ROAD Rickmansworthorth dates back to SaxonSa timesimes and withh itsts prominentp position at thet ORY A404, M25 Junc 18 Rickmansworth Park RECT Parsonage conflco uencee of the 3 rivrivers Chess,ess, GadeG & ColnColne gregrewew too sizeable town gainingainin its royal Mal ver JMI School y ccharharter in 1542.15 a n W Rickmansworth Station Bal W ay k Rail and Metropolitan Line, n dwi nd A412 Rec Thehe canalcananal wwas builtlt in 1797, and many busbusinesnessesesssees sprangsprpra up in the vicinityvicinnity includingin 5 to Gade tory Lane Road London Underground Rickmansworth Park r ns Lane Ban Maple Cross PARK ROAD A412 ge E Walking & Cycling JMI School ppapaperaperr millsmi & a brewbrewery. Later came thethe railwayraira a too WWatford built byy LordLo Eburybury in 1862 New Ba M25 Junc 17 A412 ROAD Way route UXBRIDGE Lod Road Girton continues High Street bbeecomingcomming thee Ebury Way after theth line fi nallyy closedcl edd inn 1981. Thee statesta of Pennsylvaniavania Links on other USAU is namednaamedmed after a famousmo formerfofor resident WilliWilliamiamam PennPen who livedllive in Basing House Dickin Wa side The Grand Union Canal A412 on Road Wen y sum - now Thrree Rivers Museum.um son A Cassiobridge Way Stati Rickmansworth venue Malvern Way Lock No. 78 RiverColne The annualual Canal & Environmentviro me Festival in May promotedp by ThreeT ee Riversvers District Infant & Nursery School Winton Drive Towpath Halfords Three Rivers District Council and Rickmansworth Waterways Trust bringsbrinnggs totogether thee localoca communitycomm nity and High A404 Ebury Road Council Offices oach Str treet canal folk in a showcase of old workingng boats aandanndd tradtraditionally paintednt canal wares,ware S eet thway Three Rivers together with a variety of environmentallytally friendlyrienendlyen y goods,go ideas,s, andnd eevents. from Rickmansworth to Watford Museum igh Croxley Green ton Drive Appr Bal H Win Nor dwi Viaduct New ton Watersmeet WATFORD in ns La St Joan of Arc Rickmansworth d Library / Theatre e ROA W Marina D Ro The Grand Union Canal wends it’s way from Information RC School ne a WATFORD ROAD Lan Harvey Road ey Roa A412 d Bridge London to Birmingham through city, town and Primary School A412 169 Harv Bury Lane Saints Croxley Station RIVERSIDE DRIVE All Val oach A41 country. Improvements to the towpath between The Aquadrome Tal Metropolitan Line, amore 2 bot Road Croxley Hall London Underground ley Syc Appr Croxley Wood Wal Sycamore Road Station Watford and Rickmansworth provide a good, fl at Stocker’s Lake Bury Lake ss Hazelw Church Street Nor k Batchworth Lake Che folk Road er Drive surface for walkers, cyclists and wheelchair users. ood Rd Riv leigh k Lane Frankland Road Oak ley Wal Enjoy the peace and tranquility of the canal or Val h Ski Waters The Bury St Mary’s dm Drive Canal Towpath al Bus use the route as a traffi c free journey to work Church ore Grand Union Can Beggars Street Way A404 Ebury Way anal away from busy roads. Between Leavesden and ane Church Long Valley Bridge Grand Union C Blackmoor L Bla oad Croxley Hall Wood 170 the Aquadrome in Rickmansworth it is about a 45 Recycling ckmo t R The Wood rs t Road Centre Ebu Croxley Hall Common Moor wate Canal ry Bye Asco Bridge W Farm or L minute easy bike ride over 5 miles of towpath. Centre ay Lock 79 Asco 175 ath Canal Towp Business Park ane nd Union Canal Bridge Stocker’s Gra Bridge ade There is so much to see and do along the way. Lock 82 174 173 River G The Aquadrome Batchworth Explore ancient woodland and roam between NCN Route 61 Lock 81 to Maple Cross, The Aquadromem lakes,, Bury andan Batchworthhworthworth jusjustju Canal Towp al Uxbridge, Grand Harefield Road LON Can the trees in Whippendell Woods. Take the kids to Union Canal south of RickmanworthRickmm Town were onnce gravegravelraveel Grand Union ers Lane DON nd Union Hatt joins River Thames pits that providedovividedidd roadstoneone for Wemmbleym ey Stadiumd al TowpathGra at Brentford Croxley Common Moor Gre Cassiobury Park and ride the minature railway or e Can enhill u ath Cre and the M1M and now proovide opporortunittyy foror a n Batchworth ROAD Can sce Sherfield Ave Thish LocLocalocal NatureNatu Reserveese provides a greatg habitathab ta nt variety of water basedb actiactivitiesctivities frfrom fifish shingngg to al get back to nature at the Aquadrome. foro meadmeadowland wildflfl owersowe and manymany birdsbird sailing or just walking and watchwatchingtching thee wildlife.wilddlife A4145 Stocker’s Lock incluc uding greenre woodpeckers.odppec . WalkingWal ng overo er thee For those wanting to explore further, walk or cycle This lockck withw itss picturesque Batchworth Lock Canal Centre Lot Mead como mon showshow how the dampd mpp moorlandmo providesrovvidd Lock 80 Croxley River Gade Croxley Common Moor habia tat for a varietyvararieetyty ofof insectininsectsts iincludinglud antsts whichwhic is through history looking for the clues of the old whitewhi cottage,cottag shares its The locksideck e Canal Centreentre givesgivves an insightins t into the pasasst Nature Reserve a sigs gn the landdha has nevernever been b ploughed.Theughed.Th banksnks t namenamam with the 16th century w when thee Rivervee Chess Lockk andd theth CanalCana LockLo here Site of Special Scientific Interest of thet e River GadeGaGad and the canal are home to a varietyva i Vie Vie railway line along the Ebury Way. 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.