Wimbledon to Putney Walk

Through Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park and Barnes Common to the Thames.

History

This is a list of previous times this walk has been done by the club (since Jan 2010). For more recent events (since April 2015), full details are shown.

Date	Option	Post	#	Weather
Mon, 01-May-23		Bank Holiday Walk – Wimbledon to Putney	12	Largely cloudy occasional sun and light showers
Sun, 13-Mar-22		Wimbledon to Putney [New]	12

Monday 01-May-23

Bank Holiday Walk – Wimbledon to Putney 12

Sean

SWC Walk 391 – Wimbledon to Putney

Length: 15½ km (9.6 miles). Toughness: 2/10

Meet up for a 10:45 start in the ticket hall of Wimbledon station (in TfL Zone 3). It's the terminus of one of the branches of the District line and also has frequent suburban services from Waterloo; if coming this way take a train no later than the 10:27 on the Kingston Loop line, arriving at 10:43.

You can return from either Putney mainline station (Zones 2/3; six trains an hour to Waterloo, but not evenly spaced out) or Putney Bridge (Zone 2) on the Wimbledon branch of the District line. For a shorter walk you could drop out after 11½ km at Barnes Bridge station (Zone 3), but there are replacement buses on this branch line and you might prefer to find your way to Barnes station, a short distance off-route.

Anyone wanting a shorter walk with a late start on this Bank Holiday might like to try this meander through various parks and commons in south-west London, with stretches alongside Beverley Brook and the River Thames. Although suburban walks aren't usually too muddy, be prepared for a gloopy stretch alongside the brook in Wimbledon Common.

The walk route has been tweaked to go past several pubs in Barnes but you might prefer to break earlier at the Roehampton Gate café in Richmond Park, where there are also lots of picnic tables. At journey's end there are several refreshment places near Putney Bridge, with a Wetherspoon's on the riverfront being the favoured watering-hole on other SWC walks ending there.

You'll need to bring the directions from the L=swc.391 page.

Mr M Tiger

Tue, 02-May-23

10 at the station, with 2 more picked up en route, makes 12 Largely cloudy occasional sun and light showers Waterproofs on, waterproofs off. No mud to speak of, though you should have heard the fuss when Mr Tiger got a few specks in his new boots. Cannizaro Park was interesting with a succession of formal gardens, one very pretty, and unusual plants.
After a long stretch through Richmond Park, we stopped near Roehampton Gate cafe for what could be called lunch. A few dropped out for Banes station. The rest continued to the White Hart by the river where alcoholic beverages were consumed. Another left us here for the longer route along the Thames. The rest continued through Barnes Common,then along the river to Putney and the Rocket, which presented, for some at least, another opportunity to consume more alcohol. Mostly Hobgoblin. Another grand day out.

Sunday 13-Mar-22

Wimbledon to Putney [New] 12

Sean

SWC Walk 391 – Wimbledon to Putney

Length: 15 km (9.3 miles). Toughness: 2/10

Meet up for an 11:15 start in the ticket hall of Wimbledon station (in TfL Zone 3). It's the terminus of one of the branches of the District line and also has frequent suburban services from Waterloo; if coming this way, take a train no later than the 10:57 to Hampton Court, arriving at 11:13.

You can return from either Putney mainline station (Zones 2/3; five trains an hour to Waterloo) or Putney Bridge (Zone 2), on the Wimbledon branch of the District line.

For a shorter walk you could drop out after 11½ km at Barnes station (Zone 3; same service as Putney). See the walk document if you want suggestions for a longer walk.

This new walk was inspired by the waymarked Beverley Brook Walk, although with a different start to reduce its proximity to the noisy A3. It goes through Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park, Barnes Common and Lower Putney Common, with stretches alongside both Beverley Brook and the Thames. Note that less than half of this urban walk is on hard surfaces and one stretch (alongside Beverley Brook in Wimbledon Common) can be relied upon for some nice gloopy spots in winter, so come prepared.

The walk would delight members of the Temperance Society as there are hardly any pubs en route. If you want to break for lunch there are picnic tables and a café near the Roehampton Gate exit from Richmond Park, just past the halfway mark. At journey's end there are several refreshment places near Putney Bridge, with a Wetherspoon's on the riverfront being the favoured watering-hole on other SWC walks ending there.

You'll need to bring the directions from the L=swc.391 page.

Sean

Sat, 12-Mar-22

You might have to endure this new walk without the cheerful presence of its author, as he's developed an irritatingly persistent cough and doesn't want to start an outbreak of lurgy among the Wombles. Make the best of it!
Margaret

Mon, 14-Mar-22

12 including 1 who caught up with us as we had lunch at the Roehampton Gate cafe. Drizzle to start with, followed by dry, then sunny skies. I thought this walk visited some interesting spots and it followed a few routes which I'd not walked before.