Welcome to Capital Walkers, the friendly London Ramblers group for people aged 40+. We walk every weekend and usually at least once during the week.
Robert W.
Tracking The Ravensbourne is a full day’s walk form the source of the river to its estuary with the Thames in Greenwich
We start at Keston Ponds and meander our way with the contour of the river through Padmall Wood and other woods to Hayes Street Farm Trout Fishery. We then go through Scrogginhall Wood with the path next to the river to emerge into Norman Park at which point the river enters a culvert. At this point the high rise buildings of Bromley Town Centre are visible. We pass Bromley Town Football Club for a short spell of road walking followed by an urban footpath which takes us to Bromley Town Centre for our lunch stop. There are many food outlets in Bromley however you may prefer to bring a packed lunch.
Following lunch we follow the river trail southwest of the town centre to Shortlands and via Ravensbourne Greenway (Beckenham Place Park) to connect with the Waterlink Way to Ladywell Fields. The remainder of the trail follows the Waterlink Way to Lewisham and Deptford to end at the Ravensbourne estuary in Greenwich. You may have done sections of the Ravensbourne from Hayes or along the Waterlink Way however this is an opportunity to follow it in its entirety. A first for me and one to tick off for you if you have not already done so. Alternatively, you can follow the sections which you may not have done and thereafter choose to drop out. There are plenty of dropout points along the way - all after lunch at Bromley South, Shortlands, Ravensbourne, Beckenham Hill, Catford, Ladywell, Lewisham and Deptford.
Some paths may be muddy.
No dogs
No booking required
The finishing time is an estimate only and will be dependent on a number of factors such as, weather, the speed at which the group walks and the number of breaks taken.
TRAVEL
Travel from either London Victoria or London Blackfriars to Bromley South. Take the 10:10 train from London Victoria, arrives Bromley South 10:26. OR the 9:46 from London Blackfriars (Denmark Hill 9:58; Peckham Rye 10:01; Catford 10:10).
Exit Bromley South Station for a short bus ride (15 minutes) to Keston for the start of the walk. Take the 320 bus from bus stop Z just right on exiting Bromley South Train Station and alight at Westerham Road/Heathfield Road bus stop which is the one just after the Fishponds Road stop.
Oyster/Contactless and Freedom Pass can be used for all travel.
Keston Ponds
Greenwich DLR Station
