Length: 4.7 km
Ascent: negligible
Net Walking Time: 1 hour and a bit
Take the 18.11 Dorking (Main) train from Victoria (Heart
of Battersea (aka Clapham J) 18.18, Balham 18.23), arrives
Mitcham Junction at 18.33, and then wait for 4 minutes, because…
You can also take a Thameslink train via Elephant
(St. Pancras 17.57, …, Blackfriars 18.06, Elephant 18.10, stations via Herne
Hill), that arrives at 18.37.
Return trains are 7 per hour to either Victoria, Waterloo (via
Wimbledon) or Thameslink stations.
Mitcham Junction is in Zone 4, and also a Tram Stop on the Wimbledon to East Croydon line.
“Mitcham Common is an ancient common in south London and a medium sized open, a mix of grassland, trees, small ponds, and low man-made hills.”
Eat/Drink: several options, most convenient are the Crown of Mitcham (Indian and Chinese, just beyond the station, open to 22.30) and The Ravensbury (Indian and Pan-Asian, 10 mins from the end, open to 21.45).
For walk directions, map and gpx/kml files click here. T=short.18
2 comments:
Mitcham Common did not hold reat appeal after much rain earlier this week and the #5 who gathered at Mitcham Junction station instead opted to follow the first part of Walk 273 (Mitcham Junction to Colliers Wood) through Beddington Farmlands as far as Carshalton, and it seemed fitting to finish at The Hope in Carshalton, one of Gavin Robinson's favoured pubs. The nature reserve at Beddington Farmlands is still work in progress but the birds have settled in and there are signs of the new paths being built through the centre. It was dark by the time we reached Beddington Park, where we visited the Dove Cote and chatted to some people awaiting bell ringing practice at the church and we were later accompanied by the sounds of their bell ringing later as we made our way across the park. The Hope in Carshalton is a friendly community owned pub and provided tasty food and a selection of real ales at reasonable prices.
I forgot to mention the weather. It was a #dry_coldish evening
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