Walks you can reach from Putney by train
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Putney.
Windsor and Eton Riverside Circular via Windsor Great Park (Berkshire)
45 minutes direct from Putney.
Beginner-friendly: A gigantic well-signposted park. It’s completely fine to deviate from the suggested route — explore as you like! The lunch stop is a simple café, so no messing around with booking a table in advance.
Time: 5h–9h30
3 lunch spots: Windsor Great Park (2h30–5h in) — the King And Castle, or Savill Garden Visitor Centre Cafe; plus Water Lilies at Windsor Great Park (3h–5h30 in)
3 end-of-walk rewards: the Two Brewers Pub, the Prince Harry, or the Royal Windsor
Source: Trains2Green.
Sunningdale to Windsor and Eton Riverside (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Putney.
Parkland, lake shores, ornamental gardens, light woodland, deer park, tree-lined avenue and historic town streets.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Time: 3h30–7h30
1 lunch spot: Savill Garden Visitor Centre Cafe (1h30–3h30 in)
4 end-of-walk rewards: the Prince Harry, the Carpenters Arms, the Royal Windsor, or the Boatman
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Richmond Circular (Surrey)
5 minutes direct from Putney.
River Thames path, open parkland, woodland, deer park, grassy slopes and hilltop views.
Richmond Park: A vast royal park home to herds of red and fallow deer.
Time: 3h
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Twickenham Circular via Marble Hill Park (Middlesex)
9 minutes direct from Putney.
Flat urban riverside paths, small river corridors, local parks, Thames towpath, luxury riverside houses and Palladian parkland.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Wandsworth Town to Teddington (Surrey)
3 minutes direct from Putney.
Through South London's best parks to the Thames; Putney Heath, Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park, Ham House, Teddington Lock.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Wimbledon Windmill: An 1817 windmill on Wimbledon Common, now a small museum.
Richmond Park: A vast royal park home to herds of red and fallow deer.
Ham House: A grand 17th-century house and gardens beside the Thames at Ham.
Time: 4h30–8h30
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Ashford to Ham Street (Middlesex)
30 minutes direct from Putney.
River path, urban suburbs, new housing estates, tranquil pastures, ancient woodland and mud-prone bridleway.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Maidenhead to Windsor and Eton Riverside (Berkshire)
45 minutes direct from Putney.
Recommended: A scenic, mostly traffic-free route using waterside and green paths out of Maidenhead through Braywick Nature Reserve, then crossing the Thames on the Summerleaze footbridge to follow a wooded stretch of the Thames Path and before leaving the river at Boveney to cross meadows and pass under railway arches into Eton. Mostly flat apart from the bridges; can get muddy after rain in Braywick Park and along the riverside. Passes Dorney Lake; no refreshment stops between Bray and Eton, though there are picnic places. Take a toilet break at Braywick Leisure Centre as facilities are sparse afterwards.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Time: 3h–6h
End-of-walk reward: Plenty of refreshment options in Eton, with Windsor just across the river.
Warnings: The riverside path is rugged and can get very muddy after rain. Cycle barriers on the Cut Foot Bridge. Direct access to the river along a long stretch — watch for tripping hazards.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Richmond to Kingston (Surrey)
5 minutes direct from Putney.
Recommended: A wildly joyful route; so lovely; superb in summer. A wildly enjoyable, mostly flat and largely traffic-free route following the riverside at Richmond and Kingston and crossing leafy Ham via quiet residential streets and green common land and including Petersham meadows. Generally smooth surfaces with a couple of gates and a few narrow paths; the Richmond riverside path can flood at high tide (a road detour exists). You may pass the herd of cows grazing at Petersham meadows. Toilets just inside Petersham Gate at Richmond Park; a short detour reaches Ham House (National Trust).
Ham House: A grand 17th-century house and gardens beside the Thames at Ham.
Time: 2h–4h
Lunch: Refreshments at Petersham and along the river at both Richmond and Kingston.
1 end-of-walk reward: Canbury Secret Cafe
Warnings: The riverside footpath at Richmond can flood at high tide — detour via the A307 Petersham Road, with several escape points up to the road. The diversion behind St Peter's church is narrow, poorly lit and can be muddy.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Windsor and Eton Riverside to Egham (Berkshire)
45 minutes direct from Putney.
Flat parkland, deer park, historic royal landscape, ornamental gardens and lake.
Source: An alternative variant of Slough to Egham via Windsor Great Park – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Barnes to Putney Bridge (Surrey)
3 minutes direct from Putney.
Village green, Thames riverfront, historic riverside houses, landscape garden, modern riverside developments, riverside park and palace grounds.
Source: A variant of Norbiton to Hammersmith or Putney – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
New Malden to Barnes (Surrey)
3 minutes direct from Putney.
Parkland, commons, brookside paths and wet woodland.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: A shorter variant of Beverley Brook – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Ealing Broadway to Richmond (Middlesex)
5 minutes direct from Putney.
Canal towpath, river Thames towpath, urban parks and suburban streets ending at Richmond via Old Deer Park.
Source: A shorter variant of Ealing Broadway Circular – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).