Wimbledon Common

Posted on 2009/01/12 19:09:44 (January 2009).

[Sunday 4th January]
The return to work after our two week long break was looming, so I decided it was important to get out and make something of the day.

Being initially devoid of any good ideas, as is often the case, I took a look at Google Maps in the hope of being inspired. I fancied going to see some greenery, and so spent a while looking around for a park that neither of us had been to before. All the parks in the centre of London - St. James's, Hyde, Regent's, Primrose Hill we'd visited on a number of occasions - and we'd also ventured further a field a few times to places like Hampstead Heath and Richmond Park. So I initially couldn't really think of anywhere to go, and then I spotted good old Wimbledon Common. I think I'd probably driven past it a few years back, but it turned out neither Chie nor I had ever actually gone for a walk around it, and so this seemed very much like the right thing to do today.

Shortly after arrival in Wimbledon we went in search of a late breakfast - both of us fancied some form of fry-up. We found a place called Piaf's which met this requirement, and, whilst the service left a little to be desired, the food wasn't bad.

So emboldened with beans etc we ventured out through an exceptionally wintery Wimbledon common. The ground was mostly frost covered, the ponds were all iced over, and it was generally bloody freezing. Still, we battled on bravely and despite the cold it made for a very nice walk, some parts of the common feel really quite wild, and a long way from the big city. Plus there was the added entertainment of being able to follow our route on Google Maps on my Android phone.

Did you know there is a windmill on the Wimbledon Common? I didn't.

After visiting the windmill, we continued Northwards through the common until it came to and end, and we were back into civilisation. Conveniently there was a bus from there which took us all the way back to Victoria.

Not much to report for the rest of the day, we went back home by way of the supermarket where we presumably bought things for dinner, although writing this over a week hence I don't remember what we actually ate.

I was going to initially inquire as to whether you had spied any Wombles, however I realise now my stupidity because they would all be underground in the warm - of course!

Posted by Kev at 2009/01/12 19:31:59.

Absolutely right. Rest assured though we did dump a load of litter for the Wombles to make use of.

Posted by John at 2009/01/12 20:00:07.

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