Evening Walk - Woods, Horniman Gardens and Dulwich Park & Village: Sydenham Hill to West Dulwich

Length: 6.6 km (4.1 mi) 

Ascent: 80m 

Net Walking Time: 1 ½ hrs

Meet: Sydenham Hill Station/College Road exit (Zone 3) at 18.45 (i.e.: take the 18.27 Orpington train from Victoria (Brixton 18.34, Herne Hill 18.37), arrives Sydenham Hill at 18.42). 

Return: from West Dulwich (one stop closer to London), on xx.20 and xx.50

 

[This walk had its 2^nd largest ever turnout last year, but we were frustrated from visiting Horniman Gardens due to a private event in its grounds (these seem to be quite frequent, for example this Thursday and last week’s Thursday as well). But we should be good today.]

 

The walk takes you through Dulwich Wood & Sydenham Hill Wood (together the largest extant part of the ancient Great North Wood in the Borough of Southwark), the splendid Horniman Gardens (with fine views of the City of London) and Dulwich Park, finishing in Dulwich Village for refreshments. If you get disorientated in Dulwich Wood or Sydenham Hill Wood, do not worry too much, as wandering around, you will in time come across the car wide metal bridge, from which you may resume the directions.

 

Tea: Crown & Greyhound pub, Rocca Italian restaurant and various other bars and restaurants in Dulwich Village, and Belair House Bar & Restaurant on the way to the station.

For walk directions , map, photos, and gpx/kml files click here. 

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