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Saturday 21st June 8th A Summer Solstice Stroll around Kingston

This year, it is the turn of the “fortunate” people of Kingston Upon Thames to host the annual London Wolves walk and, on  this occasion, we have chosen the “longest” day of the year to enjoy it! Although a Roman settlement, Kingston gained its  importance as the site where many Anglo Saxon Kings were crowned and, until 1729, was the first crossing point on the River Thames upstream from London Bridge. More recently, it was chosen by Jerome K Jerome as the starting point of his comic novel ”Three Men In A Boat” and featured in a Doctor Who film and several episodes of “Primeval”. It is the burial place of “Nipper” the HMV dog and where Eric Clapton “started” his music career, busking on the streets of Kingston having grown up and studied in the area. What is good enough for Eric Clapton must surely be good enough for the Wolves faithful, although it is a pity that he did not have Robert Plant to accompany him!

As usual, the walk will visit a number of local landmarks and buildings of interest and there will be some ghostly tales, as well as a walk - or a river boat trip - on the Thames, depending on the mood of the participants. Public transport alternatives are

available for those who prefer not to walk or sail!

The good news is that you do not have to be a druid, a Celt or even a sun worshipper to make this “Midsummer Night’s (and day) Dream” a reality! If interested, please meet at “The Kings Tun” (Wetherspoons), 153-157 Clarence Street, Kingston Upon Thames at 11-30 for a 12-00 start on Saturday 21st June 2025. The pub is located about 2 minutes walk from the bus and train stations3.

For 2015 we expect to encounter the supernatural - Geoff writes

 Join us and follow in the footsteps of Ed Miliband who, on his election trail, took a stroll on Hampstead Heath in order to meet up with a few "ordinary" people. No, not the Wolves London brigade as there is nothing "ordinary" about us! Remember Gareth (or was it Colin?), the software engineer, Xiomara, the chef who could not afford afford to go to college and so worked in a pub and Beatrice and Helen - two students off for an open air swim who were hoping to meet Benedict Cumberbatch but bumped into Ed instead?

Although I cannot guarantee a meeting with Ed or any of his "ordinary" acquaintances, I can guarantee a good walk, a few decent ales and a visit to some of London's most haunted pubs where you are more likely to meet up with the ghost of a doctors wife murdered by her husband and bricked up in the basement of the "William lV", the phantom waitress at "The Holly Bush Inn", or the ghost of Dick Turpin at "The Spaniards Inn"! See the tomb of John Constable and wander the churchyard where Bram Stoker placed the vault that housed the undead Lucy Westenra in "Dracula".

Indeed, you might be lucky enough to take part in "The Swearing of the Horns" at the "Flask" in Highgate where participants kiss a pair of stag's antlers and swear to drink only strong ale! They also have the right to kiss the most beautiful girl in the room!

Join us if you dare, on Saturday 27th June, by meeting at "The Gatehouse" in Highgate - itself haunted by the ghost of Mother Marnes, an old lady murdered for her money inside the original pub - at 11am for breakfast and a 12 noon start.

Previous Walks.

The 2013 walk was entitled from South Bank to North Bank and is on this page Walk2013  2012 from Richmond to Kingston is here other pages are on our archive site.  Please touch/click on a picture to access the photographs for the walk.