Every year around May, a bunch of us get together and go for a walk and in various configurations; have been doing this for last 18 years. Essentially it's a good opportunity to moan on about the state of things, catch up with each other and drink large quantities of beer. Key requirements are good countryside, good pubs and good accommodation.
Generally speaking all the trips take place in the UK (we went to Belgium once when the UK countryside was closed down with foot and mouth) and after years of getting soaked in the north and west there has been a shift in sentiment towards the south-east . I live in Brighton, love walking on the South Downs and pushed the idea of the South Downs Way (SDW). Because it was my idea and because I had always managed to avoid doing it in the past, this year the task of planning the walk fell on my shoulders.
