club members devising and running walks and meets.
We hold
a combined AGM and Dinner weekend usually in
January.
Click on the
LMC Newsletters button
above to download our latest monthly Newsletters.
We are affiliated to the BMC and most of our annual
membership fee (£26 for 2024) goes to the BMC in return
for affiliate member benefits. These benefits
include significant discounts (up to 15%) at
outdoor suppliers such as Cotswold, Blacks and Rohan,
plus combined liability insurance for our members,
officers, meet organisers and walk leaders.
The Club (originally named Lensbury
Mountaineering Club) was first set up in London in 1975.
In November 2015, we held a
40th Anniversary Reunion Dinner at Lensbury in
Teddington: a memorable event attended by over 60 past
and present members. A large collection
of photos and documents was on display, and a wonderful
audio-visual presentation prompted much enjoyable
reminiscing. Plans are underway for a 50th Reunion
Dinner in October 2025.
New members are very
welcome - please get in touch with us for further
information.
You can contact us at:
by using the email link
here