Ramble No. 7 - Kew

Date: Wed 27 July 2011
Place : Kew and Richmond

Distance: About 3-4 miles

Time:   2 hrs 20 mins
Weather: Cloudy but bright

Start: Parked on Kew Road alongside Kew Gardens.

Walked up Kew Road past the Maids of Honour tea rooms. Crossed Kew Green by St Anne's Church.

Maids of Honour, Kew Road

St Anne's Church, Kew Green

 Took towpath upstream from Kew Bridge, with views into Kew Gardens including Kew Palace.

Kew Bridge

Kew Palace, Kew Gardens

Blackberries - are early this year

 Views accross the river of Brentford, Syon House and Isleworth.

Syon House accross the river

The London Apprentice, Isleworth accross the river

At Richmond Lock we crossed Old Deer Park and then the Chertsey Road to reach Richmond via Richmond Green.

Richmond Lock

 

Richmond Green

After a brief pause for shopping we crossed the Chertsey Road again at the roundabout to return to Kew Road.

Ramble No. 6 - Ham

Date: Tue 19 July 2011
Place : Ham and Richmond Park

Distance: About 3-4 miles

Time:   2 hrs
Weather: Heavy showers

Start: Car park by river near Ham House.

Along tow path towards Richmond with views of Twickenham accross the river and Ricmond Hill ahead.

Marble Hill House, Twickenham

Star and Garter Home Richmond Hill

Crossed Petersham Road to enter Richmond Park and climb hill to King Henry's mound in Pembroke Lodge gardens, with views of St Paul's in one direction through the trees (just) and of Surrey in the other.

St Pauls in the distance (but you need a telescope)

Pembroke Lodge Gardens, Richmond Park

Richmond Park

Richmond Park

Walked through Richmond park to the pond by Ham gate.

 

Ham Pond, Richmond Park

 Left through Ham gate, then down Ham Gate Avenue (long straight road) and Ham House Avenues (long straight footpath) to Ham House. Since now raining heavily, postponed visit to Ham House and Gardens to next time!

Ramble No. 5 - Regents Canal

Date: Sun 11 July 2011
Place : Regents Canal, Primrose Hill and Camden Lock

Distance: About 3-4 miles

Time:  a leisurely 3 hrs
Weather: Bright, warm

Start: Warwick Avenue, return via Camden Town (Underground Stations).
From canal boats at Little Venice,

... via canal towpath past Regents Park mansions,

 ... cast iron bridge made in Coalbrookdale,

 ...to Primrose Hill crowded on Sunday afternoon with views over London,

















... to even busier Camden Lock and market.

Ramble No. 4 - Wapping

Date: Fri 1 July 2011
Place : Wapping, Shadwell and Limehouse

Distance: About 3.5 miles

Time:  a leisurely 2 1/2 hrs
Weather: Bright, warm sunny intervals

Start: Tower Hill Underground Station, return via Westferry Docklands Light Railway Station

St Katherine's Dock

Stalls by St Katherine's dock were conveniently selling a choice of take away lunch from all over the world.

Sunny views accross the river from quiet parks.
Wapping High Street wharves are now all reveloped as offices and flats. Few people about.

The Shard and Tower Bridge

St John of Wapping School, Scandrett Steet

Passed London River Police HQ and jetty. Nearby site of excecution dock where Captain Kidd was hanged.

Wapping High Street

 A stop for refreshment with a river panorama from the back patio.

Canary Wharf from Propect of Whitby pub.

 Deserted Shadwell basin is used for canoeing. Then the walk included a short stretch along the start of the Regent's canal - we'll have to return to do more sometime.

Limehouse Basin, start of Regents Canal

 Primary schoolchildren were having an afternoon sports event in a park between the flats, between which was the spire of the church at which Captain Cook had his son baptised. On the way to Westferry station past the HQ of the seaman's mission we skirted the Nicholas Hawksmoor built parish church of St Anne's Limehouse (early 1800’s).

Later visited Tate Modern Miro exhibition with H and had a drink at the RFH.