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Unfortunately
I
had
a
bad
experience
with
this
hiking
group
at
Seven
Sisters
yesterday.
The
hike
was
marketed
as
12
miles
with
a
swim
at
Eastbourne,
returning
to
London
Victoria
around
7
pm.
The
hiking
leader
Maria
made
the
decision
(without
consulting
the
group)
to
return
to
London
much
later,
arriving
in
London
after
9:30
pm.
She
claimed
it
was
because
the
earlier
train
was
cancelled
and
time
was
needed
for
the
slower
walkers
to
spend
time
in
Eastbourne.
However
all
walkers
were
already
there
and
had
plenty
of
time
for
a
drink
or
swim
so
she
wasn’t
leaving
anyone
behind.
According
to
Trainline,
there
were
plenty
of
trains
leaving
earlier.
Eastbourne
is
a
rocky
beachside
resort
with
not
much
to
do,
and
it
was
never
communicated
that
we
would
be
spending
4
hours
there.
People
were
tired
after
the
12
mile
hike
and
most
of
the
group
wanted
to
go
back
to
London
at
the
time
documented
in
our
tickets.
Maria
was
completely
dismissive
about
the
groups
concerns
and
said
if
we
wanted
to
go
back
earlier,
to
buy
another
ticket
(because
this
tour
gets
a
group
train
ticket
for
the
discount,
a
requirement
is
everyone
travels
at
the
same
time).
I
suspect
Maria
and
her
colleagues
just
wanted
to
stay
longer
because
the
weather
was
nice
and
disregarded
the
interests
of
the
people
who
paid
for
the
trip.
A
few
of
us
ended
up
buying
an
additional
train
ticket
to
return
to
London
earlier,
at
our
own
expense,
making
this
trip
cost
£50
vs
the
original
£36.
The
walk
itself
was
lovely,
but
I
would
recommend
using
a
more
professional
tour
group
who
is
able
to
stick
to
the
times
communicated
when
booking.
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