The River Crane walk
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End: Feltham, OS Grid: TQ106733 Elevation Profile (x: waypoint number, y: metres)
Gain (+/- 10%): 24m (79ft)
Total (+/- 10%): 38m (125ft)
Loss (+/- 10%): 14m (46ft)
Max. Elevation: 30m (98ft)
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From Twickenham station, cross the road and head over the bridge. Turn left into Court Way, and left again into Craenford Way. Carry on along Craneford Way to the end of the park, near The Stoop, home of Harlequins Rugby Union club.
Pick up the path heading along the edge of the park. This takes you alongside the river and under the railway bridge. Follow the path through the small nature reserve - keep an eye out for the wooden fox on the bench!
The riverside path heads through Kneller Gardens. Carry on through the gardens and cross the road at the end.
This tree-lined section of the walk is popular with dog walkers, joggers and squirrels! The well-maintained path all the way along makes it popular with young families with pushchairs as well.
Head under the two low-hanging bridges and the riverside path becomes even more densly wooded. This is a good place to start looking for some of those bird species that live along the river. Visit the Friends of the River Crane Environment website for more details: www.force.org.uk
Look for the Shot Tower, an old gunpowder mill. Just nearby is the entrance to the Crane Park Island nature reserve. This wonderful hidden island feels is great for kids to explore, and you can paddle in the river ford at the far end of the island. Then, head back the way you came to the shot tower.
The path ends at Hanworth Road, with bus stops nearby. If you are coming by train, Feltham station is about 20 minutes away (head left and follow the signs). There are plans to improve the River Crane Path towards Hounslow Heath, but at present it's pretty overcrowded.
Hi, Twickenham Station is in Middlesex, not Surrey. The London Borough of Richmond is the only London borough to straddle the river with Richmond on the Surrey side (South bank) and Twickenham on the Middlesex side (North bank). And Whitton Station is closer anyway...
Middlesex does not exist. It was abolished as a county in 1965. Twickenham has been absorbed into the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames,along with the Municipal Borough of Barnes and the Municipal Borough of Richmond, both from Surrey.
Everybody is right, Middlesex has gone as a county. even though it was retained as a judicial area of the London boroughs, however that was discontinued in 2003. Middlesex has however been retained as a postal district for Twickenham and although Twickenham is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, it was not consumed into Surrey as a postal district so it is still Twickenham Middlesex. Long live the river Crane, Try following the whole river route on a map from the Thames to Heathrow and beyond and see where it takes you. If you can't walk it take your bike.
I am fortunate to live within close walking distance from Crane Park. I have just returned from a walk to the shot tower and then along the footpath to Kneller Gardens. It's a grey damp day but the walk changes all that to be a delightful stroll in a peaceful atmosphere!
I have just returned from a walk up to the shot tower and back hone through Crane park and Kneller Gardens. The sky is grey but the walk was, as usual, wonderful