Transport for LondonRoute details
Capital Ring Section 5: Streatham to Wimbledon Park
| Walk facts | Details |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Location: | Lambeth, Wandsworth, Merton |
| Start: | Streatham High Road (GR 302-710) Get there with Journey Planner |
| Finish: | Wimbledon Park station (GR 253-721) |
| Factor: | Capital Ring Section 5: Streatham to Wimbledon Park |
| Recommended direction: | Southeast to northwest |
| Terrain and surface: | Entirely level on tarmac paths or pavements but one footbridge with steep steps. No stiles. 7.0km (4.4ml) beside roads |
| Points of Interest: | Streatham Pumping Station, Tooting Bec Common and ponds, Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth Prison, Wandsworth Cemetery, Wimbledon Mosque |
| Signage: | Partial both ways usually the logo is: 'Big Ben' in Blue on a white background |
| Temporary Diversions: | |
| Refreshments and toilets: | Pubs at Streatham, Balham, Wandsworth Common, Earlsfield and Wimbledon Park. Cafes at Streatham, Tooting Bec Common, Balham, Earslfield and Wimbledon Park. Public toilets at Streatham Common, Balham and Earlsfield |
| Public transport and breakpoints: | NR: Streatham, Streatham Common, Balham, Wandsworth Common, Earlsfield. LU: Wimbledon Park. Buses at these points and at Tooting Bec Road, Bedford Hill and Trinity Road |
| Links with other walks: | Wandle Trail |
| How to get the map: | Download it from www.walklondon.org.uk or call 0870 240 6094 |
| Principal promoters: | London Walking Forum, LB Lambeth, LB Wandsworth, LB Merton |
Walk details:
- Easy walking across commons and through pleasant residential parts of south London, with much of interest.
- Soon after the start you go through a mysterious no-man's-land between railway lines, then a green dome ahead turns out to be Streatham Pumping Station.
- Tarmac paths lead across Tooting Bec Common, passing the Lido and ponds.
- At Wandsworth Common the route goes cheekily through the station ticket office, and boardwalks allow close inspection of pondlife.
- After hurrying past the brooding brown hulk of Wandsworth Prison, you follow a long straight road beside Wandsworth Cemetery.
- The Wandle Trail is crossed at Earlsfield station, then after Durnsford Road Recreation Ground comes Wimbledon Mosque with its green cupolas.
