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| | Wandle Wandering |
 | | , all the way to its outlet in Wandsworth into The River Thames, stretching for approximately 15 kms, passing through the London Boroughs of Croydon, Sutton, Merton, and Wandsworth. |
 | | Its history is long, going as far back as Saxon times when "Wendel’s settlement" became known today as Wandsworth
but has been heavily utilised and sculpted along its whole route by successive generations for industry and manufacturing, pleasure gardens and parks. |
 | | Today its history is rich with this background, taking in gracious parkland and industrial wasteland, urban street and garden suburb areas, with a variety of contrasts on the way — often providing a restful oasis away from the hustle and bustle of streets and suburban life around. |
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