Net
Walking Time: 1 ½ hours tops
Take
the 18.22 train from Waterloo to Weybridge (via, amongst others, Vauxhall,
Clapham J, Putney, Chiswick, Kew Bridge, Brentford),
arrives Isleworth at 18.58.
Return
trains to Waterloo:
8 per hour, (some fast, some not). Isleworth is in Zone 4, Twickenham
in Zone 5.
Short
version of this walk, first walked in mid-summer, cutting out 2 Rugby Stadia, 1
River and 1 massive Sewage Plant. This leaves us with…:
Take 10 minutes along residential streets to link up with the walk route at the Duke of Northumberland's River to reach the Thames at Isleworth. You then follow the River Thames towpath passing luxury houses, to Richmond (with several riverside pubs) to enter Marble Hill Park (free) and House (museum, English Heritage), with views of Ham House (NT) on the opposite bank. You come to Eel Pie Island opposite York House (council offices) – do not miss its riverside gardens and statues, before heading inland to Twickenham station.
Tea: The Cabbage Patch (Fuller’s) or The Shack 68 or The Albany, plus several restaurants.
For map, height profile and gpx/kml files click here. T=swc.375.a
1 comment:
2 off the train, with 1 other already waiting, off an earlier one: n=3.
The forecast promised showers but all we got were a few minutes of squall at the beginning: w=substantially-dry. It took 20 minutes to reach the Thames and from there, route finding was of course easy-peasy. The Thames Path is more than sufficiently lit and although one can not see much on the river and beyond it on the far side, occasional well lit big houses (Marble Hill House, Orleans House etc), as well as some fine residential homes and several river barges with Xmas lights on display, kept the eyes interested.
Upon reaching Church Street, the (Covid-)pedestrianised road with all the pubs and restaurants in Twickenham near the station, 1 went straight for the train, the other 2 went to The Eel Pie, a Hall & Woodhouse pub with food.
All in, a fine leg stretcher in enchanting company, with a pleasant pub at the end.
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