Morden station is the southern terminus of the Northern Line, and in Zone 4. Travel time from Bank is 32 minutes. Colliers Wood is 2 stops closer to Central London on the same line.
This walk will have to circumvent the core of the NT's Morden Hall Park with its rose garden etc. as that area will be shut for the day, and instead focus on the still accessible waterways, reed beds, and parkland and then follow the River Wandle in a northerly direction. After passing Deen City Farm, it passes Merton Abbey Mills, a collection of heritage industrial buildings which are now cafés, bars and restaurants. Morden Hall Park has an interesting history. In Henry VIII's time, this area was part of Merton Abbey. In the 18th century, the area became an estate with a deer park, a cress farm, and had watermills. The last owner of the estate held large film star fairs in the 30's. The estate is now owned by the National Trust and the Hall is empty. Merton Abbey Mills is a former William Morris 'arts and crafts'-factory.
Eat/Drink: a whole host of options at Merton Abbey Mills (see here for details: https://www.mertonabbeymills.org.uk/eat-drink/), including The Merton Apprentice; as well as The Charles Holden or The Royal Standard by Colliers Wood tube station.
For walk directions, map, and gpx/kml files click here. T=short.13
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5 met at Morden Station and embarked on the walk in the light of what looked like a 3/4 moon, i.e. headtorches were not really needed, especially as the ground was not frozen and there was no snow or ice anywhere. We stuck to the main gravel path through Morden Hall Park, due to the riverside path looking too muddy for anyone's liking.
Upon leaving the boardwalk through the wetlands by the tramline crossing, walker number n=6 caught up with us. A bit later, a break was had at The William Morris pub (liquid refreshments, no food), and after that we all headed straight to Colliers Wood station without another pub stop for a bus or the tube.
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