Wimbledon Park Station
Catheryn is happy to be walking the Ring.
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Wimbledon Park
Crazy Golf! YES! (We didn't play though - we had a big walk to do)
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Bowls in Wimbledon Park
I intend to take up bowls on my 50th birthday.
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Wimbledon Park's Lake
This was created by Capability Brown - what a cool name!
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Ring sign in the park
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The suburbs
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Putney Heath
This is part of Wimbledon Common, with lots of trees.
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Wimbledon Common
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Horse on the Common
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Wimbledon Common Windmill
Built in 1817, the only remaining hollow-post mill in Britain. Honest!
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London Scottish Golf Club
I like their logo, and the play in red.
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Deep in Wimbledon Common
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Catheryn has seen a Womble
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Queen's Mere
This is a cool hang-out spot for Wombles.
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War Memorial
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Catheryn has a rest
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Bridge over the Beverley Brook
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Reindeer Alert
The reindeer shows that we are also on the Beverley Brook Walk
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Robin Hood Way
A brief brush with civilisation between parks.
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Stag Lodge Stables
They have been around for a long time.
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Richmond Park - Robin Hood Gate
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Scary alligator teeth
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Lovely deer
There are about 650 deer in the Park
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Beautiful deer
This is a dear Fallow deer
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The deer be chillin'
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Red deer
These are bigger than Fallow Deer
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The Pen Ponds
These were created by damming the Beverley Brook
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Pen Ponds - Richmond Park
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Richmond Park
It's very big.
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Richmond Park
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Pembroke Lodge
Used to be the molecatcher's house!
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Petersham Park
This is connected to, and is part of Richmond Park.
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Petersham Park
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Petersham Park
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At the bottom of Petersham Park
The walk has been almost all green countryside - we love it!
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Bushes in Petersham Park
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Courteous Capital Ring sign
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Black Ring Sign
In Kingston and Richmond, the Ring signs have a black background to comply with local planning regulations.
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Petersham Church
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Petersham Horse
Second horse sighting of the Ring!
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Royal Star and Garter Home
This is for ex-servicemen and women.
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Petersham Meadow
Cows!! Yes!! Turner painted this meadow.
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The Thames approaching Richmond
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The Thames
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The Thames
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The Thames
The Thames is 205 miles long.
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Richmond Bridge
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The end sign
This sign marks our official end of stage 6.
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