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TToo WaterlooWaterloo Good Cycling Code Way Wandsworth On all routes… Swandon Town Walk and Cycle Route The Thames Please be courteous! Always cycle with respect Thames Road 37 39 87 www.wandletrail.org Cycle Route Ferrier Street Fairfield Street for others, whether other cyclists, pedestrians, NCN Route 4 Old York 156 170 337 Enterprise Way Causeway people in wheelchairs, horse riders or drivers, to Richmond Ram St. P and acknowledge those who give way to you. Osiers RoadWandsworth EastWWandsworth Hillandsworth Plain Wandle Trail Connection Proposed Borough Links to the Toilets Disabled Toilet Parking Public Public Refreshments Seating Tram Stop Street MMuseumuseum for Walkers for Walkers to the Trail Future Route Boundary Cycling Telephone House On shared paths… High Garratt & Cyclists Network Key to map ●Give way to pedestrians, giving them plenty Armoury Way 28 220 270 of room

220 270 B Neville u Lane WANDLE PARK TO ABBEY MILLSTO HALL PARK TO MERTON Wandsworth c ❿ ❾ ❽ ●Keep to your side of the dividing line, k Gill 44 270 h (1.56km, 21 mins) WANDLE PARK (Merton) ABBEY MILLS (1.76km, 25 mins) Close Road ❿ ❾ if appropriate ol d R (0.78km, 11 mins) 37 170 o Mapleton along Bygrove Road, cross the bridge over the Follow the avenue of trees through the park. Cross ●Be prepared to slow down or stop if necessary ad P King Garratt Lane river, along the path. When you reach the next When you reach Merantun Way cross at the the bridge over the main river channel. Ahead you ●Don’t expect to cycle at high speeds 39 156 bridge* cross the river into the Wandle Meadow controlled crossing, and go through the archway. will see Morden Hall. Nature Park. Cross over Station Road and go along the ●Be careful at junctions, bends and entrances George's Kimber Road Morden Hall was built in the mid-C18th on the site of Road Wandle MeadowNature Park was until recently a sewage riverside path. Soon you will see Savacentre on your an earlier building by Richard Garth, lord of the manor ●Remember that many people are hard of SouthWest Trains Brathway right across the river, and you will pass a plaque Burr Road works, but is now managed as a Local Nature Reserve. of Morden. hearing or visually impaired – don’t assume Merton Road marking the site of the C19th Surrey & Sussex stations under the road bridge and leaving the river, then cross the two smaller bridges and again. they can see or hear you Kimber Road factory. Exit the path and across the bridge over walk past the pylon through the centre of the park Follow the path through the wetland to the Garratt Lane the river (towards Savacentre) then with the river ●Carry a bell and use it – don’t surprise people Park towards the railway. Leave the park via the gateway crossing. Cross carefully, checking both on your left. Follow the path across the bridge over ●Give way where there are wheelchair users Burr Road next to the tunnel under the railway line. ways for trams. over the small wooden bridge, the Pickle Ditch and , follow the path round the and horse riders Summerley Street This tunnel indicatesthe position of the Surrey Iron then follow path round to to rejoin river on your 156 building and down some steps to Merton High Acuba Road right. Continue past Deen City Farm on your left, Garratt Lane Railway (early C19th). Pirbright Road Penwith Rd. Street, then cross over the access road to Priory Rd. coming out at Phipps Bridge. Continue along Bodmin Pass under the railway, continuing along the path Retail Park (to avoid the steps, keep right after the Trewint St. 44 77 270 tarmac road. Cross over Windsor Avenue. Countryside Code Replingham Road to Plough Lane. and cross Plough Lane at the Pickle Ditch and go around the pub keeping it on District Line Ravensbury RoadProposed Continue . Soon you will see

to Central London future Weir Road controlled crossing in the middle of the bridge. your left). You then come to a large road route on your right across the river. & Wimbledon and then immediately along path, with the river junction. and cross using controlled crossing ● Enjoy the countryside and respect Garratt on your right. towards Wandle Park. Enter the park, follow path Merton AbbeyMills and their C18th wheelhouse were its life and work used by Littlers in the C19th, and Liberty’s Print Works 156 On your left usedto stand theformerhomeof Wimbledon over 2 footbridges, then and follow the path, ● Guard against all risk of fire WANDSWORTH Durnsford Road leaving the park, with the Lodge on your right, in the C20th. Football Club, winners of the FA Cup in 1988. ● Fasten all gates Wimbledon into Bygrove Road. ● Keep your dogs under close control Park The largeformer water mill building on your left is the Weir Road old Connolly’s Mill, built in the late C18th by John ● Take your litter home Arthur Rd Rennie, and which was linked to Wandsworth by the Durnsford Road Lane ● Help to keep all water clean District Line SurreyIron Railway. to Central London WANDSWORTH ● Protect wildlife, plants and trees & Wimbledon MERTON HaydonsPlough WWandleandle M Meadoweadow ● Make no unnecessary noise The Wandle near Young’s Brewery 57 219 493 Road ChaucerNatureNa Wayture ParkPark ● Follow the Good Cycling Code Garfield Road Caxton Rd. to Central London WWandleandle & Morden 200 Byegrove Road PParkark North Road ❼ POULTER PARK TO MORDEN Haydons Road King East HALL PARK (1.87km, 25 mins) Road Wandle Bank ❿ ❽ Sout h Road 470 Christchurch Road Pass Bishopsford House and sports pitches on left. Hanover Road Continue to Bennetts Hole. Go , past Watermeads Rd. Priory Rd. All Saints Road Nature Reserve on your right, to Bishopsford 57 152 200 Road. over road bridge and cross the road using 219 493 central refuge. into Ravensbury Park. Cross over 2 small bridges, . Continue through park, Lower Wandle Nature Reserve The Wandle near Deen City Farm Holmes P Christchurch Road Road with river on your left, to emerge at Morden Road Merton High Steet by Ravensbury Mill.

South Avenue KING GEORGE’S PARKTO KING GEORGE’S PARK Station Road Ravensbury Mill still retains 2 water mills which were THE THAMES (1.15km, 16 mins) (1.27km, 17 mins) Wimbledon Liberty in operation until the middle of the C20th. Ravensbury Northern Line Merantun WayMMertonerton Abbey ❾ Looking downstream, you can seeYoungs brewery on Before rejoining the river you will pass an acid to Central London Abbey Park is managed as a Local Nature Reserve. & Morden 470 MillsMills the right. This is the oldest site in Britain upon which grassland, the remains of a WW2 armycoal depot. Morden Road Windsor Avenue along Morden Road and cross at controlled there has been continuous brewing. There are shoals of Keeping to the right of the Park (and left of the Way Deen City Farm crossing. After 50 metres into . is open all year, Dacein the river here. The GreyWagtail is a frequent Jubilee Homefield Gardens 200 river), follow the river over Kimber Road, into a for more information Church Road Morden Hall Park took on most of its present character visitor. Hemlock, Water-Dropwort and Hemp Agrimony sports field, then leave the river to travel down to a Lombard Road DeenDeen call 020 8543 2300 The Wandle near The River near when it was acquired and laid out in the middle of the grow on the shelvesat the baseof the concrete channel. lower field. to travel behind the Leisure Centre Morden Road Dale Park C19th by the Hatfeild family. Tramlink to CCityity Almost immediately into Wandsworth Plain, using over a footbridge into Garratt Lane, then into Wimbledon Deer Park Road FFarmarm Phipps Morden Hall Park is open all year 8am - 6pm for more information - call 020 8546 6850 Thames Link & South Central Trains the left-hand pavement. All Saints Church is on your Mapleton Road. At the junction with Neville Gill Phipps Bridge Road Bridge The Trail is accessible 24 hrs Central London Surrey stations left at the junction. Cross the busy Armoury Way. Close, re-enter King George’s Park. Wandle Park www.nationaltrust.org.uk 118 201 on the other side, by the Crane pub into The The walls of the river here support a rangeof ferns, Mitcham 93 470 280 L Junction Causeway, which bears left as it rejoins the river. including Male Fern and Harts Tongue Fern. o n Looking North, the patch of silty land to your left MMordenorden HallHall 201 d in the Park to pass ornamental gardens, tennis PLOUGH LANE TO KING GEORGE’S Northern Line o providesa nesting ground for Moorhens each Spring. to Central London PParkark Morden Road n Road courts, bowling green and lake, then onto PARK (2.10km, 30 mins) RRavensburyavensbury R Nature Reserve managed Tramlink to Water Mint and Brooklimehavefound a foothold on Ravensbury oa Buckhold Road. At the High Street cross, then . Morden d ❽ d by the , not a Morden HallP Road Mills ParkPark WatermeadsWatermeads the recently added tidal terrace. You can sometimes Follow the path for about 1 km, through the Lower o open to the public 127 S1 seea Kingfisher here. Wandle Nature Reserve. The path emerges at 163 164 R e-mail: [email protected] n Rawnsley Avenue www.nationaltrust.org.uk Trewint Street Bridge. over the bridge into Trewint 293 413 o W Bennett's Follow the river round past Bell Lane Creek to S4 80 93 d 80 118 157 164 andle Hole n

Street. 201 S4 470 Road Road Bishopsford Proposed The Spit, and a view of the River Thames. o MERTON 118 154 157 future Muddy deposits at the edgeof the river allow some L ❼ route The walls of Bell Lane Creekare heavily vegetated with 118 PoulterPoulter Marsh Yellow Cress and Garden Angelica. There are large plants to get a foothold, including the pretty,but PParkark BBishopsfordishopsford 280 Watermead Lane invasiveHimalayan Balsam and Pendulus Sedge. HHouseouse (der(derelict)elict) SUTTON Mill numbers of Eels in this stretch and Pikecan occasionally Green Road N Pe be seen taking advantageof this food source. O t along Summerley Street then again onto erbo Willow T r Budge LaneWatercress oug T h Cottages The Spit is an area of land protruding into the Wandle Garratt Lane. Pass under the railway bridge with Ro Park Seddon Road U ad just below its confluence with the River Thames. Smelt, Earlsfield station on your right. into Penwith S Daceand Flounderspawn in this area, attracting a variety Road then into Acuba Road. At the junction of S1 of birds including the Great Crested Grebe. Tidal terraces Acuba Road and Bodmin Street, enter King N O T Buckhurst haverecently been created to encouragesuch bird life. George’s Park. R E

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Sussex stations ❺ CARSHALTON PONDS TO WILDERNESS ISLAND ❻ 466 26 T33 and Walk East Tramlink - Croydon to Wimbledon, (0.84km, 12 mins) N North End George Street Croydon , and Keep the ponds on your left and before the bridge spanning the river. Park Lane station Continue past weir and alongside river on your left to park entrance. High Street ❶

Cross bridge here and along shared pedestrian and cycle path between Rd. New Street CrownSurrey Street Hill l PalaceOld houses and river. Cross Papermill Close, then across the footbridge, Wandle Church Rd.

Roman Way then along tarmac path to Butter Hill. across river again. (At this point Park Church ❶ TO short cut rejoins Wandle Trail) Cross Butter Hill, continue under railway Sylverdale Rd. Rd. WADDON PONDS ❷ (2.08km, 30 mins*) Carshalton Ponds (Grove Canal) bridge. Pass the entrance to Wilderness Island. Park Wandle Park Vicarage Rd Leave station into George Street. Cross Park Lane Wilderness Island is a statutory Local Nature Reserve. Tufted ducks breed on this Tramlink to Croydon Purley Way and continue along George Street. At North End part of the River and common darter dragonflies can be seen in the summer. down Crown Hill towards church. into Old SUTTON Kingfishers breed along the River between Wilderness Island and Beddington Waddon Road Palace Road at the Gun Tavern, first into Church 407 410 Park. Somethirty species of birds havebeen recorded on the Island, including all ❷ Road. 20 metres, down alley towards church, threeBritish woodpeckers, treecreepers and nuthatches. Mill Lane 455 726 Hilliers Lane Waddon WandleLimes Av. along side of church, past west front. Through Side Ponds Lodge Av. Waddon subway beneath Roman Way, then along St 127 Waddon Court London Road The Road John’s Road. First into Sylverdale Road and at d a end through alleyway, to Waddon New Road. The Ridgeway oS R map continues t ➔ a Over footbridge into Wandle Park(Croydon). then over page 455 463 Lavington RoadAldwick Rd m f Wandle Rd. Court Dr. o f ingston ds s o Richmond GreenK RoadG p Canon Bridges’ Salcott Road r next to leave park, cross tram track by Wandle E d bridge uy Ro Cedars Road R Park tram stop. (To avoid bridge along Waddon G ad Bridle o Culvers Avenue Bridges Lane Path Whelan Way a New Road, at lights along Waddon Road. Rejoin London Road Beddington Park Guy Road d Beddingtonon Trail at Vicarage Road). Church Road ❸ CROYDON Purley Way d Church Lane Mill 289 a Croydon Road SUTTON o 127 Carew Manor Along Vicarage Road, into Waddon Road. Keep . R 151 e

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ELMS POND TO CARSHALTON WILDERNESS ISLANDTO ❹ ❸ CAREW MANOR TO ELMS POND ❹ WADDON PONDS TO The Story of the Wandle Trail How to get there ❻ PONDS (1.26km, 17 mins) ❷ POULTER PARK ❼ (2.72km, 40 mins) ❺ (0.86km, 12 mins) CAREW MANOR ❸ (1.44km, 20 mins) (Short cut: into Butter Hill. At far end, cross continuesover page At the end of the brick wall, follow rough path Pass the Ponds on your left, continue along The River Wandle has two sources, in Waddon and bridge and into Mill Lane.) London Keep into River Gardens. 150 metres on, just after across an open space, until it emerges into a car bridleway. At Mill Lane Trading Estate, take right Carshalton, and flows to join the River Thames at River Gardens swings left, along riverside public Cross Butter Hill towards Rose and Crown pub. park. Cross car park, walking past the cottages, fork in path. At Lavington Road , cross Wandsworth. In its industrial heyday, it was Britain’s footpath. Pass a weir and an industrial estate to a past shops then into Westcroft Road. 250 metres then across bridge over river. and continue footbridge over river, along . ‘hardest working river’, with over 90 mills along Croydon grassed area. Cross this diagonally to Nightingale along, Westcroft Road is split by bollards - through Beddington Park. Pass Canon Bridges’ Take left fork in path at junction with Petersham its banks. Road. over bridge. Cross Nightingale Road and towards Westcroft Leisure Centre. Before you reach terracotta bridge on your left. Terrace, follow river. at junction of Kingston The Wandle Group, the Wandle Industrial Museum By train to East Croydon Station front of leisure centre, across bridge over canal (Brighton/Gatwick Airport-London/Luton) then onto riverside path (pedestrians can use left The WatcombePottery, Torquay,built this ornamental Gardens and Wandle Road. In front of mill into and the riparian London Boroughs have developed into . Follow path , passing the bowling (Purley/Tattenham Corner/East Grinstead-London) hand path, closer to river). Pass the white bridge on terracotta bridgefor Canon Bridges, the Rector of Bridges Lane. Pass the row of cottages called Mount the (20 km/14mile long) Wandle Trail. The Trail green on your left. At T-junction of paths and (south coast-London) your left, and continue through a play area, to Beddington, at the end of the nineteenth century.He Pleasant. allows local people to enjoy the heritage interest follow tarmac path past the café and toilets, then Culvers Avenue. Cross Culvers Avenue and keep acquired the Park in 1859 when the last of the Beddington Mill was probably founded on the site of a and flora and fauna of this typical chalk stream By train to Waddon Station between the Council buildings. With the main in the heart of some of south London’s most along shared-use path with houses on right and Hallowell-Carewfamily was forced to sell the estate to medieval mill. During the eighteenth century it was used (Dorking/Epsom/Sutton-West Croydon/London) building on your right go down slope towards industrialised landscape. river on left. Take left fork in shared-use path, then pay gambling debts. to grind corn and later to grind tobacco into snuff. Ring 08457 48 49 50 or visit next left fork. towards bridge and cross it, then Carshalton Ponds. The route description guides walkers from south Continue through a gap in a post & rail fence, The existing brick mill was built in the 1890s for J and www.nationalrail.co.uk for train times. towards industrial estate. At Budge Lane , then The two ponds at Carshalton were probably created in (East Croydon) to north (the River Thames), but is through a copse, past a small flint bridge on your TH Wallis, who ran a bakery as well as a flourmill. By tram to Wandle Park tram stop/East Croydon continue along shared-use path to Middleton Road. the early eighteenth century.The white stone bridge easy to follow in either direction. We have included left. Beyond bridge towards the lake. Keep lake Take riverside footpath between Wandle Court (on Station. Trams run about every 10 minutes Cross at controlled crossing. where the River leavesthe ponds is often attributed to estimated walking times for each section. on your left, cross 2 small bridges before coming to left) and river. At end of path, cross Hilliers Lane at Ring 020 7222 1234 or visit then into Watermead Lane. Passthe cottages the Italian architect Giacomo Leoni. It bears the griffin In places, the ground is uneven, making the Trail a car park. Cross car park diagonally and into controlled crossing, go into Guy Road. 100 www.tfl.gov.uk/trams for details and go into Poulter Park. from the arms of the Scawen family. Theylived in Stone difficult for wheelchair users. However, the Wandle the gardens. Go through gardens and cross Derek metres across the bridge. and keep river on By bus numbers 64, 119, 130, 194, 197, 198, 312, The River is most attractivein its semi-rural setting by Court, a largehousethat stood on the west side of the Trail Partners are committed to making it safer and Avenue into Lakeside. Go , cross Quinton Close your left, take left fork behind first block of flats. more accessible for all users. Improvement work is 367, 409, 410, 466, 726 and T33 to East Croydon Poulter Park. The water is much cleaner due to the River, one hundred yards downstream. and into London Road. Cross London Road, Path curves right into a copse and left at the large in progress. The text describes alternative routes for Station extensivesubmerged vegetation filtering it. Reed mace, using the central refuge. and pass Elms Pond on cedar tree. When path forks (tarmac path goes wheelchair users and people with limited mobility, Ring 020 7222 1234 for local guides/times or visit reed sweet-grass, nettles and creeping thistle grow here Boundary Rd. your right. right), follow track to left towards Carew Manor. where necessary. www.tfl.gov.uk/journeyplanner on the banks. National Cycle Network CarewManor was the homeof the Carewsof Beddington The map shows both walking and cycling routes, Route 20 continues Stanley Park Road from main map for 500 years. The house still contains a Great Hall with which coincide for much of the way but differ in Useful numbers & Contacts

- see above Boundary Rd. an impressivetimber arch-braced hammer-beam roof, places. It also shows links to other cycle routes and which datesfrom around 1500. You can also see the public transport. Part of the Trail is National Cycle Groundwork Merton Telephone: 020 8687 4050 From Westcroft Leisure Centre Dovecote, dating fromtheearly eighteenth century.It has Network Route 20. www.groundwork.org.uk/merton the route continues as part of the nesting boxesfor pigeons, which were reared for food. The Wandle Trail Art Programme is providing Sustrans Telephone: 0845 113 0065 National Cycle Network, linking numbered gateways, viewing platforms and www.nationalcyclenetwork.org.uk via Crawley and Route 21 to Brighton This leaflethasbeenproducedinpartnershipwith: distinctive waymarkers. A travelling ‘waste wall’ will (for interactive mapping) and the South Coast be the focus of community rubbish collection events. Visit www.wandletrail.org for further information. Telephone: 020 8770 5000 For more information see The Wandle Trail partners (the London Boroughs www.sutton.gov.uk www.nationalcyclenetwork.org.uk Oaks Track of Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth, Groundwork Merton and Sustrans) have published this map Telephone: 020 8274 4901 leaflet. The idea developed from the Wandle www.merton.gov.uk Woodmansterne Rd. Industrial Museum’s earlier map and ‘The Wandle London Borough of Wandsworth Guide’, published by the London Borough of Sutton The Telephone: 020 8871 6000 for the Wandle Group. www.wandsworth.gov.uk Wilderness Island from River Gardens Cycle Trail revised April 2011 Carew Manor DesignedbySquiggleDesignPartnersT:02083838660W: www.squiggle.co.uk ©2003TheWandleTrail Partnership Printedon50%recycledpaperandpulpfromsustainableforests. This papercanberecycled