Route Ranger

An Afterthought for Film Buffs

2009-06-29T18:55:00.004+01:00

Fans of Blow Up will appreciate this.
From Central London, find your way onto the eastbound Jubilee Line and go to North Greenwich. Go upstairs to the bus station (good place for a shit) and catch a 422 or 486 from stop B - very frequent and they start from there. They both land you at a stop in Upper Charlton called 'Cemetery Lane,' arrowed on the map.

From there, follow the Green Chain Walk signs (towards the Thames Barrier) down through Maryon Wilson Park, past the animal enclosures, across a rollercoaster of a minor road and into Maryon Park, the scene of the crime and a very good place for a shit. The first sight of the tennis court is your cue to relax and explore and muse on how the lens alters our perceptions. Think beautiful thoughts about Vanessa Redgrave and be guided by the excellent signboards.

When the party's over, keep heading North, across the railway bridge, and you will soon hit the Woolwich Road - very big, you can't miss it! Do not cross the road, just find the nearest bus stop and catch a 161 or 472 back to North Greenwich tube.

3 hours round trip plus exploration/chillout time onsite. Zones 1&2 Travelcard covers it.

Extension: instead of just catching a bus back from Woolwich Road, do cross it and continue following Green Chain Walk signs North towards the river and the Thames Barrier. From there you can walk along the river back to North Greenwich tube, passing the Anchor & Hope pub along the way. If you're unlucky, their resident standards singer will be serenading you over much of this stretch. Her voice travels far - be sure to travel further.

Extra 1 hour plus exploration time for this option.

Keen cartographers will realise that the aforementioned 'rollercoaster' road is used by bus 386 from Woolwich, a very useful way to go, that Cemetery Lane bus stop can be reached in the opposite direction by routes 53, 54 and 422, also from Woolwich and that Woolwich Arsenal is, in fact, an excellent alternative railhead for this round trip, as is Charlton, amongst others, especially for people based in East or Southeast London. Congratulations! You have outgrown this site and are well on your way to becoming a Route Ranger in your own right.

Route Ranger Ethos

2008-09-16T18:39:00.002+01:00

GPFAS?

2008-09-16T18:30:00.002+01:00

Possibly my favourite hiking site states that one should go to the toilet when one can, not when one must. If this site should describe your locality as a good place for a shit, that is not to decry the beauty of your church spire or the elegance of your one way system. It merely states the practical point that useful facilities are available in your area during trading hours. The prime purpose of this site is to help the reader find secluded space within striking distance of the capital. As such, the emphasis is on dipping into what's on offer rather than making it the wholesale object of a thorough visit. Similarly, even the prettiest of country pubs is mentioned in its role as a waypoint, not as a destination in itself. That said, it is not the intention that the traveller should merely take sustenance from the countryside without contributing to the vibrancy of the local economy. This site considers it a virtue to support the small village shop, especially if it sells food and other items not available nationally.

Pubs

2008-09-16T18:20:00.000+01:00

There And Back Again

2008-09-16T18:10:00.000+01:00

London Fringe

2008-09-10T23:00:00.003+01:00

Thames Path

2008-09-10T22:00:00.002+01:00

Farmoor to Oxford

2008-08-31T21:00:00.000+01:00

Oxford and Cherwell Valley Special

2008-08-31T20:30:00.001+01:00

Oxford to Radley

2008-08-31T20:00:00.000+01:00

Radley to Clifton Hampden

2008-08-31T19:30:00.000+01:00

Appleford Station Special

2008-08-31T19:00:00.000+01:00

Wallingford to Goring

2008-08-31T16:00:00.000+01:00

Goring to Reading

2008-08-31T15:30:00.000+01:00

Reading to Henley

2008-08-31T15:00:00.001+01:00

Henley to Marlow

2008-08-31T14:30:00.000+01:00

Marlow and Bourne End Special

2008-08-31T14:00:00.000+01:00

Bourne End to Maidenhead Bridge

2008-08-31T13:30:00.000+01:00

Maidenhead Bridge to Windsor

2008-08-31T13:00:00.000+01:00

Windsor and Datchet Special

2008-08-31T12:30:00.000+01:00

Datchet to Staines

2008-08-31T12:00:00.000+01:00