Greenford Perivale Circular Walk – 3.5 miles. Greenford station – Oldfield Recreation Ground - Cayton Green Park – Medway Estate - Ealing Central Sports Ground – Perivale station – Horsenden Lane South – Perivale Wood – Horsenden Farm – Horsenden Hill – Grand Union Canal – Paradise Fields - Westway Cross – Greenford station. Route: Leisurely; paths; quiet roads; parks; open spaces; towpath. Local amenities: Shops and cafes at Greenford and Medway Estate; Toilets/shop at Perivale station; Toilets at Horsenden Farm; Shops, cafes, toilets at Westway Cross Shopping Centre. Points of interest: Horsenden Farm and Hill; Grand Union Canal; Paradise Fields. Transport: Trains from Greenford station (Central Line & GWR to West Ealing); Perivale station (Central Line); Local buses. Start from Greenford station. From the ticket office go right out of the station past a road - Hill Rise. Cross Oldfield Lane North at the pedestrian crossing and go left to Oldfield Recreation Ground. Walk through this small park to emerge on the Greenford Road. Go left to a pedestrian crossing. Cross – with care/busy road – and walk up Bennetts Avenue to the end and Cayton Green Park. Go along the public footpath at the side of the park and soon turn left under the railway. Walk through to Conway Crescent and turn right as far as the shops on Medway Parade. Continue past the shops and along Barmouth Avenue, then right along Colwyn Avenue, then left into Scorton Avenue. At the end go right along a footpath by a large, grassy open space - part of Ealing Central Sports Ground – to emerge on Horsenden Lane North opposite Perivale station. Go left under the railway bridge and along the road past Perivale Library and the Rendezvous Café. Go nearly to the canal bridge. ** see below to continue. Point of interest: If visiting Horsenden Farm or Horsenden Hill continue over the canal bridge and go right through a gateway (*) and along the drive to the old farmhouse – toilets nearby. For Horsenden Hill go up steps by the house, through gates, and up a path, right, then left by the golf course, gradually climbing to get to the top of the hill. *If gate closed then go past and follow the tarmac path as far as a car park access and go right to get to the top. Allow an extra hour! ** To continue walk from canal bridge. Just before reaching the bridge go through a gap on the right leading to the towpath. Turn left under the canal bridge – groove marks worn into iron uprights as you go under the bridge were caused by the constant rubbing of ropes over many years attached to horse drawn barges. Go along the canal soon passing by Perivale Wood managed by the Selborne Society – see website for details of membership. Continue along the canal as far as a wooden bridge. Leave the canal here. Go up a slope – do not cross the bridge – and walk downhill through this vibrant nature area known as Paradise Fields. Worth having a wander around. Just past a pond go under the Westway Shopping Centre access road and continue on to reach the traffic lights at the junction of Rockware Avenue/Greenford Road. Cross at the lights and go along Rockware Avenue to the end. Here, go left under the railway to reach Greenford station. .