September 2020
18.9.2020 Section 2
23/09/20 12:07
Thanks to Covid-19 there aren't any excuses to postpone to walk another section of the CRW.
Especially as this time I have also some fellow walkers who joined me: my long friends
Gitte & Günther.
O.K. then, great weather, sunny with very pleasing temperatures so the three of us headed via
public transport ( wearing of course a mask ! ) to Falconwood Station where section 2 of the CRW starts.
Walking through the dense Oxleas Wood forest we reached Eltham Park South with its great views of the London skyline
.
Walking along quit Eltham street we reached the area of Eltham Palace. Alongside the path one of the very few "attractions" of this section of the walk: the remnants of the Eltham Palace water supply system
dating back to around 1509 and
obviously not working anymore.
Walking along North Park Road we reached the grounds of Eltham Palace, the old palace of the crown
with its Great Hall dating back to 1476 ( you may recall that I am volunteering here ). Before you
ask: no we didn't visit the grounds and the house.
We just peaked across the old Moat Bridge ( dating back to 1370 ) to get a glimpse of the "annex" the old hall, the Art Deco home of the Courtaulds who lived here from 1933- 1944.
Walking like kings on the old " King Johns Walk" we reached the
backside of the house with again great views of London:
From here it was a relatively short walk to "Grove Park Station" where section 2 finished.
This concludes the 2.section: 3.5 miles, 68.30 miles still to go.
Some more pictures of this section can be found here and a map with todays waypoints can be found here
Especially as this time I have also some fellow walkers who joined me: my long friends
Gitte & Günther.
O.K. then, great weather, sunny with very pleasing temperatures so the three of us headed via
public transport ( wearing of course a mask ! ) to Falconwood Station where section 2 of the CRW starts.
Walking through the dense Oxleas Wood forest we reached Eltham Park South with its great views of the London skyline
.
Walking along quit Eltham street we reached the area of Eltham Palace. Alongside the path one of the very few "attractions" of this section of the walk: the remnants of the Eltham Palace water supply system
dating back to around 1509 and obviously not working anymore.
Walking along North Park Road we reached the grounds of Eltham Palace, the old palace of the crown
with its Great Hall dating back to 1476 ( you may recall that I am volunteering here ). Before you
ask: no we didn't visit the grounds and the house.
We just peaked across the old Moat Bridge ( dating back to 1370 ) to get a glimpse of the "annex" the old hall, the Art Deco home of the Courtaulds who lived here from 1933- 1944.
Walking like kings on the old " King Johns Walk" we reached the
backside of the house with again great views of London:
From here it was a relatively short walk to "Grove Park Station" where section 2 finished.
This concludes the 2.section: 3.5 miles, 68.30 miles still to go.
Some more pictures of this section can be found here and a map with todays waypoints can be found here
