Evening Walk - Walthamstow Central Circular (via God's Own Junkyard and a Piano Jukebox)

Length: 4.6 km (2.9 mi) 

Ascent/Descent: 43m 

Net Walking Time: 1 ¼ hrs

 

Meet: Walthamstow Central Station (Bus Station Exit!) Check the pdf for directions if confused) at 18.25 hours prompt! (Lloyd Park closes at 19.00 in winter and we do not want to be locked in…)

 

Walthamstow Central (Zone 3) is the easterly terminus of the Victoria Line (journey time 19 minutes from Oxford Circus) and a stop on the Chingford branch of the Weaver Lines of the Overground from Liverpool Street (journey time 15 minutes, i.e. 18.03 train). The station is linked to Walthamstow Queen's Road station on the Suffragette Line of the Overground (Gospel Oak to Barking) by a broad footpath, the Ray Dudley Way.

 

This short walk through the lively suburban town of Walthamstow leads along quiet and not-so-quiet streets to the pretty Lloyd Park with its landscaped gardens, moated island and the famous William Morris Gallery. After a short circuit through the park, quiet streets are followed to the small but impressive Walthamstow Village Conservation Area with its charming cottages, the parish church with stunning memorials in its churchyard, the Vestry Museum and The Ancient House, London’s oldest dwelling.

 

The route back to the station passes numerous pubs, cafés and restaurants along the renowned Orford Road, as well as brewery taprooms and the one-of-a-kind God’s Own Junkyard in a small industrial estate.

Relevant (winter) Walk Options: 

 · A loop past the impressive Town Hall adds 470m.

 · Bus stops are never far away. 

 

For walk directions , map, photos and gpx/kml files click here.t=short.65