Capital Ring 2 – Grove Park To Crystal Palace (8 miles)

Moderate 8 miles/12.9k Ascent 387ft/118m Linear

This is the second of our Capital Ring walks. There is no obligation to do all of them - you can pick and choose the ones that you fancy…
We will meet at 11am outside Grove Park Station. To reach the station you can get a 261 bus from Bromley South – or there are plenty of trains from London – for example from London Bridge to Grove Park is under 20 minutes. The later start time and walk length hopefully helps with the travel
We start by walking along a footpath called Railway Children Walk 1 – named after E. Nesbitt who lived nearby. On a darker note we then cross the main rail line into London – where there was a rail crash in 1967 killing 49 people. We then walk through remnants of the Great North Wood before heading into Beckenham Place Park – where there are toilets, coffee and food options. If we are lucky there may also be a food market
The remainder of the walk is through suburban south London with pockets a of green until we eventually reach Crystal Palace Park – with a lake, dinosaurs and a gorilla. Again there is often a food market on. We walk around the park until we reach Crystal Palace station. There are then 2 options – a bus to Bromley (on a good day 25 minutes) or a train to London (25 minutes to London Bridge)
This is a no dog walk.

Please note that there is a £2 payment required for non-Ramblers members to help cover our Meetup costs. Please help the walk leader by bringing the exact change.

Members of the Ramblers Association are welcome on any of our walks, but we would still encourage you to RSVP on Meetup. This will give our volunteer walk leaders an idea of how many are attending, and also to keep the numbers manageable. If, on the day of the walk, you are still on the waiting list and a Ramblers member, you can attend just let the walk leader know you are coming by adding a comment 'Coming as a Rambler'. You will find the start location via our website Our Walks (westkentwalkinggroup.org.uk).