The Magnificent Seven Part II: West Norwood to Brompton (16km or 10mi)

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Introduction

Albert Bridge: I was lucky as the lights just turned on at 4pm

The Magnificent Seven are seven beautiful landscaped cemeteries built between 1832 and 1840 to respond to the overcrowded local parish cemeteries and to move the associated health hazards further away from the city centre. The cemeteries are not only burial grounds but also beautiful gardens, some of them are classified as nature reserves.

This walk is the second in a series of seven magnificent walks, connecting the magnificent seven cemeteries. For an overview of the seven walks, highlights an tips, please visit the overview page.



This walk starts at West Norwood Cemetery and ends at Brompton Cemetery. This is a rather lengthy walk and in autumn and winter times, it might be muddy, so appropriate shoes are required. For me, the best parts of this walk were West Norwood Cemetery, Battersea Park and Albert Bridge. A rather lengthy part of this walk is on the streets. If you want to avoid the road part of this route and shortcut the route to a 5km walk, I would recommend visiting the cemetery at West Norwood and taking the train from West Norwood to Battersea Park Rail Station.


Getting There
Start: 
Trains from Victoria to West Norwood (25minutes)
Buses from Brixton to West Norwood Cemetery (Victoria Line)
Buses from Elephant and Castle to West Norwood Cemetery (Northern Line)
Stations along the way:
Clapham South, Clapham Common and Clapham Junction
End:
Buses from Fulham Road to South Kensington and Victoria
West Bromtpon Underground (District Line):
About 1mi walk from the Fulham Road Entrance of Brompton Cemetery

Download Map and Directions
The numbering corresponds with the numbers on the PDF Map and Directions

1.       Bus stop from Elephant and Castle and Brixton

2.       West Norwood Cemetery: Don’t forget to visit the Greek Cemetery and Ship Path

3.       From the top of York Hill, you get a magnificent view on the O2 and Canary Wharf

4.       Tooting Bec Common

5.       Clapham Common

6.       Battersea Park: Subtropical Gardens and Ponds

7.       Peace Pagoda at Battersea Park

8.       Albert Bridge Road (really worth a view after 4pm when the lights are turned on)

9.       Panoramic View from Cremorne Gardens

10.    West Brompton Cemetery

Autumn Colours at West Norwood Cemetery

The Greek Cemetery at West Norwood

Tooting Bec Common

Clapham Common

Ponds at Battersea Park

Links and Drinks
Download Map and Directions
http://www.westnorwoodcemetery.com/
Tooting Bec Common
Clapham Common
http://www.batterseapark.org
West Brompton Cemetery