Category Archives: capital ring

Moving West #capitalring #walking

Posted on Nov 10, 2018 by TanGental

I left off the other day, in Eltham Park North. We lunched in Eltham, an odd place that mixes large 1920s housing aimed at the newly affluent city middle class with a residue of the footpads and gangsters of the … Continue reading →

Posted in capital ring, London, walking | Tagged beckenham, capital ring, Crystal Palace, downham, eltham, Eltham Palace | 24 Comments

Where The East Begins #capitalring #walking

Posted on Nov 8, 2018 by TanGental

A week or so ago, I wrote about a wander with the APE when we did a section of the Capital Ring, a circular walk around London that aims to take in as many of the green spaces as possible … Continue reading →

Posted in capital ring, Friends, London, miscellany, walking | Tagged capital ring, Crystal Palace, maryon wilson park, military history, Thames, woolwich | 29 Comments

A Wander Across The Far North #capitalring #walking

Posted on Oct 30, 2018 by TanGental

A bit of an exaggeration, that title, but it does encapsulate the sense of the divide that the Thames creates for London’s residents. When you first move to London, you usually have zero prejudice about north v south. Then you … Continue reading →

Posted in capital ring, London, miscellany, walking | Tagged #streetart, abbey mills, Abney Cemetary, capital ring, Clissold Park, Finsbury Park, Hackney, highgate, London Olympics, Queen Elizabeth Park, Springfield park, stamford hill, Stoke Newington, walking | 27 Comments

Ring Of Walking – #CapitalRing #crystalpalace to #richmond

Posted on Sep 24, 2018 by TanGental

I like to walk. Better than running and infinitely better than swimming. Better still than driving which often engenders ranting/neckache/guilt and sometimes all three. And while cycling and my bottom are reasonably compatible, I have seen too many road surfaces, … Continue reading →

Posted in capital ring, walking | Tagged balham, capital ring, Crystal Palace, Richmond, Streatham, tooting common, walking, wimbledon | 42 Comments

Woolwich to Grove Park #capitalring #walking

Posted on Oct 24, 2016 by TanGental

The River Thames is a murky old torrent, you know. Dog and I took advantage of a dry cool day to complete the southern section of the Capital Ring, a circular walk of 78 miles around London which we have … Continue reading →

Posted in capital ring, London, miscellany, walking | Tagged capital ring, eltham, mottingham, Oxleas, Sevendroog, Thames, walking, woolwich | 27 Comments

Crystal Palace to Grove Park #capitalring #walking

Posted on Sep 28, 2016 by TanGental

It’s over six months since my last stretch of the Capital Ring, here. That took Dog and me to Greenford in North West London so, to be different we headed east, away from our start point of Crystal Palace, through … Continue reading →

Posted in capital ring, miscellany, walking | Tagged beckenham, capital ring, Crystal Palace, grove park, walking | 19 Comments

The Capital Ring: Richmond to Greenford, via Osterley #capitalring #richmond #greenford #osterley

Posted on Dec 15, 2015 by TanGental

The Capital Ring is a strategic walking route that completely encircles inner and central London. It is approximately 78 miles long and cuts through as many green spaces as is possible. So here we are again, Dog and me, on … Continue reading →

Posted in capital ring, miscellany, Thames Path, walking | Tagged brentford, capital ring, greenford, osterley, Richmond, walking | 31 Comments

The #CapitalRing – Highgate to Stoke Newington

Posted on Oct 28, 2015 by TanGental

The Capital Ring is a strategic walking route that completely encircles inner and central London. It is approximately 78 miles long and cuts through as many green spaces as is possible. It was a glorious autumn day, Dog had been … Continue reading →

Posted in capital ring, miscellany, walking | Tagged capital ring, Clissols Park, Finsbury Park, highgate, New River, Parkland walk, Stoke Newington, walking, Woodbury estate | 37 Comments

#Capital_Ring – Earlsfield to Richmond

Posted on Oct 9, 2015 by TanGental

The Capital Ring is a strategic walking route that completely encircles inner and central London. It is approximately 78 miles long and cuts through as many green spaces as is possible. We hadn’t intended another stretch so soon, Dog and … Continue reading →

Posted in capital ring, miscellany, walking | Tagged capital ring, earlsfield, Petersham, Richmond, Richmond Park, walking, walks, Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon Park | 24 Comments

Capital Ring: Tooting to Earlsfield

Posted on Sep 30, 2015 by TanGental

The Capital Ring is a strategic walking route that completely encircles inner and central London. It is approximately 78 miles long and cuts trough as many green spaces as is possible. Part two of my walk along the Capital Ring … Continue reading →