Wandsworth N Bridge Road 44 TToo WaterlooWaterloo Good Cycling Code Way Wandsworth River Wandle 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 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 London 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 PLOUGH LANE MERTON ABBEY MILLS TO MORDEN 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 Wandsworth Museum ●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 Central London 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 William Morris 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 Earlsfield 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 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 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 Southfields 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 Merton Abbey Mills 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 MERTON Park 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 WandleWandle MeadowMeadow ● Make no unnecessary noise The Wandle near Young’s Brewery 57 219 493 Road ChaucerNatureNa Wayture ParkPark ● Follow the Good Cycling Code Northern Line Garfield Road Caxton Rd. to Central London WandleWandle & Morden 200 Byegrove Road ParkPark North Road ❼ POULTER PARK TO MORDEN Haydons Road Colliers Wood 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 Ravensbury Park Road Continue to Bennetts Hole. Go , past Watermeads Leyton 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 PARK TO 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 Morden Hall Park. 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 Wilderness Island C19th by the Hatfeild family. Tramlink to CityCity Almost immediately into Wandsworth Plain, using over a footbridge into Garratt Lane, then into Wimbledon Deer Park Road FarmFarm 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 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 ParkPark Morden Road n Carshalton Road courts, bowling green and lake, then onto PARK (2.10km, 30 mins) RavensburyRavensbury R Nature Reserve managed Tramlink to Water Mint and Brooklimehavefound a foothold on Ravensbury oa Croydon Buckhold Road. At the High Street cross, then . Morden d ❽ d by the National Trust, not a MordenP Hall Road Mills ParkPark WWatermeadsatermeads 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.