HERITAGE SITE INFORMATION HERITAGE SITE INFORMATION eritage Section 1 Section 2 Cycle Trail Willen Lake to Great Linford (2.6 miles) Great Linford to MK Museum (3.2 miles) Eco-Park is an innovative new visitor Bradwell Windmill on the southern bank attraction, where children can discover of the Grand Union Canal, was built in CAIRCULAR ROUTE more about the world around them, from 1817 (from local limestone) and used as a the world of the dinosaurs to where our mill until 1871. Of particular interest is the food comes from. Gulliver’s Land is a early use of the universal joint enabling Milton Keynes City-Wide family theme park with rides, attractions, the sails to face into wind direction. Eco Park BradwellWindmill shows, restaurants and shops. The Train Mural close to Wolverton Cathedral of Trees The arching branches Station, between bridges 71 and 71A. This of woodland trees evoke the image and long black and white mural of a steam character of medieval gothic architecture. train, commissioned by the Milton Keynes This ‘cathedral’ is based on the plan of Inland Waterways Authority, is the work Norwich Cathedral and different tree of the late Bill Billings. It was completed in species are used to create its character. 1984 and has been recently restored. Cathedral ofTrees Mural by Bill Billings The Grand Union Canal winds its way The Secret Garden was formerly through Milton Keynes creating a haven of occupied by four ‘villas’ built by the tranquillity. Canal boats first travelled from London & Birmingham Railway Company London to Birmingham, through what is in the 1840s. Demolished in the late now Milton Keynes, in 1805. The Canal 1960s the area has been developed into a prospered until 1838, when the London community garden, opened in 2005. Grand Union Canal The Secret Garden to Birmingham Railway opened and took Wolverton railway station/depot was the away a great deal of trade. reason for the development of Wolverton The Brick Kilns at The Dell, Great Linford, as a planned town in the 1830s. Halfway were built in the late 19th century by between London & Birmingham it was George Osborn Price of Newport ideal for the servicing and refuelling of Pagnell, a coal and lime merchant and an locomotives. Supplies to build the new agricultural chandlers. railway town were transported by barge. Price’s Brick Kilns WolvertonWorks (c1920) Great Linford A church called St St George The Martyr Church in Andrew's has stood on the hill since the Wolverton, was built by the London & 13th century. Sir William Pritchard, Lord Birmingham Railway Company in 1843 for Mayor of London, built the core of the the special, but not exclusive, use of present Manor House in 1678. Today the railway workers. The first church in the manor is privately owned. world to be built by a Railway company. Linford Manor St George’s Church artworks:mk , formerly 17th century MK Museum was founded in 1973 by local Almshouses are now a leading arts and volunteers collecting items from farms and education charity providing specialist factories that were closing with the equipped art and craft workshops, artists’ development of Milton Keynes. Exhibits studios and exhibition space. depict life from 1800 to the present day. Refreshment Spot Refreshment Spot Start/End: Willen Lake South The Nag’s Head Almshouses, artworks:mk MK Museum Granary Tearoom MK Museum Distance: Full Route 15 miles HERITAGE SITE INFORMATION HERITAGE SITE INFORMATION Section 3 Section 4 MK Museum to Furzton Lake (4.6 miles) Furzton Lake to Willen Lake (4.6 miles) Bancroft Park is a haven for birds and Teardrop Lakes are part of the city's wildlife. Bancroft was once the site of a balancing lake system. Fishing is allowed in Roman Villa which has been partly designated areas while the variety of restored to give visitors an idea of the habitats, including reedbeds, make the lakes layout. Here too are the city's concrete an excellent spot for observing wildlife. cows, created by Canadian artist Liz Leyh. Central Milton Keynes is the business, Concrete Cows Teardrop Lakes Heritage Cycle Trails Bradwell Abbey Site of 12th century cultural, shopping and transport hub, with Benedictine Priory with buildings including the main railway station, Central Library, the 14th century Cruck Barn and Pilgrim’s Discover Milton Keynes Showcase, major Trail A Milton Keynes City-Wide Chapel. 17th century farm buildings were hotels and two large shopping centres Start: Willen Lake South added and the site is today managed by (one once the longest in Europe). Distance: Full Route 15 miles and is the home of the Milton Keynes Refreshment Spots Duration: Full Route 4 - 5 hours City Discovery Centre. Numerous in CMK Bradwell Abbey Station Square Note: Full route involves minor 30mph roads and trails near waterways and may not be suitable for children and/or inexperienced cyclists. Lodge Lake is a popular park with visitors, City Church (Christ the Cornerstone) was who appreciate both the fishing and the opened in 1992 as the first ecumenical chance to see wildlife such as herons, city centre church in the United Kingdom. swans, little grebes or even kingfisher. The Church has excellent acoustics and is The Green , once the centre of Little a wonderful setting to hear live music. Loughton, retains a rural atmosphere, MK Theatre and Gallery form the focus Lodge Lake Christ the Cornerstone buildings around The Green date back to of the Theatre District of Milton Keynes. the 16th century. H ere also are medieval The modern, 1400 seat theatre offers a fishponds. Further along the trail, Loughton wide variety of theatre, musicals, ballet, continues with several historic buildings on opera, music and comedy. Milton Keynes For 2008, Milton Keynes has revamped its three Heritage Cycle Watling Street including The Fountain. Gallery programmes contemporary, Trails A – C to be bigger and better than before. In addition, a international exhibitions, with associated brand new Trail D – North West Milton Keynes has been Refreshment Spot offsite events and project space. designed by a group of young volunteers supported by the Make The Fountain Loughton Green Theatre District a Difference Team. Trails start either at Willen or Furzton Lakes and take you around some of the magnificent scenery and hidden Energy World (1986) was a pioneering Campbell Park is named after Lord heritage that Milton Keynes has to offer. Additional Heritage Cycle construction project of 51 low-energy Campbell of Eskan, first Chairman of Trails are planned for 2009, meanwhile, cycle, walk, jog or run and houses in the Shenley Lodge area.You can Milton Keynes Development Corporation. discover Milton Keynes for yourself. still see the Eco Home Round House, an Designed to be a sculpture park it is the Trail leaflets are available from Discover Milton Keynes, Silbury unusual house with insulating earth banks largest City Centre Park in the UK. Boulevard, near door 7 of the centre:mk shopping centre, and and two-storey conservatory as well as Gnomon (Shadow Caster) by Peter Eco Home Round House Pavilion and Cricket Pitch local museums or libraries, or can be downloaded: the Solar Clock and Javelin Sundial. Bowker. A ley-line is thought to run www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/cyclemk Furzton Lake constructed in the mid 1980s through the centre of Milton Keynes and www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk as one of the ‘balancing lakes’ – designed to this sculpture takes its reference from this hold floodwater during heavy rain – is now prehistoric track, its form relating to a valuable environment for wildlife. Site ancient structures such as Stonehenge. excavations revealed a settlement from the late Iron Age (around 1000BC). Refreshment Spots Furzton Lake Gnomon sculpture Produced by Heritage Unit Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Council One4Six / Lakeside Email: [email protected] Web: www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/heritage Designed by Lionart: [email protected] October 2008 Edition Heritage Cycle Trail A – Milton Keynes City-Wide 0 miles 2 miles 4 miles 6 miles 8 miles 10 miles 12 miles 6. Continue on redway into Blue Bridge, taking 5. Re-join the redway by the old railway bridge 4. Follow NCR6 route away from canal into Great 3. Cross bridge (81) and turn right onto NCR6 new black tarmac path on right into Railway and Grand Union Canal. Turn left at the Bank of Linford, keeping the Green on your left and along following canal north. Cross bridge 80a and Triangle. *Follow path along canal (extreme care) Scotland milepost, continue straight past the the High Street to the Nag’s Head. Continue on continue along NCR6 with canal on left for to tunnel. Dismount and walk through tunnel – low abandoned platform of the New Bradwell NCR6 into Great Linford Manor Park, before some distance past Pennylands Marina. Cross roof. Remount and continue, passing Bill Billings’ Station. Reaching the end of the stretch of following NCR6 past Great Linford Almshouses back over canal at bridge. The path to left is a train mural into Secret Garden. *This path is redway you can see the New Bradwell Windmill and Church and along canal to former railway short detour to the Brick Kilns if desired. narrow and right next to canal. Families with young to your left, and new aqueduct to your right. bridge. children should take alternate route here. See 6A. 2. Continue past the ‘Cathedral of Trees’ and head under the subway into Willen Park. Bear 7. Head up slope out of Secret Garden on foot 6A. Continue on redway through right and continue along new redway past Lovatt to top. Turn left along road into Wolverton (take Blue Bridge until you reach H2 Fields extra care home following redway up and care – no redway and busy road) until reaching Millers Way.