Making a Contribution: London Loop II
CRAYFORD TO PLUMSTEAD VIA THE RIVER CRAY, THE THAMES, ERITH AND LESNES ABBEY This was part deux of our very own take on the London Loop . Be aware, it started by accident, is in the anticlockwise direction, it does not begin in a conventional place and I've latched a whole extra leg on it as this section is short. What resulted was a hot Spring walk to the Thames, a lengthy walk upstream to a pumping station, the redemption of an old abbey and what may be the last of the bluebell woods of the season. We seem to be already in the cow parsley zone as we march with undue rapidity into Summer. To make more of the locations on this route, there is a satisfying connection between Hall Place, as visited in part one and Lesnes Abbey, on the other side of the hill. The material for the hall came from the ruined abbey. So S and I have achieved some circularity. Crayford was reached via Clapham Junction and return from Plumstead was via London Bridge. I think a 1-6 zone travelcard is best....
