This short walk is local to me, following a route I have used many times, except for the last part. It meant walking alongside the busy bypass (rather similar to the walk to Richmond Park, except this was on the other side of the road!)
I began the walk by cutting through my local park, crossing the railway line (the railway cut was beneath me), passing the allotment where my granddad once grew potatoes (that’s all I remember about it!), and walking along the cut that runs between the golf course (the same golf course that the railway cut also runs alongside of!). Out on to the A3 bypass I walked until I came to a left hand turn which took me up to Traps Lane and back down into my town.
The houses around this latter part of the walk are truly expensive. The area is full of gated roads, gated houses and private roads. It is the posh end of where I live! The walk was full of contrasts. I also had the perfect day for walking. It wasn’t too cold, and the sun shone.
The highlight of the walk was veering off of the main road and entering a private road. Whether I should have been there I am not sure, but had I not ventured there I would not have come across the delightful scene of a small pond surrounded by trees and houses. It rather took my breath away.
I would also like to mention that the author John Galsworthy lived in Kingston, just a couple of miles from here. His book, The Forsyte Saga, became a popular TV series which first aired in the late 1960’s. I remember watching it when I lived at home with my parents! There are buildings in Kingston named after him, and a road by the local hospital, which is close to where John Galsworthy lived on Kingston Hill. I also came across Soames Walk on my travels yesterday. Soames was a main character in The Forsyte Saga.
So, there we go, a short walk with a little history thrown in.
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