Are You Ready For The Capital Ring?
Are You Ready For The Capital Ring?
14 March 2019 Comments Off on Are You Ready For The Capital Ring?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!