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Alternatively w farmfaar nearby used for fi lming escen ROAD was an importantmp a pointpo on thee LondonLonondon to BirminghamB rminghamm xley Ebury of wilw ldfowl and kingfi shersrs are a commonc mon sight. Cr follow the towpath south towards London and tv series Black Beauty. route with overnightov rniight refreshmentt facilitiesfaciacilit es for boatmenen Way Cro The old Coal post London DON and their horses.seessC CanalC nal narrowboatsn s werewe e madem at thehe enhill Uxbridge or north towards Hemel Hempstead Boundary marker still stands Caxton Gre LON Walkers Boatyardarr nearby.arby. Way outside the Toll House where Moor Lane This guide will show you many places of interest tolls were levied on goods River Colne Crossing Holywell d going into London. Herts is Ebu m en route, as well as all the access points including ssing a and Middlesex wildlife Trust ry Way n Industrial Estate Old t l Batchworth Circular Walk or Cycle ’s Approach Cro e manages the Nature reserverve d links into West Watford and Rickmansworth town ra at Stocker’s Lake whichh is i r Lane lw From the Canalnal CentreC at Batchworthh thereer is a pleasant a home to a wide variety off y Cro centre. Leafl ets in this series covering the Ebury Industrial Estate Moo l xley shortsho circularr walk or cyclecyc of about 2miles2milles proceedingpr in View wildfowl or birds, insects e northrth up the towpathwpath to the EburyE Wayy Ramp just Dwigh Cax Way and cycling in Watford are also available and mammals. ton West Watford before LotLo Mead Lock.The ramp linkslin toto the Ebury WayWa t Road Wa y from local outlets. The Colne Valley Regional Park traffi c freeee route back southwardsstoR to RRickmansworth.mansworth. N A4145 Just over thehe ChessC Bridge thee circlecle iss ccompletedco by MOOR L Business Park EstablishedE ed in 1965, the park covers 43 square miles of ANE Ebu ad the short cut southsou on thee Riverer ChessChC towowpathwpath back to ry varied countrysidetryside on the edge of London stretching Way Holywell the Canal Centre at Batchworth.tchwororth t Ro from Rickmansworthsworth downdo to Staines. It is a mosaic TOLPIT ANE JMI School A404 S LANE of farmland, woodlandodland and water with many hidden A4145 River Colne Dwigh The Withey Beds PITS L treasures ranging from popularpopu recreation areas such as Sandy Lodge Road, The Rookery, Rickmansworth Aquadromeuadrome and Black Park to tranquil Northwood Moor Park TOL & Northwood Oxhey, South Watford nature reserves such as Stockers Lake and Maple Lodge. © Crown copyright. All rights reserved 100019606 2007 Whatha links Weste Watford and the StarS Wars Episode 1!? Well,ll, iti was M25 Junc 19 Grand Union Canal this woodlandw nd that was used as thehe environmental backdrop foror the Track Canal Lock Railway Station Fishing Dell Wood Chandler’s Cross Chandler’s Cross Towpath Public / Private (no through road for vehicles) the sacredac templee ruins in the foreststt ofo Naboo. Historically managged walking & cycling Lane Mill for timber,b fi rewood and game, the woodlandwoodland is a now a site of speecialcial N Cycle Routes (traffic free) Street / Minor Road River / Canal / Lake Car Park Watersports Grove The Towpath Lane scientifi c interest.t During the hurricanen of 1987 and gales of 199090 mmore A permit is required to cycle on the towpath from Cycle Route part of the Pub / Restaurant / than 2,50000 treest were blown down or damaged creating gladesdedes thatthahat The Grand Union Canal Main Road Toilet School / College L British Waterways and is downloadable from: National Cycle Network Refreshments ang are now thehee home of many butterfltterfl iesiie such as speckled wood,ood ringletr ngle ley bur y La www.waterscape.com/cycling/permit.html Rousebarn and holly blue.bl The wood is alsoa so homeh m to over 270 specieses ofo plant.ppla The Cycle / Pedestrian Crossing Motorway Supermarket / Shop Children’s Play Area Fields ne Open Land recently improvedproved path between thee towpath and the woodwoo pprovides or from British Waterways, Willow Grange Cycle Routes improved accessessese for all including thee disabled and cyclists.yclis The Grove Previously goods from the Church Road, Watford, Herts WD17 4QA Railway Cycle Shop Museum Towpath (signed on quiet road) Woodland The fi rstt substantialsus tial house on thehe sitsite was thought to be Midlands had to travel south to Whippendell Wood Oxford, then transfer onto the Shared Cycle Route / Railway disused Tourist Information Arts Centre Elizabethan.an Thee fashionf hion for a ‘weeke‘weekende end ini the country’ Places to Visit Residential area M25 Bus Lane River Thames to reach London.
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