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W e s t E Lane n el d p B L ha a C r n i d e Pinner g Memorial e S Pinner Park tr e Station School vue e ne t A d n E Celandine Route t s t e e 3 miles W e r 8 14 t along the River Pinn S t 1 hour, 30 minutes l e e e ad Long Meadow o Ro r F J h t o ig S r H y A Walk of 12 miles along the River e e S n t e r h Pinn from Pinner to the Grand Union e e C t Canal at Cowley, through green spaces, Eastcote conservation areas and wildlife havens. House Garden d oa E R lm e br t Park Wood id o g tc e s a D E r Kings College i v e Playing Fields e Broadwood Avenu Park Avenue 8 Kings College Road Eastcote Station ay n W Pi in nn P Winston W 10 9 ay Celandine Route B Churchill ur Hall y St Ruislip River Pinn Hillingdon W Youth re oad e Primary e te R Trail t Library astco s Centre E t School Hillingdon Trail O r c h H River Pinn a Roads r ig d d h a C o 11 Woodville Gdns l S R tr Railway line Ruislip Manor r e a e Station e t p ks Mainline station ea ClackLane Br Underground station Ruislip Ruislip StationBus station Golf Course Ruislip Moat Bus Station Green spaces Gate Key Celandine Route boards 1 12 West Ruislip Station Celandine Route d Refreshments a Playground m o a R h River Pinn r n a e e k Public house p c s I k Hillingdon Trail a d e Swa a r ke o Toilets B R le Roads ys h e R g 13 u oad i n H Parking e Railway line v A e h Mainline station Cricket table T e n Compass 14 a L Theatre g Underground station d n Bowls green a o o L R ll Bus station hi n Ickenham Tennis court Woodstoc r k D o Station riv h Swakeleys e T Green spaces Park Swakeleys Golf course S House arren Road w W ak Gate el Vyners ey s School Dr ive Celandine Route boards 1 Park Wood Refreshments We ste rn Ave Public house nu e (A4 0) 16 Toilets Parking www.hillingdon.gov.uk Hillingdon Station Hillingdon Cricket table House Farm Bowls green River Pinn e n d a a L o R s g Tennis court ie n c o r L e H Golf course ft Hill Honeycro Honey Hill Uxbridge Hillingdon Station Court Park Vine Lane H Dowding ill Park ing d d don Roa a o R Battle of n rive o Britain Court D d g Bunker n V i i l n l i e H L a n d e a o R y e l Road w Dawes o Hillingdon C Golf Course H i llin gdo n K Hill i n g s t o n L Hillingdon d a a n and Uxbridge o Brunel e R Cemetery University d n a l e Royal Lane v e l K C i n g University Allotments s t Playing Station Road Church RoadNursery Lane o n Fields L a n e Garden Centre oad R urch River Frays Ch Grand Union Canal River Pinn Pield Heath Playing Fields Manor Farm C o w l e y H Grand Union Canal ig h R o a d e n a L ng lli Fa West Drayton Station Celandine Route along the River Pinn 8 Cross King’s College Road with care. Enter 11 Continue ahead with care along the edge of via a metal gate and pass between the river and a the golf course crossing the Hillingdon Trail (a skate-boarding park and continue ahead with the 20 mile network of paths through the Hillingdon river on your left. After 200 yards cross over the Countryside). footbridge and continue with the river on your right. This area is very popular with many bird species Continue ahead crossing St Martins Approach and including the winter visitors such as redwings and Pinn Way. fieldfares. The west meadow is an excellent area for At Pinn Way an interesting diversion is possible. wild flowers such as ragged robin. Bear left and walk up path to the left of the Winston Do not cross the next footbridge but continue Churchill Hall to visit the Manor Farm, an ancient straight under the railway line, keeping the river moat site, the Great Barn built about 1300, Manor on your right. Farm House, Little Barn (now Ruislip Library), Cow This stretch of the river is a favourite feeding place for Byre art gallery and tea rooms, craft workshops. grey wagtails and kingfishers are often seen. Continue through Pinn Meadow until reaching main road at Bury Street and cross at the 12 At the next footbridge, near a play area, it is pedestrian crossing and enter King’s Gardens. possible to cross the river and turn right and walk back to the site of the old Pynchester Moat which 9 Walk along surfaced path with river to the is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. right. Cross footbridge and continue with river on 13 the left. Continue past the play area to Swakeleys Road (dual carriageway). Cross at the traffic This area is very popular with green woodpeckers. lights and enter gate. 10 At the end of the open space turn left over It is possible to turn left here and walk about 800 footbridge into Westcote Rise, then take first right metres (half a mile) into Ickenham conservation area along Woodville Gardens. with a pond and village pump.. Walk to the end of this road, duck under vehicle gate 14 Continue through open space past tennis and enter another open space, with recent flood courts and another play area. alleviation measures. Rejoin the river on the right. In the corner can be seen the aqueduct that carried the To the left is Swakeleys House, a fine example of canal feeder from Ruislip Lido over the river. Jacobean architecture with its lake. Follow the river and cross Swakeleys Drive, bearing right, over the bridge. Fork left up Warren Road. Just before Vyners School turn left to the footpath/cycling route. Follow the path round the perimeter fence of the school and cross the footbridge over the A40. .