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Wandsworth N Bridge Road 44 To Waterloo Good Cycling Code Way Wandsworth Ri andon ve Town On all routes… he Thamesr Wandle Sw Walk and Cycle Route T Thames Please be courteous! Always cycle with respect Road rrier Street CyCyclecle Route Fe 37 39 77A F for others, whether other cyclists, pedestrians, NCN Route 4 airfieldOld York Street 156 170 337 Enterprise Way Causeway people in wheelchairs, horse riders or drivers, to Richmond R am St. P and acknowledge those who give way to you. Osiers RoadWandsworth EastWandsworth Hill Plain Wandle Trail Wandle Trail Connection Proposed Borough Links to the Toilets Disabled Toilet Parking Public Public Refreshments Seating Tram Stop Museum On shared paths… Street for Walkers for Walkers to the Trail Future Route Boundary London Cycling Telephone House High Garr & Cyclists Network Key to map ● Armoury Way Give way to pedestrians, giving them plenty att 28 220 270 of room 220 270 B Neville u Lane ❿ WANDLE PARK TO PLOUGH LANE ❾ MERTON ABBEY MILLS TO ❽ MORDEN HALL PARK TO MERTON Wandsworth c ● Keep to your side of the dividing line, k Gill 44 270 h (1.56km, 21 mins) WANDLE PARK (Merton) ❿ ABBEY MILLS ❾ (1.76km, 25 mins) Close Road 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 Ga 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 Wandsworth Museum ● Don’t expect to cycle at high speeds 39 156 rratt Lane 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 Meadow Nature 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 Central London works, but is now managed as a Local Nature Reserve. of Morden. hearing or visually impaired – don’t assume Mert marking the site of the C19th William Morris ber Road 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 on RoadKim 77 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 ● Ga Earlsfield the river (towards Savacentre) then with the river Carry a bell and use it – don’t surprise people Park rratt Lane towards the railway. Leave the park via the gateway tramlink 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 indicates the position of the Surrey Iron then follow path round to to rejoin river on your Southfields 156 building and down some steps to Merton High A right. Continue past Deen City Farm on your left, cuba Road Ga Railway (early C19th). Pirbright Road enwith Rd. P int St. Street, then cross over the access road to Priory Rd. rratt Lane coming out at Phipps Bridge. Continue along Bodmin Trew 44 77 270 Pass under the railway, continuing along the path Retail Park (to avoid the steps, keep right after the Countryside Code Replingham Road tarmac road. Cross over Windsor Avenue. District Line ensbury Road to Plough Lane. and cross Plough Lane at the Pickle Ditch and go around the pub keeping it on Rav Proposed Continue . Soon you will see Merton Abbey Mills to Central London future W controlled crossing in the middle of the bridge. your left). You then come to a large road route eir Road 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 GarraGarratttt on your right. towards Wandle Park. Enter the park, follow path Merton Abbey Mills and their C18th wheelhouse were its life and work MERTON 156 Park over 2 footbridges, then and follow the path, used by Littlers in the C19th, and Liberty’s Print Works ● ANDSWORTH On your left used to stand the former home of Wimbledon Guard against all risk of fire W 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. *this bridge is planned for ● Keep your dogs under close control Park The large former water mill building on your left is the W construction in 2005 2010 eir 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 ● Help to keep all water clean District Line Durnsford Road Lane Surrey Iron Railway. to Central London WANDSWORTH ● & Wimbledon MERTON Protect wildlife, plants and trees Plough ● Haydons WWandleandle Meadow Make no unnecessary noise The Wandle near Young’s Brewery 57 219 493 Road ChaucerNature Way Park ● Follow the Good Cycling Code Northern Line on Rd. Gar Caxt field Road to Central London Wandle & Morden 200 Byegrove Road Park ❼ North Road Colliers Wood POULTER PARK TO MORDEN Haydons Road East ❿ ❽ Road W HALL PARK (1.87km, 25 mins) andle Bank South Road 470 Christchurch Road Pass Bishopsford House and sports pitches on left. Hanover Ravensbury Park Road Continue to Bennetts Hole. Go , past Watermeads Leyt Priory Rd. All Saints Road on Rd. 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 rton High Steet Me by Ravensbury Mill. South Avenue KING GEORGE’S PARK TO KING GEORGE’S PARK Station Road Ravensbury Mill still retains 2 water mills which were Wimbledon ntun Way (1.27km, 17 mins) ra THE THAMES (1.15km, 16 mins) Liberty Northern Line Me Merton ❾ in operation until the middle of the C20th. Ravensbury Abbey Looking downstream, you can see Youngs brewery on Before rejoining the river you will pass an acid to Central London Park is managed as a Local Nature Reserve. & Morden 470 Mills grassland, the remains of a WW2 army coal depot. the right. This is the oldest site in Britain upon which 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 Morden Hall Park. is open all year, Dace in the river here. The Grey Wagtail 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 call 020 8543 2300 The Wandle near The River near when it was acquired and laid out in the middle of the Deen Dale Park Wilderness Island grow on the shelves at the base of the concrete channel. lower field. to travel behind the Leisure Centre Morden Road C19th by the Hatfeild family. Tramlink to City Almost immediately into Wandsworth Plain, using over a footbridge into Garratt Lane, then into Wimbledon Deer Park Road Farm 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 Mitcham on the other side, by the Crane pub into The The walls of the river here support a range of ferns, Mitcham 93 470 280 L Junction Causeway, which bears left as it rejoins the river. including Male Fern and Harts Tongue Fern. o 201 n Looking North, the patch of silty land to your left Morden Hall d in the Park to pass ornamental gardens, tennis PLOUGH LANE TO KING GEORGE’S Northern Line o provides a nesting ground for Moorhens each Spring. to Central London Park Morden Road n C courts, bowling green and lake, then onto PARK (2.10km, 30 mins) RRavensburyavensbury R Nature Reserve managed arshaltonTramlink Road to Wandle Water Mint and Brooklime have found a foothold on ❽ Ravensbury o Croydon Buckhold Road. At the High Street cross, then . d ad by the National Trust, not Morden a Morden PHall Road Park WaWatermeadstermeads Park the recently added tidal terrace.