10 miles. Easy.
A walk check (its the Thames Path, a National Trail, so it shouldn't be too scary or eventful) passing 10 bridges, 8 of which you can cross - you can choose north or south bank between each bridge. You end up at Putney Bridge, where there is a riverside Wetherspoons (south bank, behind the church) with a £1 pint / £1 a bottemless tea/coffee promotion. Its 10 miles along paved paths, about 4 hours walking, so you should arrive mid afternoon when its quiet. If its nice, there's outside seating.
Catch a train/tube to be at Richmond Station at 10:30, or join at 1 of the bridges along the route, or at the pub at the end.
Central London dwellers could do it's sister walk, Thames Path : Tower Hill to Putney Bridge, which ends up at the same pub. If you do, please choose the south bank past newly opened Battersea Power Station development to check the riverside path there.
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Signal failure. Starting from Kew bridge,.
A signal failure on SWR possibly contributed to just two walkers starting from Richmond on this bonus Monday walk. Four hours later they were joined in the Putney Wetherspoons by a couple of others, one of whom had been discovered smearing mud on his trousers to make it appear he'd done a proper walk; a pathetic ploy soon exposed by the others reporting it to be mud-free. But we'll claim n=4 on a w=cold-with-hazy-sunshine day.
On a cold day the idea of walking straight through with refreshments at the end was popular and perhaps more winter walks could be offered like this. As it happened only one of us opted to eat, the others being more than satisfied with the cheap beer and bottomless hot drinks. Having wolfed down half a chicken the diner managed to hide her disappointment when informed that meals weren't included in the 'bottomless' offer.
Suitably refreshed one walker announced her intention to press on towards Wandsworth, while the rest of us went off to catch a train. There was a certain symmetry to my day when it was prolonged with a train failure at East Croydon, but it was good to have the chance of a winter stroll and a companionable hour in the pub.
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