Twickenham Circular via 3 rivers walk
The Thames towpath, the Crane and the Duke of Northumberland's rivers
Length | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
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Toughness | 1/10, flat, on paved all-weather surfaces |
Map | OS Explorer (or Google Maps) |
Walk Details |
This urban walk follows 2 small rivers and the Thames towpath in a loop around Twickenham (near Richmond) in west London. Starting from Twickenham station, it follow the River Crane inland through a mix of riverside paths and local parks. It leaves it to join the Duke of Northumberland's River along another riverside path, which passes Twickenham Rugby stadium, a sewage farm, to reach the Thames at Isleworth Here, the nature of the walk changes completely, from a small river through suburbs, to the wide open Thames towpath passing luxury houses. It passes Richmond (and several riverside pubs) to enter Marble Hill Park (free) and House (museum, English Heritage), with views of Ham House (NT) on the opposite bank. You come to Eel Pie Island (Artists open house, free, on occasional Sundays), to reach York House (council offices) - do not miss it's riverside gardens and statues. Here, you head inland to Twickenham station. |
Options |
A short-cut is shown via Cole Park which cut's off a pleasant loop of the Thames and Marble Hill House. Do not be tempted to take a "short cut" following the Crane from its source on the Thames towards Twickenham station. There is no riverside route - you have to zig-zag along residential streets. The allotment gardens marked on the OS map are not open to the public. Then you have to cross a dangerous 4 lane A road. |
Travel |
Trains from London Waterloo (and Clapham Junction) go to Twickenham (Zone 5) every 15 mins, and take about 30 mins. Alternatively, you can take the tube to Richmond, and walk from there to the Thames (add 0.5km each way) or take the train 1 stop to Twickenham By car, to avoid CPZ, park near TW2 6NA, and walk along the River Crane path to join the walk. Avoid rugby match days when parking will be difficult! |
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Help |
National Rail: 03457 48 49 50 • Travelline (bus times): 0871 200 22 33 (12p/min) • TFL (London) : 0343 222 1234 |
Version |
Feb-21 Andrew |
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Walk Directions
The directions for this walk are also in a PDF (link above) which you can download on to a Kindle, tablet, or smartphone. OpenStreetMap (not OS) mapping is used in the PDF for licence reasons.