We are the West Kent Walking Group. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Nigel W.
This is the 4th of our Capital Ring walks and is the final leg on the southside until we arrive back in Woolwich next year. There is no obligation to do all of them - you can pick and choose the ones that you fancy
We will meet outside Earlsfield station at 10.30am. For those who like to arrive early there are lots of coffee shops in the area
We start by making our way around the back of the shops and cross the River Wandle. This is one of the fastest flowing rivers in London which used to be well known for trout fishing until soap, chemical and firework production came into the area. We head up past Wimbledon Park Station to then walk through Wimbledon Park which was redesigned by Capability Brown in the mid 18th century. After a short burst of suburbia we head onto Putney Heath and Wimbledon Common (cue the Wombles) where we will stop at a great coffee shop for lunch. If you see any flashes of red – these will be golfers from the London Scottish Golf Club who are required to wear red when playing. We then follow the trail by the side of Spankers Hill Wood (please enter your own jokes at this point) walking to the other side of stunning Richmond Park. Finally we drop down through Richmond to the Thames for our finish at Richmond station.
This is a no dog walk
If you can, please RSVP to this walk via our Meetup site. This will give our volunteer walk leaders an idea of how many are attending. https://www.meetup.com/west-kent-walking-and-outdoor-group
