Its main line starts in London and ends in Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles (220 km) with 166 locks. Pass under Turners Green Bridge (number 63) and continue along the towpath, with the canal on your right, until you reach Kingswood Junction. Keep ahead along this road, continuing downhill. From the Lock Lane car park, described below, you can walk in either direction along the canal towpath. In this commission for Sainsbury's Grimshaw negotiated that residences should take the form of individual houses rather than a block of flats and the project includes 10 three-bedroom houses, a one-bedroom maisonette and a studio flat. Had we gone left, within half a mile or so we would have arrived at the Iron Trunk Aqueduct which carries the canal over the River Ouse. It took us seven days and the idea was that we’d do nothing but kick back and relax. Visit their website for full route information and maps. The walk makes use of two of the waymarked footpaths which run through the area - the Grand Union Canal Walk and … A pub walk from the Kings Arms in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Pete's Walks - Grand Union Canal Circular Walk (page 1 of 2). How to get there by car/Parking: Leighton Buzzard lies to the north of the A505, about 8 miles to the west of Dunstable. Follow the road passing between more independent retailers and keep ahead over the entrance road for Waitrose on the left. The ramparts path will lead you all the way round and back down some steps to reach the entrance drive. Ignore the first footpath off to the right, simply keep straight ahead along the field edge. Turn right along the High Street (using the right-hand pavement) passing the Civic Centre across to the left. Immediately afterwards, ignore the signed footpath on the left, simply keep ahead along the pavement. A walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham. Walk 3: Braunston Circular: An ancient footpath, a gunpowder plot, a tale of woes, fab jams & marmalades & a canal finish; Walk 4: Delapre Abbey Circular: A 10 mile walk from an ancient Abbey, along the Nene way, through the washlands & beyond! Berkhamsted and Grand Union Canal Circular Walk is a 5.3 kilometer loop trail located near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England that features a river and is rated as moderate. A sweaty, rucksack laden, ruddy faced, middle aged man whose blemished facial features betrayed recent acquaintance with a public bar altercation. Grand Union Walk in Camden is an ingenious response to the need for housing on a tight, mixed-use site. You will pass the site of St John's Well on the left. Our video shows what you see if you go right as you meet the canal. The Northern circular walk is 8 miles and starts/finishes at the Bridgewater Monument at the Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre. Approximate time 1.5 hours. Length 3.3 miElevation gain 410 ftRoute type Loop kid friendly Hiking Nature trips Walking River City walk There were several Herons at various points along the far bank. Circular walk This short Hertfordshire walk explores Watford's Cassiobury Park along with a section the Grand Union Canal. This seemingly inconspicuous shop frontage holds an impressive claim to fame. The walking route takes in the highlights of historic Berkhamsted, including the town hall and castle remains, as well as exploring a pretty stretch of the Grand Union Canal. At the T-junction at the bottom, turn left along Bridgewater Road and you will come to a mini roundabout with Brownlow Road. Alternatively, Berkhamsted Station is on the walking route, so you can adjust the walk to arrive by train. My brain clearly had other ideas as, by the end of the week, I had an entire plot for a new novel, with the fabulous Grand Union Canal as the setting. Brentford Dock was once a mass of Great Western Railway sidings and wharfs transferring goods that had been brought from the Thames. The station is right on the edge of the town so virtually all the route is through the open country, much of it through Boxmoor Trust land, on the plateau of the Chilterns and along the Grand Union Canal. Turn right along the road northwards. The castle has connections with many kings and queens and other notable people including King John, and Geoffrey Chaucer. This is on the edge of the site of Berkhamsted Place. The path leads you past the school playground and then a small fenced woodland on the right. There's a cracking pub halfway along as well, so worth planning your day to include a stop there. There's a short climb to reach the countryside to the north where you will be rewarded with great views over the town and may even have the chance to meet some donkeys. Appreciate a gentler pace to life as you enjoy picturesque locks, historic canal side buildings and stunning views of the countryside. Home Walks Diary Chiltern Walks Photos Links Long-distance Paths HDA. Approximate post code HP4 3FG. Established in 1894 by a Danish margarine magnate, it produced 800 tonnes of the stuff each week and was so large a branch canal (the Maypole branch above Norwood Top Lock) was demanded to carry coconut oil to the factory. Built on the site of the 1935 Grand Union Canal Carrying Company's repair yard, Duplicated in 1900, the goods going through these locks were as diverse as oil for Castrol at Hayes, milk powder for Glaxo and wooden sleepers for BR at Southall, The Thames to Uxbridge stretch was the first part of the canal to open in November 1794. The road swings left and leads you back over the Grand Union Canal. As it links the two biggest cities in Britain it was a major transport link before the coming of the railways, although nowadays it is almost exclusively used by pleasure craft. The Grand Union Canal runs for 147 miles from Paddington right into the heart of Birmingham. The trail is primarily used for running and road biking. William's coronation took place on Christmas Day. The industry continued until the 1960s. Follow this level path ahead. In the 1950s the house was converted to flats, and then in 1967 it was finally demolished. In addition, the route includes visits to Ulverscroft Priory and the pretty village of Newtown Linford. There are public toilets in the car park at the start of the walk. A short circular walk takes you out along the banks of the Colne and back to the visitor centre via Misbourne meadow. Turn left to leave the grounds and then right back along White Hill. Keep ahead along the road until you reach the crossroads with traffic lights. A few paces into the grounds, turn left up the concrete steps to join the grass path around the outer ramparts. The Hospital of St John the Evangelist was founded here in the 12th century. Pick up walking leaflets and maps in the visitor centre. The house was built with stone taken from the ruins of Berkhamsted Castle (more of that later). We picked up the boat in Paddington Basin, London, and cruised back to Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire. Turn left for a few paces and then fork right down the wide grass avenue lined with lime trees. Pass under a wooden footbridge and keep ahead along the towpath. A short walk through the park will lead you to the towpath along the Grand Union Canal. At the end of the pasture, pass through the metal kissing gate and you may be lucky enough to see the resident donkeys and alpacas in the field on the left. The route runs between two stations, Cheddington and Tring, but there are several buses serving the nearby towns as well. Berkhamsted and Grand Union Canal Circular Walk is a 3.3 mile loop trail located near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England that features a river and is rated as moderate. You can enjoy some refreshments here before or after your walk, the choice is yours. If you are considering walking this route yourself, please see my disclaimer.You may also like to see these notes about the maps and GPX files.. Google map of the walk. 6 miles (9 km) Follow the Market Harborough Arm of the Grand Union Canal from Market Harborough to Foxton Locks on this waterside walk in Leicestershire. Walk down out of the Estate to the Grand Union Canal and follow the towpath back into Berkhamsted, passing colourful canal boats. Images on other pages are static. The walk starts and finishes from the Kings Arms on the High Street in the centre of the town. The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Start/Finish Point: Mentmore Road Playing Fields. There are several steady ascents and descents throughout. Turn left immediately before the bridge and follow the gravel path to reach a T-junction with the road, Billet Lane. The route follows a mixture of pavements/towpath and field/woodland paths, the latter of which can be fairly muddy after rain and in winter. Quite urban, only pretty bit is the start next to the canal. 8K Circular walk on the Grand Union Canal. As you reach the crossroads with the traffic lights, cross the pedestrian crossing ahead and then turn immediately right to join the left-hand pavement of the side road, Lower Kings Road. The Grand Union Canal links London to Birmingham, passing through rolling countryside, industrial towns and peaceful villages. Even if these look overgrown they are likely to be holding water so please take care with children and dogs. In the late 1400s the castle became unpopular with the royals and by the mid 1500s it was in ruins. The main road through became a thriving trade route, indeed the Kings Arms itself is an old coaching inn dating from the 1700s and had the capacity to stable up to 40 horses. 6 mins walk Sudbury Hill 13 mins walk RETAIL CHARACTER ZONES Buildings 50 metres KEY ... • 2.5 miles to the North Circular to the east, 8 miles to the M25 to the west ... overlooking the Grand Union Canal in Ealing, West London. Main activities included the transport of coal, grain, building materials and manure. This is a circular walk, starting by a walk through the Tree Cathedral up to Willen Park and along part of the Grand Union Canal into Campbell Park from the Cricket Pavilion end and walk around the park, taking in City Gardens, Beacon viewing point, and the Woodland Ridge back to Newlands and the Tree Cathedral. The road bridge near the lock was the scene of a Civil War battle in 1642 preventing the King from entering London. You will emerge to a T-junction with Castle Hill. This is the remnants of the avenue that once led up the hill from the castle (our next stop) to Berkhamsted Place. Follow the gravel driveway passing a very grand barn conversion on the right. Keep your eyes peeled for the shop which is No 173 High Street, across to the left, with two bay windows at ground level and one central bay window above. (1) 2) At the T-junction turn right. This first national waterways walk was created as part of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the creation of the canal companies that later formed the Grand Union Canal. Turn right here, passing through a wooden kissing gate, to join the fenced woodland track (signed Footpath 25). You will emerge out to Castle Hill Avenue. This is an excellent 10 mile/16km Circular Walk starting from Welford Reservoir which includes wandering along The Welford Canal Arm towpath. Down to the left, but probably hidden by undergrowth, is the River Bulbourne, a chalk stream that runs for 7 miles from Dudswell to the River Gade. Keep ahead to join the stone track and ignore the footpath signed off to the left. On the other side of Thames Lock is Johnsons Island, an artistic and boat building comunity. As you draw level with gates for the allotments on the right, fork right onto the path that veers slightly away from the main road. It closed in the 1970s after being transformed into a sausage factory, The nearby Wharncliffe Viaduct was the first major structural design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the first building contract to be let on the Great Western Railway and the first major engineering work to be completed. Over the years it was home to a range of notable figures, including Prince Charles, later crowned Charles I. Berkhamsted became an important centre as it linked the estuaries, ports and industrial centres of the country. This 12 miles/19kms walk goes from Marsworth Locks along the Grand Union Canal, across countryside up to Ivinghoe Beacon then returns via The Ridgeway Path and the canal at Tring. Dominating the skyline today is Berkhamsted's Victorian water tower, a white tower with conical red roof. Turn right to the Grand Union Canal towpath at Widewater Lock. Soon you will approach the bridge over the Grand Union Canal. If you look diagonally to the left you will see the Kings Arms, the host for today's walk. It has arms to places including Leicester, Slough, Aylesbury, Wendover and Northampton. It was also the first railway viaduct to be built with hollow piers, which have now been colonized by bats, Brentford, a west London suburb, has its origins as a crossing over the River Brent. Grand Union Canal Circular Walk is a 24.6 mile loop trail located near Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England that features a river and is rated as moderate. Nice to walk due to the variety: canal, fields (saw deer and sheep), the castle remains. The marshy land alongside the river was used in the 1880s to grow watercress. Evidence has been found on the site of this school of four shaft furnaces dating back to the 1st century. This walk starts and finishes at Osterley Underground Station (Piccadilly Line), visiting Osterley Park, Norwood Green, the Grand Union Canal and Hanwell.It is an easy walk of 7.04 miles / 11.33 kilometres, using mainly surfaced or semi-surfaced paths, but expect mud after rain in Section 9. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and nature trips. The route uses a section of the Jurassic Way, the towpath of Grand Union Canal, fields paths and country lanes. 5. Follow this pretty path, taking time to enjoy the views of the castle remains in the centre. Immediately before the rail bridge, turn left into White Hill and then left again into the entrance for Berkhamsted Castle. As it links the two major English cities it was a major transport link before the coming of the rail and road travel. Pass through this to enter the large open pasture and walk ahead to follow the line of the hedge on the right. 14 miles (23 km) This circular walk from Hemel Hempstead explores the countryside to the east of the town, skirting the edge of the Chilterns Hills. Cross the canal via the bridge.