Waterlink Way is a cyclepath and walking route in South East London. It extends from

South Norwood Country Park South Norwood Country Park is a park in South Norwood, close to Elmers End and Birkbeck train stations. The historic Kent-Surrey border runs through the site, and since 1965 it has been located wholly in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a 47 ...

(near

Elmers End station Elmers End is a railway station and tram terminus in Elmers End, south London, England. It is in the London Borough of Bromley and on the railway it is down the line from London Charing Cross. The railway through Elmers End was opened by the ...

) to the

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ship in

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, a total of eight miles. The Waterlink Way connects a number of parks and green spaces in South East London – including

Ladywell Fields Ladywell Fields, originally Ladywell Recreation Ground is a public park in the London Borough of Lewisham created from three historic fields. It is located near Ladywell railway station at the northern end of the park, and Catford Bridge at the ...

and Brookmill Park – while following the

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and Ravensbourne rivers. The route was designed to be accessible, with a large number of railway stations including Kent House,

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and

en route.

Other routes

The Waterlink Way forms part of

National Cycle Network The National Cycle Network (NCN) is the national cycling route network of the United Kingdom, which was established to encourage cycling and walking throughout Britain, as well as for the purposes of bicycle touring. It was created by the cha ...

( Route 21 between London and the Sussex coast). In Cator Park, Beckenham the cyclepath links with the

Capital Ring The Capital Ring is a strategic walking route promoted by London's 33 local councils, led by the City of London Corporation in partnership with the Greater London Authority and its functional body for regional transport, Transport for London, ...

and

Green Chain Walk The South East London Green Chain, also known as the Green Chain Walk, is a linked system of open spaces between the River Thames and Crystal Palace Park in London, England. In 1977 four London boroughs and the Greater London Council created ...

long-distance footpaths.

Signage

The WW is shown on road signs and sometimes with pavement markers. There are further Waterlink Way signs along NCN21 beyond its official southern end point, for example at New Addington.Google Street View, https://www.google.com/maps/@51.3556661,-0.0305869,3a,16.3y,351.93h,89.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sefvY_SpE5rLJHjgt_-rv9Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

References

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External links

Tourist Info on the routeTransport for London information on Waterlink Way and other cycle routes in the capital
Cycleways in London National Cycle Routes Transport in the Royal Borough of Greenwich Transport in the London Borough of Lewisham Transport in the London Borough of Bromley Transport in the London Borough of Croydon