Again yet another unplanned walk! Unfortunately most of this walk was not very scenenic and the part which was was quite crowded so unfortunately in those conditions I cannot take photographs 😦 Still I did manage to get some!
The Walk took us past Mayesbrook park – where I have mentioned previously – and eventually into Goodmayes. Walking up Barley Lane – although I still cant find as to why it is called Barley Lane (I cant see any references to Barley fields etc) – and it doesnt seem to be a lane with a huge hospital and it seems to go on for what seemed like miles!
Walking into Little Heath (very little to more precise) and across Eastern Avenue to Hainualt Road – It began to feel more green at last. We thought perhaps we could find Fairlop Waters, as we knew this was on the way. Oh and yes a brown sign with a yacht helped showing Fairlop Waters was nearby – that helped we were in the right direction. The sun was also shining!
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However, it wasn’t long before we caught up with a farm (which was was not too bad, and then a concrete factory – with the longest conveyer belt I had ever seen – It must have been at least 50 ft long (or more) – I think you had to see it to believe it! shame really They even shut a footpath because of it. (they couldnt shut all of it to Billet Road – see the my photos on Picasa for that one)
As we walked on, we came to a Junction and aargh! we lost the signs (yet again!) for Fairlop waters – not just for walkers for motorists! so we just made a decision to walk to what looked a nice park instead. So we going to have to find Fairlop another day. (Or properly plan it – I now have the O/S map!) Something did take me aback though was how high we were, as suddenly we had a view over Canary wharf and the City of London – ok not coastal – but look more impressive from afar!
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As the light was going to start to fade shortly we decided where to end the walk. Looking at a local bus map, Grange Hill was decided. Only knowing Grange Hill from the TV Series it was very odd to actually know I was going to visit it! So we walked through residential Area to a tiny Underground Station called Grange Hill which is nothing to what I expected all. Not a school in site 🙂
Click here for my route map
These are all the photos (although not many this time)
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