Pathfinder Walk: February 2007
Most Recent Walk: February 2007
Details:
This (relatively) short walk starts/ends at Alexandra Palace and follows the course of a disused railway, converted into a delightful nature trail passing through Highgate Wood and Queen’s Wood, ending up at Finsbury Park. But not to worry. The proposed extensions to this ramble involve continuing to Highbury Fields, Angel, Clerkenwell, and crossing the Millenium Bridge to end in front of the Tate Modern. In practice, the GURC team got as far as the wonderful Kurdish/Turkish/Iraqi restaurant, Gem, on Upper Street, ate our own body weight in grilled meats, and slunk home, replete.
The best place for more detailed instructions is here:
http://www.parkland-walk.org.uk/
Length:
Parkland Walk: 2 1/2 hours
Finsbury Park – Highbury Fields: 1 hour
Highbury – Tate: 2 1/2 hours?
Travelling: Overland trains to Alexandra Palace can be taken from King’s Cross or Finsbury Park. And Finsbury Park is on the Queen Victoria line.
Notable Features:
Alexandra Palace
Queen’s Wood
Highgate Wood
Finsbury Park
(Highbury Fields)
(Clerkenwell)
(St Paul’s)
(Millenium Bridge)
(Tate Modern)
Drawbacks:
Can be quite muddy in winter. Involves going to Finsbury Park.
Resources:
http://www.parkland-walk.org.uk/
http://www.derelictlondon.com/id638.htm
http://www.urban75.org/london/alexandra.html
