Through ancient woodlands up to Shooter's Hill with far views across the
Southeast, on to Severndroog Castle Folly
Length: 6.3 km, Ascent/Descent: 124m
Net Walking Time: ca. 1 ½ hours, Toughness: 1 out of 10.
Take the 18.15 Southeastern service on
the Kent Loop Line from Cannon Street (London Bridge 18.20, then
via Lewisham and Blackheath), arriving Falconwood 18.47.
From Victoria take the 18.04 Dartford
train via Denmark Hill, Peckham Rye and Nunhead, arriving Falconwood at
18.38.
Return trains: xx.11 and xx.41 to Charing Cross, 20.28
to Cannon Street and xx.18 and xx.48 to Victoria (chg at Lewisham
for London Bridge). Falconwood is in Zone 4.
This is an undulating route in the Royal Borough of Greenwich through
several mostly ancient woodlands with a rich variety of plants and trees, up
the southerly flank of Shooter’s Hill, past a large south facing meadow with
far views across South East London (and a café) and on through more woods past
remnants of a stately home’s gardens to the architecturally interesting folly
of Severndroog Castle, with its tearoom. The descent back to the station passes another terraced garden and drops
along Oxleas Meadows to cross over into Shepherdleas Woods for the return to
Falconwood station.
For walk directions, map, photos, height profile
and gpx/kml files click here. T=short.44
1 comment:
4 by train, 1 by bike, ie n=5 walkers on a w=cold-but-dry evening.
Plenty of bluebells here and there, some anemones, lots of wild garlic that wasn't wild garlic. Fine views, if a bit hazy (East Croydon and the Crystal Palace transmission mast could still be identified though).
At the end: 1 for the train, 1 for the bike, 3 for The Falcon.
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