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Richmond Park Short Walk

London's largest deer park

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Club walks since April 2015, and a summary which goes back to Jan 2010.

Date Option Post # Weather
Thu, 21-May-26 Evening Walk: Richmond Circular 6 beautiful sunny
Thu, 04-Apr-24 Evening Walk: Richmond Park 1 Wet
Thu, 25-May-23 Evening Walk: A Ramble Through Richmond 3 warm and sunny
Tue, 02-Aug-22 Tuesday Evening: A Ramble around Richmond 9 warm sunny evening
Tue, 18-May-21 Tuesday Evening: Rousing Richmond 5 idyllic evening sunshine
Tue, 14-Jul-20 Evening Walk - Along the Thames and up through Petersham to a viewpoint in London’s largest Deer Park: Richmond Park 6 dry and warm but sullen
Thu, 31-May-18 Evening Walk - Richmond Park (Mile End postponed)
Wed, 20-Jul-16 Evening walk - Richmond Park
Stargazer
Thu, 21-May at 18:15

Richmond Park Short Walk bad walk tag

Distance: Approximately 4.25 miles or 7.6 km for those more metrically minded

Difficulty: 2 out of 10

Travel: 18:18 South Western Reading bound train from London Waterloo , arriving at Richmond at 18:36. Richmond is also reachable by the District Line -- but this may not be reliable due to strike action.

This walk takes a varied route first along the Thames River, then past the impressive Ham House before entering Richmond Park. Once in the park, the route climbs the escarpment for some fine views across the Thames valley.

Please ensure you keep a safe distance from any deer spotted in Richmond Park and do NOT feed them – they have apparently become quite interested in people (and any food that may be offered)….

Various options exist for post walk drinks and/or meal….

More information about the route can be found here .

  • Sandy
    Fri 22-May

    Sitting in a traffic jam on a stationary bus from Kew as the start time ticked by, I thought it ws going to be another eveing walk missed. But the two on the bus found three kindly waiting at Richmond station, and another intercepted the group in Petersham, making6. One departed by bus from outside the park gate, the rest repaired to the Roebuck, very busy but we got a table with high stools. The food looked excellent. A beautiful sunny evening with an interesting part-rainbow and cloud effects later.

Stargazer

Richmond Park Short Walk bad walk tag

Distance: Approximately 4.25 miles or 7.6 km for those more metrically minded

Difficulty: 2 out of 10

Travel: 18:20 South Western train from London Waterloo , arriving at Richmond at 18:36. Richmond is also reachable on the District Line. Return trains and tube run frequently.

This walk takes a varied route first along the Thames River, then past the impressive Ham House before entering Richmond Park. Once in the park, the route climbs the escarpment for some fine views across the Thames valley. With the return of British Summer time -- you make it most of the way around before darkness -- perhaps catching a nice sunset from the lookout point in the Park.....

Please ensure you keep a safe distance from any deer spotted in Richmond Park and do NOT feed them – they have apparently become quite interested in people (and any food that may be offered)….

Various options exist for post walk drinks and/or meal….

More information about the route can be found here .

Stargazer

Richmond Park Short Walk bad walk tag

Distance: Approximately 4.25 miles or 7.6 km for those more metrically minded

Difficulty: 2 out of 10

Travel: 18:20 South Western Reading bound train from London Waterloo, arriving at Richmond at 18:36. Richmond is also reachable on the District Line. Return trains and tube run frequently.

This walk takes a varied route first along the Thames River, then past the impressive Ham House before entering Richmond Park. Once in the park, the route climbs the escarpment for some fine views across the Thames valley.

Please ensure you keep a safe distance from any deer spotted in Richmond Park and do NOT feed them – they have apparently become quite interested in people (and any food that may be offered)….

Various options exist for post walk drinks and/or meal….

More information about the route can be found here.

Enjoy the walk!

  • Thomas G
    May-23

    2 off the posted train, caught by a delayed starter near Ham House, so 3 on a warm and sunny evening. It was busy out on the paths and in the pubs, but not too crowded, so a very pleasant stroll was had. 2 ventured into The Roebuck for a drink and then saw the very last slither of red hot sun setting beyond the horizon when they left the pub.

Stargazer

Evening Walk: Richmond Park Short Walk bad walk tag

Distance: Approximately 4.25 miles or 7.6 km for those more metrically minded

Difficulty: 2 out of 10

Travel: 18:20 South Western Reading bound train from London Waterloo, arriving at Richmond at 18:36. Richmond is also reachable on the District Line. Return trains and tube run frequently.

This walk takes a varied route first along the Thames river, then past the impressive Ham House before entering Richmond Park. Once in the park, the route climbs the escarpment for some fine views across the Thames valley.

Please ensure you keep a safe distance from any deer spotted in Richmond Park and do NOT feed them – they have apparently become quite interested in people (and any food that may be offered)….

Various options exist for post walk drinks and/or meal….

More information about the route can be found here.

Enjoy the walk!

  • Stargazer
    Aug-22

    9 assembled at Richmond station on a warm sunny evening . The walk along the river in the evening was particularly idyllic. The group slightly diverged on its way from the river to the park, as one group followed the written text and the other the GPX....interestingly, the KML differs from the GPX and follows the written instructions....At any rate, we regrouped on top of the escarpment in the park and carried on together, pausing to enjoy the view from King Henry's Mound -- both of St. Paul's (noting however that the tree trimmers have missed a branch or two which partially obscure the view) and out west across the Thames Valley. En route back to Richmond village, we also paused to enjoy the "Turner view" before exploring a new pleasant route down through some terraced gardens to the riverside. We secured an outdoor table at the White Cross where most enjoyed a drink and some food....A nice evening out!

Stargazer

Richmond Park Short Walk bad walk tag

Distance: A pproximately 4.4 miles or 7.6 km for those more metrically minded

Difficulty: 2 out of 10

Meet: In front of the Richmond train station

Travel: 18:20 South Western Reading bound train from London Waterloo, arriving at Richmond at 18:36. Richmond is also reachable on the District Line. Return trains and tube run frequently.

This walk takes a varied route first along the Thames river, then past the impressive Ham House before entering Richmond Park. Once in the park, the route climbs the escarpment for some fine views across the Thames valley.

Please ensure you keep a safe distance from any deer spotted in Richmond Park and do NOT feed them.

Various options exist for post walk drinks and/or meal…..so, hopefully, we can improve on last Thursday’s refreshment options….possibly even going inside....

No more groups of 6! However, t o facilitate the collection of contact details, please pre-register for this walk on the "events" page at https://www.lwug.co.uk/ . You will need to first sign-on and possibly register if you have not previously registered on the site.

If you test positive for COVID within a week of attending this walk, please contact me by emailing covid@lwug.co.uk.

More information about the route can be found here.

Enjoy the walk!

  • Stargazer
    May-21

    Four looked forlornly at the showers streaming down outside from just inside the Richmond station exit at the appointed time.....and decided to wait a spell before setting off...Eventually the skies cleared and we set off soon to meet a later arrival, making for 5 in what turned out to be an idyllic evening sunshine stroll along the Thames with a finale up the escarpment in Richmond Park, pausing to take a look at St. Paul's from "the Mount" view point. En route, one of the party interestingly demonstrated how to pick and eat the tip of a nettle...which is apparently very tasty (though the full mature leaves are toxic). Returning to the river, 4 opted to visit the White Cross for a drink and snack where we enjoyed the unusual pleasure of sitting in a warm and dry environment inside with a great view of the Thames.

Thomas G
Richmond Circular
Length: 7.6 km, Ascent/Descent: 80m
Net Walking Time: ca. 1 ¾ hours, Toughness: 1 out of 10.

Take the 18.50 Reading train from Waterloo (Clapham J 18.58), arriving Richmond 19.06.
Richmond is also the terminus of a branch of the District Line, 21 minutes from Earl’s Court.
Return trains : plenty. Richmond is in Zone 4.

Meet: outside the station just beyond the ticket gates.
Along the Thames and up through Petersham to a viewpoint in London’s largest Deer Park, followed by a short circuit through it.
Covid-compatibility: the Thames Path may be very busy but we can walk the route in reverse so that we cover that bit later in the evening.
Food/Drink: plenty of options near the end if we walk the route in reverse; still a fair amount of options if walked as prescribed.
For walk directions, map, photos, height profile and gpx/kml files click here . bad walk tag
  • Thomas G
    Jul-20

    6 on a dry and warm but sullen evening. Faultless route: Thames Path not too busy at all, the splendid Ham House, the park, some deer, the views from Richmond Hill, a drink at The Roebuck, with THAT famous view across the meadows to Thames and Valley. 21.45 train.

DAC
Mile End Richmond Park

Distance: 6.5km

Meet 19:00 prompt in the entrance of Richmond station.

Note: Scheduled Mile End walk postponed due to All Points East. bad walk tag
    DAC
    Richmond Park
    Distance: 6.5km
    Meet 19:00 prompt in the entrance hall of Richmond station. This is a self-led walk.

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