Today’s walk, between Grove Park and Crystal Palace, was the longest one, so that now I have completed it, I feel more confident that I will actually be able to complete this Capital Ring walk.
One of the best bits was the discovery of a tranquilly sited bench at the end of Railway Children Walk in the lovely Grove Park. It was dedicated to “the memory of local resident Edith Bland. Better known as the authoress E Nesbitt”, one of our favourite children’s writers. If you haven’t read The Railway Children, so eternally popular that it was made into a radio play, then a BBC television series and even a stage production, it would be well worth your time! I think I am due for a reread.
The rest of the walk was a mixture of south London suburbia, adorned by some wonderfully ornate houses with quirky carvings, and woodland and parkland walk.
The highlight for me had to be the wonderful Dinosaur Park (see image), in Crystal Palace Park, built way back in 1852. My grandnephew Nico loves dinosaurs and so this clip all about the park, along with a link to follow it virtually, is just for you Nico!
Ceesay Nursery School 