Are You Ready For The Capital Ring?

March 14, 2019 Comments Off

Spring is on its way and the Footprints of London guides have a new challenge for you!

Over the spring and early summer we will be walking the Capital Ring path, a 78 mile circular path divided into 15 sections connecting parks and open spaces.

However long you have lived in London you will see the city in a new light if you complete the walk, and there will be lots of new places to visit along the way. And with our guides to lead you and tell a few interesting stories along the way, you don’t need to bring a map or read the guide book.

So, join us for the challenge on one of our guided walks around London’s Capital Ring Path; the walks will be on Sunday mornings starting at 11am and the journey starts on 7th April.

Here is the full schedule

7th April: Woolwich to Falconwood with Rob Smith – along the Thames through the old Woolwich Dockyard, then past the Thames Barrier, Charlton House and passing the romantic folly Severndroog Castle

14th April: Falconwood to Grove Park with Roberta Arden – passing historic Eltham Palace

21st April: Grove Park to Crystal Palace with Rob Smith – taking in Downham Woodland Walk, Georgian Beckenham Place Mansion and Crystal Palace Park

28th April: Crystal Palace to Streatham Common with Sean Patterson – calling at magnificent Norwood Grove Mansion, the Rookery Gardens and Biggin Woods

5th May: Streatham Common to Wimbledon Park with Stephen Benton – passing some impressive architecture such as the mosque-like Streatham Pumping Station, 1930’s Du Cane Court and Tooting Bec Lido

12th May: Wimbledon Park to Richmond Bridge with Tina Baxter and Jack Yeomanson – a beautiful section with miles of parkland crossing Wimbledon Common to Caesar’s Camp and then into Richmond Park with a spectacular and surprising view of London

19th May: Richmond Bridge to Osterley Lock with Jen Pedler – walking along the Thames before crossing the grounds of Syon Park, home of the Duke of Northumberland and then onto the Grand Union Canal

26th May: Osterley Lock to Greenford with Alan Fortune – passing Wharncliffe Viaduct, one of the first structures built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

2nd June: Greenford to Preston Park with Jen Pedler – climbing to two famous viewpoints, Horsenden Hill and Harrow on the Hill where it passes the famous school

9th June: Preston Park to Hendon with Chris Firmin – taking in two beautiful oasis – Fryent Country Park and Welsh Harp Reservoir, as well as some interesting 20th century housing

16th June: Hendon Park to Highgate with Marilyn Greene – visiting Hendon Park and the River Brent, parkland along the side of Hampstead Garden Suburb and finishing in three woods that formed the ancient forest of Middlesex

23rd June: Highgate to Stoke Newington with Anthony Davis – taking in abandoned railway line and overgrown Victorian cemetery

30th June: Stoke Newington to Hackney Wick with Sue McCarthy – visiting Springfield Park and walking beside the River Lea, which is full of industrial history.

7th July: Hackney Wick to Beckton with Jenni Bowley – Passing by the Olympic Park and London Stadium, and the beautiful building at Abbey Mills that is known as the Cathedral of Sewage!

14th July: Beckton to North Woolwich with Neil Sinclair – complete the journey with a walk beside the vast Royal Albert Dock before reaching the Thames by the Woolwich Ferry where you can give yourself a well deserved pat on the back!