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 Wimbledon station and climb up through suburban Wimbledon to the Common. We cross the Common passing Caesar’s Well and on to Richmond Park. We pass through the Isabella Plantation before existing the Park at Ham and crossing the River Thames at Teddington Lock to reach a late lunch stop in Bushy Park. 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 1.30pm.
After lunch we pass through Bushy Park and Hampton Court Park to reach the River and follow the towpath around to Kingston.
We may or may not see any deer but there will be ducks on the river for certain.
Packed lunch is recommended however snacks and hot drinks are available at the lunch stop.
Lavatory facilities are available at Wimbledon Station at the entrance to Richmond Park and at the lunch stop.
There might be muddy bits on Wimbledon Common but otherwise the route has been chosen to be reasonable underfoot.
Travelling arrangements set out below might be affected by industrial action or other incidents that are unknown at the time of route posting.
Travel: Take the 10.12 train from London Waterloo, 10.16 at Vauxhall, 10.21 at Clapham Junction arrives at Wimbledon (Zone 3) at 10.28.
Exit points with bus connections are available at Robin Hood Gate and at Ham in the morning and at Hampton Court station after lunch.
Finish is at Kingston Station (Zone 6) from where there are trains to London Waterloo, Vauxhall and Clapham Junction via Wimbledon or via Richmond.
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.
Wimbledon Station Forecourt
Kingston upon Thames Station
