This is another lovely section of the capital ring walk, from Crystal Palace to Streatham. When you start in Crystal Palace, if you haven’t already been to visit the dinosaurs, pop over to the Crystal Palace Park to see them before you start! I added some pictures of them in my previous post here. This walk isn’t too long (6.4 km or 4 miles-ish) so it can work well as an add-on to one of the other sections before or…
This section of the Capital Ring goes from Grove Park to Crystal Palace. There are some really good views and it is a pretty easy route. I liked this section of the capital ring, mostly because it finishes with dinosaurs. There aren’t enough walks that have such a good finish. Having said that, there is quite a lot of litter in the first half of this route, so that makes it seem less beautiful. The Capital Ring itself is a…
This section of the Capital Ring, from Falconwood is really beautiful! Although I loved wandering through the woods in the previous section, this part is nice in a different way. Most of the walk follows the same route as the green chain walk, through parks and playing fields. Even the parts that go through residential streets have sooo many blossoming trees that it is a truly pretty walk. Falconwood to Grove Park – the basics: Distance: 6.6 km Public transport: Falconwood…
This is the first section of the Capital Ring from Woolwich to Falconwood (through lots of parks with amazing views!!)