Walk to Ravenscourt Park . . .

In my travels on the Tube, I always liked the sound of the third stop from Richmond: Ravenscourt Park. It sounded pretty elegant and intriguing. So I decided to walk there and take the Tube back. It was about 5 miles out, a good walk, and I expected to see some new places along the way.

I headed out into the deer park first, walking down to the Sheen Gate.

Nice weather, as this pic shows!

Once I got into Sheen, I continued walking toward Mortlake and took a few shots of the shops and buildings along the way:

I crossed the Thames on a railroad bridge, and had to stumble carefully across the tracks to get to the pedestrian path. "Mind the Live Rail." Which ones are live? I jumped nervously over all of them. . .

On the north side of the Thames, I walked along a terraced area that was quite pretty. First green layers, then an actual terrace behind a bunch of housing running down the river.

In those last pics, you can see a cormorant enjoying a meal of fresh fish. The bird reminded me of all the Anahinga we saw in Florida. From Lakes Park to the Thames. . .quite a change of venue.

Once I reached the end of the terrace, I turned up into town, eventually reaching St. Peter's Church as the map said I would.

From there, it was a short walk to the Park itself.

A bit of a disappointment, really, especially after Richmond Park and others I had visited. Oh well. . . The Tube station was right around the corner, and I was soon on my way home.