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.
Alan P.
We start at Richmond station and climb up through suburban Richmond to Richmond Park. We cross the Park passing Pen Ponds and White Lodge to Roehampton Gate. We leave the Park and descend through Palewell Park to Barnes and then on to the River following the course of Beverley Brook. The lunch stop will be at Putney Parish Church.
After lunch we follow the River through Wandsworth Park and then strike inland following the Wandle through King George’s Park and suburban Earlsfield to reach Wimbledon Park. From there we follow the hill contours through suburban Wimbledon to the Station.
There might be muddy bits in the Parks but otherwise the route has been chosen to be reasonable underfoot. We may or may not see any deer but there will be ducks on the river for certain.
Packed lunch is recommended however food and hot drinks are available at the lunch stop.
Lavatory facilities are available at Richmond Station at the exit from Richmond Park and at the lunch stop.
Exit points are available at Barnes Station and in Putney in the morning and at Earlsfield station after lunch.
Train:
Take the 10.03 train from London Waterloo, 10.07 at Vauxhall, 10.13 at Clapham Junction arrives at Richmond (Zone 4) at 10.22.
Richmond is on the District Line and the Overground Midway line
Finish is at Wimbledon Station (Zone 3) from where there are trains to London Waterloo, Vauxhall and Clapham Junction, District Line trains to Earls Court and Trams to Croydon.
No booking required.
No dogs.
Walking shoes should be fine.
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.
The lunch stop is about 2/3 of the way through the walk and so it is anticipated that it will be a late lunch at about 1.15pm.
Richmond Railway Station Forecourt
Wimbledon Railway Station
