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Sutton and Wandle Valley Group

We are a friendly, socially active Ramblers Group welcoming all who enjoy walking. Our walks programme is extensive and varied covering all days of the week.

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Overview

Coffee/toilets at Claremont NT (card not required). Cross the road to the common and ascend to The Ledges, good views of the snaking Mole, then across the common for lunch (pub/picnic). Return by a different route to the 715 stop back to Kingston. Optional visit to the NT Claremont Landscape Garden. An alternative route either outward or homeward is the SL7 bus. Bus Checker gives the departure from Sutton Grove Road as 09:53 but the 09:39 (or 09:25 even) is probably safer for the connection in Kingston. Text me to book by Monday 6pm.

Update: 

Assuming the 09:49 Thameslink is running I am happy if people join anywhere on my route which is arrive Wimbledon 10:06 platform 9, change to Platform 8 for the 10:13 to Kingston, arrive c.10:30, through the concourse and walk E crossing at the lights to Cromwell  Road Bus Station where the 715 Falcon bus departs at 10:45 (if you miss this you are not on the walk as it is hourly!). NB the alternative SL7 to KIngston stops by the station on the opposite side and does not call at Cromwell Road Bus Station but you can walk instead to Eden Street shops where the 715 calls about 10:47.

I may well be tempted to change from the 715 to the SL7 at Cromwell Road for the homeward journey. The departures from the West End Lane bus stop opposite Claremont Landscape Garden (NT) are at 1406, 1506, 1618, 1718 in case you decide to stay after the ice cream/toilet stop to walk round the lake etc as the main walk is only 4 miles

I have booked for 6-8 at The Prince of Wales on WEst End Common but there is an excellent picnic spot by the lake  just opposite. Please book by text (07719233269) if you wish to eat at the pub.

Wednesday, 14 May 2025
Meeting time:
9:35 am
Start time:
11:12 am
Estimated finish time:
11:59 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5km / 4.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Accessible by public transport
  • No car needed

Meeting point

Grid reference:
TQ 26060 63851
Nearest postcode:
SM1 1JA
what3words:
stud.curving.soccer
Meeting time:
9:35 am

Sutton Station for the 09:49 Thameslink, change at Wimbledon (arrive 10:06) for the Kingston train (depart 10:13, arrive 10:25), then the 715 Guildford bus from Cromwell Road Bus Station (5 minutes), departs 10:45.

Starting point

Grid reference:
TQ 12770 63141
Nearest postcode:
KT10 9JG
what3words:
hero.garden.yoga
Start time:
11:12 am

West End Lane Bus Stop (TQ12776314)

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking