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| Water Link Way |
Mud-free Meander!
Tuesday 25th March
Distance 10 miles!
Weather: dull, but dry,
Walkers: TB & Farty
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| Klemmer |
The Carshalton all-weather walkers were determined to get a decent walk in even though the forecast was for some rain. Left the house with a little drizzle and that stopped after a very short while and the rest of the day was dry, but dull. Caught a train through to Sydenham via West Croydon where we picked up the Water Link Way and walked its entire length to Greenwich and the Thames!
We passed a river pool to a confluence with the Ravensbourne river. We didn't find any mud just nice clean pathways and some very pleasant people only too pleased to chat. Who'd have thought we were up 'in the smoke' being surrounded by all this greenery. We met a U3A group ('stroll with a camera') and ducks and birds. Just before Lewisham we came across a Dutch elm (Klemmer) which is in very good nick; set for another 200-300 years good quality life. A rare find indeed
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| Deptford Creek |
The route took us to Ladywell and into Lewisham for lunch. Lewisham has some few nice older buildings (the old Co-op building), a good daily market and a fab
Turkish restaurant. There is a 'Thing' in the middle of a roundabout outside the library, but we couldn't find out what it was.
Deptford Creek was intriguing.
The CreekSide Centre runs all kinds of activities for kids (and adults) to mess about in the mud for as long as they like!
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| Canary Wharf |
At the end of the walk there were views of Canary Wharf, Peter the Great's statue and that skyline!. We took the Clipper from Greenwich to London Bridge and coffee & cake at Cafe Rouge in Hays
Galleria before jumping on a train back home. Absolutely 'cream crackered'!
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| Peter the Great & TB |
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