Walking the Capital Ring

The Capital Ring is a 78-mile path that goes all the way round London, split into 15 sections. We walked it in eight walks, from January to March 2026, starting and finishing in Woolwich, and I made a short film of each one.

The original videos have carefully curated soundtracks which I can’t play here for licensing reasons, but you can see versions with music on Instagram, follow the links below the videos.

South-east

The first walk follows the river past the Thames Barrier, then heads up through Charlton to Severndroog Castle and Oxleas Wood. The second, a bit grey and a bit cold, goes through Eltham and Grove Park to Beckenham Place Park, and ends with a burger and a mulled wine outside the mansion.

South

The third walk passes the Crystal Palace dinosaurs, all wrapped up, on the way to Norwood Grove and Streatham Common. The fourth crosses Tooting, Wandsworth and Wimbledon Commons, with lunch in Earlsfield, then goes through Richmond Park and down into Richmond as it gets dark. That’s the south side done.

West

From Richmond the ring follows the Thames past Syon Park, then the Grand Union Canal and the River Brent, under the Wharncliffe Viaduct. The sixth walk goes over Horsenden Hill and Harrow on the Hill, and past the sailing boats on the Welsh Harp to Hendon.

North and east

The seventh walk goes through Highgate Wood and along the Parkland Walk to Finsbury Park and Stoke Newington. The last one follows the River Lee and the Greenway to Beckton, then goes under the Thames through the Woolwich foot tunnel, back to the start.

The route