5/5 Ralph W. 1 year ago on Google
There
are
two
parks
near
the
River
Thames
in
Fulham.
Hurlingham
Park,
to
the
east
of
Putney
Bridge
is
a
more
functional
sporting
park,
with
tennis,
basketball
and
other
facilities
including
being
the
home
of
the
Hammersmith
&
Rugby
RFC.
Bishops
Park
is
the
more
interesting,
the
more
beautiful
and
the
more
varied
and
runs
along
the
river
itself
with
the
River
Walkway.
Hurlingham
is
a
little
distance
from
the
river,
while
Bishop's
Park
has
a
River
Walk
running
all
the
way
along
to
Fulham
Football
Club.
Before
reaching
the
park,
have
a
look
at
the
extravaganza
of
Gothic
revival
architecture
in
the
form
of
Sir
W
Powell's
Almshouses
founded
in
1680
and
rebuilt
in
1869
and
All
Saint's
Church
with
its
15th
century
tower
and
perhaps
most
famous
for
being
used
as
the
location
in
the
film
'The
Omen'.
Bishops
Park
itself
was
opened
in
1893
on
land
given
by
the
Ecclesiastical
Commissioners
and
has
a
variety
of
different
gardens
and
habitats
including
the
lake
area
which
is
undergoing
refurbishment,
a
memorial
to
those
who
took
part
in
the
Spanish
Civil
War
and
sculptures
by
James
Wedgwood
and
Joseph
Hermon
Cawthra
who
both
had
studios
nearby.
You
can
see
that
it
was
a
grey
cloudy
day
and
the
River
Thames
was
not
at
its
best,
especially
as
the
tide
was
out.
Opposite
the
park
are
a
number
of
boathouses
and
I
did
spot
a
couple
of
rowers
out
braving
the
weather.