Capital Ring

Recently, I started doing a walk called the Capital Ring. It’s a walk you can follow that forms a complete loop around London. I thought it would be a good idea to attempt as it would give me a different experience, and the possibility to check out areas of London that I have never seen before.The walk consists of fifteen, easy-to-walk sections, covering 126 km of green space, nature reserves, historical sites, and more.

I decide to start from a point that would be close to where I live although you can start from any point really. In my understanding, you don’t have to follow form one to fifteen. I walked section six of the Capital Ring which is an 11 km walk from Wimbledon to Richmond.

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The walk is mostly very green. At the beginning of the walk, you walk through a lesser known local park called Wimbledon Park. Here there are many facilities including a large lake, athletics track, play areas, tennis courts, paddling pool and mini-golf. It then goes through Wimbledon Common up through Richmond park – two of the most famous parks in London.Wimbledon park is a beautiful green space with large wooded areas and a golf course. When walking through it you come across a beautiful historic windmill with museum attached.

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Richmond Park is massive, and famous for its deer. Luckily, I managed to spot some of them! Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, was created by Charles I in the 17th century as a deer park. The largest of London’s Royal Parks, it is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation.

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This Capital Ring is a great walk which you can do at your own pace. I don’t think it’s possible to do all of it in one go, each stage of the journey is a significant distance. So far, it has been very enjoyable!