This is an interesting route just inside the M25 in the far north of London, in the Borough of Enfield. It combines several scenic waterways, a park and some fine woods as well as a couple of impressive country estates open to the public.
Highlights include a short stretch of The New River and longer stretches along its long de-commissioned Old Course, the Whitewebbs Loop, the (optional and daytime only) route through the Myddelton House Gardens, the Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre, London’s first Beaver Enclosure, the semi-natural ancient woodland at Whitewebbs Park including a stretch along the meandering Cuffley Brook, the Flash Lane Aqueduct which carried the New River across the brook, the Rendlesham Railway Viaduct (on a short detour), the Turkey Brook meandering through Hilly Fields Park as well as through the Forty Hall Estate and the views of Forty Hall.
Eat/Drink : The Rose & Crown Country Pub & Kitchen, located 3.2 km from the end of the Main Walk (but food to 20.00 only).
For walk directions, map, photos, and gpx/kml files click here . T=short.66
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n=5 walkers, with all 4 others not having been on the daywalk version of this posted in early May. The weather was perfect for an evening walk, namely w=warm-with-a-fine-breeze.
No mud anywhere of course, which is rare on this route, but also very low water levels in the beaver enclosure and in the brooks walked along. Hardly any walkers or even dog walkers about tonight, maybe people are getting a bit blase about the fine weather?
We stopped for longer than stricly necessary at The Rose & Crown and eventually caught the 22.07 train back.
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