I decided to start out on the London Loop again, I did the first section back in April, last year.
This second section is from Bexley to Petts Wood and is about 7.5 miles (I say about because going through Scadbury Park I got lost and must of added a couple of miles :)).
As usual the walk takes in some really nice scenery and some not. The main points of interest are: Foots Cray Meadows, Five Arch Bridge, Cray Wanderers Football Ground, Sidcup Place Park, Scadbury Park, Petts Wood.
The first part of this walk is nice and pleasant, along the river Cray and into Sidcup. There are two nice Churches on route
After Sidcup the route goes through a housing estate and then down to the A20 which needs to be crossed by subways. The route then goes into Scadbury Park which has hundreds of paths and is quite easy to get lost in. Once through Scadbury its across the A208 and into Petts Wood; from here it is straight forward to Petts Wood Railway Station.
Some more pictures
Dear Lord!
ReplyDeleteHow do you keep sane, George? Some of those piccies look like industrial squalor!
Is the air fresh down there? Whenever I have to go to the smoke, my shirt collars are black! Why not take a train to the south downs, where at least the air is coming from the Atlantic! Housing estates and subways!
I know it's nice to stretch your legs, but in London???
(Speaking as a country boy here, from the flatlands!)
Hi Alan
ReplyDeleteThere are some nice bit (honest) on the loop. The 2 miles along the River Cray was very good, its just when you have to come back to the urban areas.
I've walked most of the South Downs
and its not a easy to get to as th London Loop :)
Love that pic of 'St James North Cray'
ReplyDeleteThanks John
ReplyDeletePlaying around with infrared and an old nikon digicam.