Barnes To Putney Bridge (2.6 miles)

10 members are also attending from London Urban Adventurers. This promotes awareness of our other group. Thank you.

**Start: Barnes Bridge station. Meet by the river bank. Trains to and from Waterloo.

Distance: 2.6 miles flat.

Finish: Putney. Wetherspoon Rocket with riverside views. Putney Bridge District line is just across the bridge.

Barnes: This was the place of the barn or barns that stored grain for the manor of Mortlake, and the first authenticated appearance of its name was in Domesday Book. When Barnes became a manor in its own right, under the ownership of the dean and chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral, the manor house was built at Barn Elms and was later enlarged into an aristocratic mansion.

Further inland, Barnes remained a remote farming community for several centuries. The most noteworthy event was a dispute in 1589 that resulted in the men of Barnes refusing...

A 2014 survey found that Barnes had the highest proportion of independent shops of any area in Britain, at...

I will also be reporting back on historic scandals in the area. Like the one about the local seal…

** RISK ASSESSMENT ** You attend walks at your own risk. Dress for the weather and bring water. Wear suitable footwear as we may encounter underfoot conditions such as roots, leaves, stones, mud, water, ice, snow, plus brambles, nettles and branches etc.

We encounter joggers, cyclists and animals on narrow footpaths and other spaces. We also cross busy roads. Please arrange your own accident and injury insurance if you have concerns.

It is your responsibility to inform guests of risks involved before they travel to attend.

This event is £5 cash.

Please be early, we can only wait ten minutes. Contact number on the day is 07422334411.

Don’t forget to cancel via the “Edit RSVP” button if you can’t make a walk. Please do this well in advance when you know, so it allows good notice for someone else to take your place. Your consideration is greatly appreciated.