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River Wandle Walk

Barley Walk, London, SW18 1TH

Access Guide

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Area Overview

  • The start point for this guide is Barley Walk.
  • The end point for this guide is Enterprise Way.
  • The average walking time between the start and end points is 30 minutes.
  • This guide covers the Wandle River Walk.
  • Points of interest in this area include: cafés, eatery's and food outlets and Urban Oasis which is a street food and entertainment area.
  • Public transport facilities near the start point include: bus stops.

About the Start Point (Barley Walk)

  • On street Blue Badge parking is not available.
  • On street standard parking is not available.
  • There is a public car park within approximately 200m.
  • The public car park is located on Garratt Lane.
  • The name of the car park is Southside Shopping Mall.
  • There is not a clearly marked drop-off point.
  • There is not a taxi rank available.
  • There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the start point.
  • The nearest train station is Wandsworth Town.
  • The nearest underground/overground station is East Putney.
  • For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Google Maps (opens new tab).

Streets and Roads (Barley Walk to Chivers Passage)

  • The streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: block paving.
  • There are no directional signposts.
  • All footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • Street furniture in this area includes: benches, street lamps and planters.
  • Other obstructions on the footpath include: advertising signs such as A-boards.
  • Seating is available every 50m along the main street.
  • There are no toilets in this area.

Streets and Roads (Chivers Passage to Ram Street)

  • Most of the streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: tarmac, block paving and paving slabs.
  • There are no directional signposts.
  • All footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • Street furniture in this area includes: street lamps, litter bins, bollards with high visual contrast with the paving or a visual band and planters.
  • There are no toilets in this area.

Streets and Roads (Ram Street to Armoury Way)

  • The streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: block paving and paving slabs.
  • There are no directional signposts.
  • The streets and roads are busy with traffic.
  • All footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • There is not a taxi rank available.
  • There are no toilets in this area.

Crossing Points (Ram Street and Armoury Way)

  • The following types of crossing points are used in this area: Pelican crossing.
  • The control boxes for the pelican crossings at Ram Street and Armoury Way do not have rotating cones.
  • The pelican crossings at Ram Street and Armoury Way do not have audible signals.
  • Busy traffic travels in both directions at the junction with Ram Street and Armoury Way.

Streets and Roads (Armoury Way to The Causeway)

  • The streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: concrete, block paving and paving slabs.
  • There are no directional signposts.
  • The streets and roads are busy with traffic.
  • All footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • Street furniture in this area includes: street lamps and trees.
  • Other obstructions on the footpath include: e-bikes left on the footpath.
  • There is not a taxi rank available.
  • There are no toilets in this area.

Streets and Roads (The Causeway to Enterprise Way)

  • Some of the streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals, but some are unlit.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: tarmac and block paving.
  • Some of the streets and roads contain steep gradients.
  • These are located either end of the bridge as the path crosses over the River Wandle.
  • There are directional signposts of the following type: waymarker and Legible London.
  • The majority of the footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • Street furniture in this area includes: bollards with high visual contrast with the paving or a visual band and bollards with low visual contrast with the paving and no visual band.
  • There are low overhanging trees which may create an obstruction.
  • There is not a taxi rank available.
  • There are no toilets in this area.

About the End Point (Enterprise Way)