Belair Park
I visited Belair Park in Dulwich, South East London, after a rather disappointing visit to a nearby garden.
The Waterlink Way
The Waterlink Way is an 8 mile (12 km) path between Sydenham and the Thames, and it can be walked or cycled. (Large scale map.) A walk along the Ravensbourne River is also the Waterlink Way until the middle of the River Pool Linear Park where the River Pool meets the … Continued
The Ravensbourne River no.3, Bellingham Station to Bromley South Station
Southend Pond in front of Homebase (on the Bromley Road) is, I believe, a dam on the Ravensbourne River. From old photographs it seems it was bigger in the past – big enough for boating! The pond was originally the … Continued
The Ravensbourne River no.2, Lewisham to Lower Sydenham
Lewisham is a major building site right now and the Ravensbourne River disappears under the new flats, road, cranes, bulldozers, and everything else. However, the Masterplan shows new landscaping which will encourage people to enjoy the Ravensbourne and become more aware … Continued
The Ravensbourne River from The Thames to Lewisham Station (no.1)
The Ravensbourne is 17km long (11 miles), rising in Keston Ponds at Caesar’s Well, and debouching into the Thames in Deptford. I am walking the river using the DLR, buses and trains.
Canadian Corner in Orpington
Today I set out to visit gardens, but as I walked towards Priory Gardens in Orpington I passed the cemetery of All Saints Church and noticed a War Cemetery. Orpington Hospital opened in 1916 as the Ontario Military Hospital to care for soldiers injured in … Continued
Ravilious at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich Picture Gallery has a wonderful exhibition of Eric Ravilious – don’t miss it! You may be interested in CannsDownPress
St John’s, Waterloo
There were signs of spring in the garden around the church.
The Waterloo Road, Bradshaw’s Hand Book (No.95)
Bradshaw says ‘..The Waterloo Road, leading to Waterloo Bridge, is a broad but ill-built thoroughfare..’.About half-way down, on the eastern side, is the Victoria Theatre, a cheap place of minor dramatic entertainment, and opened as the Coburg Theatre in 1818.’ Well, haven’t times changed – the … Continued
Sunny afternoon in London
The London Parks & Gardens Trust publishes walks in London and on a sunny but cold Sunday we followed a route in Southwark & Lambeth.