Beverley Brook (Stoneleigh to Fulham or Putney) Walk

21.7 km (13.5 mi) with 65/96m ascent/descent. For alternative starts or finishes or a shorter walk, see below Walk Options.

2 out of 10 with 4 ½ hours walking time. For the whole outing, including trains, sights and meals, allow at least 6 ½ hours.

This walk has a part urban and suburban, part semi-natural feel to it as it follows one of South West London’s Thames tributaries, the Beverley Brook, from its source at the southern edge of the London Clay basin just within Greater London to the Thames at Barn Elms, west of Putney.
The Brook initially flows through largely built-up suburbia in Worcester Park and Motspur Park, then into the slightly greener New Malden, before following the fringes of Wimbledon Common and Richmond Park and flowing through Barnes Common and Lower Putney Common, i.e. some of South London’s most varied and beautiful countryside.
While large parts of the brook are now culverted or built over, a substantial part of it flows in the open in parks and through commons, often in natural or re-naturalised meanders, providing for more diverse flora and fauna and natural flows.

Trains stations and bus stops on or just off route enable many shorter versions.
Optional starts broadly follow the course of the Brook’s main tributaries, the Pyl Brook and East Pyl Brook.

The route shares stretches with SWC Walk #swc391 - Wimbledon to Putney.

Shorter Walks are possible by using other train stations for alternative finishes or starts:
- Worcester Park Station is passed after 2.6 km, Motspur Park Station after 4.7 km.
- New Malden or Barnes Stations are just off route:
• Stoneleigh to New Malden: 8.5 km;
• New Malden to Barnes: 9.7 km;
• New Malden to Putney Bridge: 13.8 km;
• Barnes to Putney Bridge: 4.6 km.
On the stretch passing Wimbledon Common, the very mud-prone brookside path is described as a shorter dry-season alternative to the route through the Fishpond Wood and Beverley Meads LNR.
An Alternative Finish at Putney Station (for trains to Waterloo) is described.
Alternative Starts from Sutton Common Station are shown on the route map. They follow the Pyl Brook and East Pyl Brook tributaries as close to and as sensible as possible to the Main Walk route.
- One leads to Sutton Green/Victoria Gardens, where a pond used to be fed by the waters of the Pyl Brook. You then go to where the brook emerges from a culvert and trace it to New Malden;
- The other leads up to the Rosehill/St. Helier watershed where often-dry shallow ditches form the East Pyl Brook, then follows it to its meeting with the Pyl Brook in West Barnes/Lower Morden.

OS Landranger: 176 (West London)
OS Explorer: 161 (London South).

Stoneleigh Station, map reference TQ 220 641, is 18 km south west of Charing Cross, 37m above sea level and in the Epsom and Ewell District of Surrey, just outside the Greater London Boundary. Putney Bridge Station, map reference TQ 245 758, is 7 km southwest of Charing Cross, 4m above sea level and in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. Putney Station, map reference TQ 239 750, is 900m southwest of Putney Bridge Station, 8m above sea level and in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Stoneleigh Station is a stop on the Mole Valley Line from Waterloo to Guildford or Dorking and in Zone 5 with a half-hourly service and a journey time of 28 minutes. Putney Bridge is a stop on the Wimbledon branch of the District Line and in Zone 2. Putney Station is a stop in Zones 2/3 on the Hounslow and Kingston Loop lines via Barnes and the Windsor line via Richmond, all from Waterloo, with up to 6 trains per hour.

Saturday Walkers’ Club: Take the train closest to 10.00 hours.

The Brook Pub & Dining 181 Central Road, Worcester Park, KT4 8DR (020 8337 6891). The Brook is located 2.6 km into the walk.
Blossom & Brew 328 West Barnes Lane, Motspur Park, New Malden, KT3 6NB. Blossom & Brew is located 4.7 km into the walk.
Café Rich Point 363 West Barnes Lane, Motspur Park, New Malden, KT3 6JF (020 8949 3377). Rich Point is located 4.7 km mi into the walk.
The Earl Beatty 365 West Barnes Lane, Motspur Park, New Malden, KT3 6JF (020 8942 0263). The Earl Beatty is located 4.7 km into the walk.
Plenty of options near New Malden Station, 700m off route at the New Malden Finish, after 8.5 km of walking, including The Glasshouse (020 8942 4650) and OHAIO takeout.
Da Mimmo 255 Coombe Lane West Wimbledon, London SW20 0R (020 3556 8793). Da Mimmo is located 9.4 km into the walk.
Roehampton Gate Café 138 Priory Lane, London SW15 5JP (020 8876 7933). The Gate Café is located a little off route, after 15.0 km of walking.
Palewell Café on the Common Palewell Common Drive, East Sheen SW14 8RF (020 8878 6271). Palewell Café is located a little off route, after 15.5 km of walking.
Café Loris 159a White Hart Lane, Barnes SW13 0JP (07922 278 844). Café Loris is located 16.5 km into the walk.
The Stag’s Head 24 Priests Bridge Barnes SW14 8TA (020 8876 9685). The Stag’s Head is located 16.6 km into the walk.

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National Rail: 03457 48 49 50 • Traveline (bus times): 0871 200 22 33 (12p/min) • TFL (London) : 0343 222 1234

Dec-25 Thomas G