Runnymede, Egham

Nr Egham, Surrey

– – 16 miles from central London
625 749 (OS sheet 120) Nearest major route: M25, J13 Nearest station: Egham (2 miles)
  1. Follow signs to Egham on the A30 – going round and down the loop.
  2. At Runnymede roundabout follow A30 (to Camberley) dual carriageway.
  3. At next roundabout double back on A30 (to Staines).
  4. Pass Marinello garage (by roundabout, on left).
  5. A track (COOPERS HILL LANE) to LANGHAM FARM is on LEFT very soon after the garage.

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Meeting place is usually Langham Farm.

Riverside meadows, grassland and broadleaf woodland, rich in flora and fauna, and part designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Famous for the 1215 sealing of the Magna Carta, which limited the sovereign’s powers over the barons and in the 17th Century led to Parliamentary superiority over the Crown and documentary authority for the rule of law in England.