Transport for LondonRoute details
London Loop: Section 8 Ewell to Kingston
| Walk facts | Details |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Location: | Kingston, plus some in Surrey |
| Start: | Ewell (Bourne Hall Park, GR 219-628) Get there with Journey Planner |
| Finish: | Kingston Bridge (GR 177-694) |
| Factor: | London Loop: Section 8 Ewell to Kingston |
| Recommended direction: | South to north |
| Terrain and surface: | Level (short ramps at subway under A3). Mostly hard surface with some short grassy stretches. No stiles. 4.7km (2.9ml) beside roads |
| Points of Interest: | Bourne Hall Park, Hogsmill River, St John the Baptist Church, historic Kingston, Chair of Majesty Coronation Stone, Clattern Bridge, River Thames |
| Signage: | Complete both ways |
| Temporary Diversions: | |
| Refreshments and toilets: | Pubs and cafes at Ewell, Berrylands and Kingston. Pubs at Old Malden Lane and Villiers Road, Kingston. Public toilets at Ewell (Bourne Hall Park) and shopping centres in Kingston |
| Public transport and breakpoints: | NR: Ewell (East and West), Malden Manor, Berrylands, Kingston. Buses at all these points plus Ruxley Lane, Kingston Road, Malden Way |
| Links with other walks: | Hogsmill Walk, Thames Down Link, Thames Path National Trail |
| How to get the map: | Download it from www.walklondon.org.uk or call 0870 240 6094 |
| Principal promoters: | London Walking Forum, Epsom & Ewell DC, RB Kingston |
Walk details:
- One of the 'bluest' sections of the Loop, shared with the Hogsmill Walk, whose leaflet is written north-south (useful if walking the Loop anticlockwise).
- It mostly follows the Hogsmill River, which rises at the ponds in Bourne Hall Park, where this section starts (signed link from Ewell West station).
- You may catch sight of all manner of river life, including with luck a water vole or a kingfisher.
- The first 3.5km (2.2ml) run close beside the Hogsmill, with a short boardwalk where it passes under a railway bridge.
- At Tolworth Court Bridge the Bonesgate Stream comes in from the left, bringing with it the Thames Down Link to share the remainder of this section.
- At Old Malden and Berrylands the river is currently inaccessible and you must divert along residential roads.
- At the point where the river passes under the A3 dual carriageway, you must divert 200m to and from a subway.
- There is a signed link with Malden Manor station, and the route passes Berrylands station.
- The road walk from Berrylands is rather tedious at present, until more of the river becomes accessible, but you are rewarded at Kingston with a fascinating array of historic buildings in the old market place.
- The River Thames marks the end of this section, and you briefly join the Thames Path National Trail to Kingston Bridge, where a signed link leads to Kingston station.
