Wimbledon and Putney Commons — Attraction in London

This is an immense beautiful park in South West London surrounded by Wimbledon, Putney and Kingston- upon- Thames.

The Commons are made up of woodland, scrubland, playing fields, recreation areas and nine pounds.

Great place to walk your dogs or just enjoy a day out with your kids.You can also cycling or just walking and discover new places.

I recommend to visit Windmill ,which was built on the common in 1817 and has been converted into a museum which traces the history of the building through a display of paintings, scale models, machines.Then relax at the Windmill Tearooms and enjoy both inside and out to have a drink/meal afterwards.

I also suggest to have a walk to Casear' s Well named after Caesar, is believed to date back to Neolithic times. It sadly dried up in the early 20th centuary, however, a boring was made slightly downhill, so the spring water now flows out of a standpipe and into a large cistern.

Unfortunately, possibly due to low water pressure, the spring is no longer continuous; it dries up during the Summer until mid/late Autumn (from about June until October).

The Commons is always clean and nice places to visit and enjoy the...

When the sun is out, Wimbledon Common and the heath become just the best place to be for those of us living in the ever increasing built up areas which surround it. It’s a trip back into the C19th when all of Wimbledon Park and Southfields looked just like it with the odd farm here and there. Today I followed the main water course up the hill from where it feeds Queensmere and despite the windmill car park being packed, I didn’t see a soul for a good half an hour. There is so much more to this area if you stray off the beaten tracks. I make the comparison with an earlier Wimbledon Park as I remember from childhood, the stream emerging from the bank of Home Park Road and running along behind the swings - now hidden underground - and I found something very similar on the way up the Queensmere feed. Get out there, get off the paths, lose yourself. You’ll always come back to civilisation if you just keep...

If I could ever afford to live in one place in London, it will have to be either Richmond, Putney or Wimbledon. Because together they form such a lovely triangle of nature, well being and urban quality life that no other area in London can match.

Take this common for example. Once you're off the road and in the woods, you'll be instantly disconnected from everything. In this vast area, there is wildlife, woodland, grassland, heathland, scrubland, golf course, museum, cafe, horse riding, war memorial, ponds and its all surrounded by high end, posh, upscale residential areas.

You can have a proper forest experience here. I don't remember how many time I got lost in the woods even though it was my regular walking route.

I can go on and on write a whole book but it's very hard to list all the qualities that make it tick but in short, I love nature, peace and quiet and this...