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Loving your final line, although those of a Thatcherite persuasion may disagree!

Your penultimate paragraph reminds me of the time I walked the London Loop through Scratchwood one weekday morning many moons ago. I did not expect to come across (ahem) a cottaging hotspot deep in the woods, yet the queue of men-in-men-out made it clear it couldn't have been anything else. I scarpered as quickly as I could!

THC | 26.03.24 - 7:28 a.m. | #

Are some of the "I wouldn't have routed it this way" sections more to do with passing as many cafes/restaurants/businesses as possible, rather than being (purely) about accessibility?

dg writes: No

Al | 26.03.24 - 7:39 a.m. | #

I suspect that for most of us who don't know south London any mention of Rye Lane immediately makes us think of the very lovely film of that name that came out last year.

Joan | 26.03.24 - 8:57 a.m. | #

The abbreviation GLW for Green Link Walk confuses with the same for Bob Gilbert's Green London Way which I have previously walked - and that is definitely green! Bob was always moaning that the Capital Ring used his routes without asking him, guess he will be equally upset now the Green Link Way has grabbed his abbreviation.

davews | 26.03.24 - 9:27 a.m. | #

This Modern love. At least they too were enjoying the newly marked territory.

Jack31439 | 26.03.24 - 10:18 a.m. | #

Not been to Burgess Park, so will definitely visit the last section of this walk, though probably as more of a west to east walk, say from Vauxhall via Kennington Park.

And yes, as the walk creators are happy to send the walk down busy streets in between the green areas, it's a bit odd to terminate in the middle of Peckham, rather than continuing to meet the Green Chain walk.

Mikey C | 26.03.24 - 11:39 a.m. | #

Only working from memory but I think Peckham Library is near the bus station (my experience of London Bus drivers are they are exceptionally good at spotting disabled people and getting the ramp out quickly), not far from Queens Road Peckham which has step free access and having checked the library has disabled toilets which after several miles my well be necessary. (if you are in a wheel chair you cannot pop behind a bush for a call of nature let alone other activites). There also seems to be a parking area for pick up which in Peckham is from Memory an issue. So lots of good reasons to end a walk aimed at the disabled there.

Take my word for it if you are pushing anyone, even a child, in a wheel chair a mere 10 metres of unmade up path can become a nightmare and leave you having to double back or dependent on the kindness of strangers so any route which gives you confidence you can do it without getting stuck, even if it is the not the most attractive route, is going to encourage disabled people to "get up and go". And as DG has pointed out numerous times, if you want more just deviate from the route. If you able bodied you can so dont worry be happy.

So rant over back to the cleaning

Keith the Kraut | 26.03.24 - 12:09 p.m. | #

Keith - Spot on! I agree with every word. The disabled require to be able to get out of house as much as possible, so that stigmas can be broken down and they shouldn't feel they don't have a life.

Kartik | 26.03.24 - 1:40 p.m. | #

I also agree. But remember, the following groups are not identical, though there are overlaps:

Disabled people.
People in wheelchairs.
People with reduced mobility.
People with pushchairs or wheeled luggage.

Malcolm of Kent | 26.03.24 - 2:09 p.m. | #

Indeed Malcolm, the key word is inclusion being the opposite of exclusion. Nothing will be perfect for everyone but the harder you try the less people are automatically excluded from the being ble to participate and have a choice.

For all its faults I consider London to be making a real effort on this front.

Keith the Kraut | 26.03.24 - 2:51 p.m. | #

Oh Lordy, welcome to Peckham.

Thanks for walking the route, your summary is excellent. You’re right, one could continue eg Rye Lane > Holly Grove > Bellenden Road > Adys Road > Goose Green > Peckham Rye, but part of the fun of waking in London is finding your own way.

And yes, it is good to see the route has been deliberately inclusive. It’s one of the thing I like about Tim Traveller’s videos on YouTube, in which he always mentions accessibility of the places he visits. I’ve certainly learnt in recent years not to leaks assumptions eg ‘shall we take the lift?’ rather than assuming someone can manage a flight of stairs.

Lux | 27.03.24 - 3:09 p.m. | #











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