UPCOMING DAY WALKS

Who: Walking London, Walks for Women

Guide: Barbara Hamilton

Start: Canada Water Underground Station

Finish: Greenwich DLR Station

Length: 6 miles 

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Our new year’s walk will take us through Docklands on the south side of the Thames looking at some
of the old docks which made this area an important centre of activity in the 18th, 19th & 20th Centuries. New methods of transport and a great deal of development have changed the face of this area in recent times but the history is still there. Our route will take us through Deptford and on to Greenwich.

Who: Walking London, Walks for Women

Guide: Barbara Hamilton

Start: Putney Bridge Underground Station

Finish: Kew Bridge Railway Station

Length: 6 miles

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This walk will take us from Putney Bridge along the Thames Path to Hammersmith Bridge and on through the grounds of Chiswick House to Kew Bridge via Strand on the Green.

 

We will pass the numerous rowing clubs based on the river, some lovely pubs, a brewery, the site of a famous shipbuilders, Hogarth’s House and, as usual, lots of points of interest!

Who: Walking London, Walks for Women

Guide: Barbara Hamilton

Start: Falconwood Railway Station

Finish: Grove Park Railway Station

Length: 4.5 miles plus a visit to Eltham Palace
(entrance fee)

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The second section of the Capital Ring will take us on the path from Falconwood to Grove Park through a fascinating part of the south east London.

 

The walk is a little shorter than usual to give us the opportunity to visit Eltham Palace built in the 14th Century and a country residence to the Kings and Queens of England who used it for 250 years. In 1930s the Courtauld family built a new Art Deco mansion which sits beside the Palace.

Who: Walking London, Walks for Women

Guide: Barbara Hamilton

Start: Ruislip Underground Station

Finish: Northwood Hills Underground Station

Length: 6.5 miles

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We will explore Ruislip Woods on this walk – the largest ancient semi-natural woodland in London. Our walk through this area will give us a glimpse of how the county of Middlesex used to be before the hand of man took effect.

 

The two stretches of woodland are joined by a reservoir on the River Pinn (known as Ruislip Lido) which should give us a good experience walking through this National Nature Reserve.

Who: Walking London, Walks for Women

Guide: Barbara Hamilton

Startand Finish: St Paul's Underground Station

Length: 5 miles

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The City is a fascinating place and our walk will take us on a route to look at the medieval street layout which still exists even after the 1666 fire and the 1940 blitz. 

 

Following a maze of narrow lanes, alleys and passageways connecting the main thoroughfares we will look at the area from a different perspective.

Who: Walking London, Walks for Women

Guide: Barbara Hamilton

Start: Alexandra Palace Rail Station

Finish: Essex Road Rail Station

Length: 8 miles

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We follow the trail of part of the New River on this walk. Construction on the New River began in 1604 in order to bring fresh water into the population of London and we can still see its course today. Starting at Alexander Palace we will follow the route of the river down to Canonbury walking through parks, woodland and along a disused railway line.