The Queen invites you for a stroll...
May 3rd, 2009, 02:49 AM
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The Queen invites you for a stroll...
A new website offering a series of walks around London, taking in the various important sites of 2012 (which will be the year of HM's Diamond Jubilee as well as the Olympics):
http://www.jubileegreenway.com/
http://www.jubileegreenway.com/
May 3rd, 2009, 04:03 AM
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Well. Ish.
It's really just the branding (and publicising) of the inadequately known fact that it's just about possible to walk round the perimeter of central London without having to deal with traffic. Except for a slightly seedy (but safe and just a bit raffish) half mile through an Islington housing estate and one or two streets to cross, there's about 15 miles, from Palace back to Palace, almost entirely through parkland or along river/canal banks.
Very pleasant day's walk in spring or autumn. And no need to wait till 2012.
It's really just the branding (and publicising) of the inadequately known fact that it's just about possible to walk round the perimeter of central London without having to deal with traffic. Except for a slightly seedy (but safe and just a bit raffish) half mile through an Islington housing estate and one or two streets to cross, there's about 15 miles, from Palace back to Palace, almost entirely through parkland or along river/canal banks.
Very pleasant day's walk in spring or autumn. And no need to wait till 2012.
May 3rd, 2009, 01:37 PM
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"Do you think bicycling is all right along the walking greenways?"
Whatever the puffery says, this is NOT a green way. Over half the route is riverbank or canal towpath, and small slugs are things like pedestrian underpasses.
The Thames path (which is the longest single bit of this) is mostly barred to cyclists, who have to take a rather unpleasant detour along ordinary roads. Bits of the rest of the route aren't OK for cyclists either, though I think there's always a detour available. Cyclists can do the whole circuit - but often need to get on and off their bike.
Whatever the puffery says, this is NOT a green way. Over half the route is riverbank or canal towpath, and small slugs are things like pedestrian underpasses.
The Thames path (which is the longest single bit of this) is mostly barred to cyclists, who have to take a rather unpleasant detour along ordinary roads. Bits of the rest of the route aren't OK for cyclists either, though I think there's always a detour available. Cyclists can do the whole circuit - but often need to get on and off their bike.
May 4th, 2009, 07:58 AM
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Hmmm. Though it does say "Stride and Ride the Jubilee Greenway" and then "Pleasingly, all 60km (35 miles) of The Jubilee Greenway is already fully open and available to walk and cycle." Whether it's pleasant for the unhardened to cycle those streets would be another question. Maybe there'll be a velib type system by 2012?
May 4th, 2009, 03:42 PM
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"he gets off his meds every now and then and posts totally irrelevant drivel. Nothing to do w/ anything)"
Anybody who believes in "royalty" and "commoners" is the one who needs meds not someone who believes in the concept of reality like me. Speaking of irrelevent drivel, most of the comments here are.
Anybody who believes in "royalty" and "commoners" is the one who needs meds not someone who believes in the concept of reality like me. Speaking of irrelevent drivel, most of the comments here are.
May 5th, 2009, 08:14 AM
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If only British monarchs were more like Queen Anne and her progency - all this royal BARF would be on the dung heap of history as it belongs.
BTW Thanks Patrick for posting this - always looking for info on good walks out of central London
BTW Thanks Patrick for posting this - always looking for info on good walks out of central London
May 5th, 2009, 10:07 AM
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>>as the inane retorts about 'how dare you say that about our much loved and talented royals' <<
I don't see any of those in this thread, nor was my choice of title particularly reverential (or meant to be), just a way of attracting attention. Clearly tongue-in-cheek is a concept too far for some people (perhaps it's required for sticking out when they write).
I don't see any of those in this thread, nor was my choice of title particularly reverential (or meant to be), just a way of attracting attention. Clearly tongue-in-cheek is a concept too far for some people (perhaps it's required for sticking out when they write).
May 5th, 2009, 10:13 AM
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No Patrick there were not any of those inane...
i was just telling corli what to expect if he/she dares criticize a royal - Corli introduced the mocking the royals, quite justly just on the face of this farce - and i was commenting only to him/her of how comments like that can make Brits think you are attacking the very fabric of their culture and society and sense of imperial history.
i was just telling corli what to expect if he/she dares criticize a royal - Corli introduced the mocking the royals, quite justly just on the face of this farce - and i was commenting only to him/her of how comments like that can make Brits think you are attacking the very fabric of their culture and society and sense of imperial history.
