GREEN £5 WALK: 🌳🌲NORTHOLT VILLAGE to NORTHALA FIELDS 🌱🌿💧

CANAL, LAKES, HILLS, MEADOWS, PARKS, WOODED TRAILS, and PUB SOCIALISING with CHEAP FOOD and DRINKS. This is an almost circular walk. Hills (optional) and canals are the theme for today's walk in the green suburbs of London Travelzones 4 and 5. Get out, explore and enjoy London's abundant green spaces and surprising surrounding countryside, whilst making new friends in a group walk!! Give up the city streets for a day and breathe some fresh air. Improve your overall fitness levels, whilst chatting to new people during the walk and socialising afterwards in a pub. WALK START POINT: Meeting at Northolt Station (Central Line -Zone 4/5). When you arrive at the start look for Ken with the the Meetup badge. If you are running a few minutes late, don't worry, we usually wait a short time for latecomers. If you are more than 15 mins late you will have to catch us up. Head to Northolt Village and Belvue Park,and then the Cafe at Northala fields.Northolt Station - Zone 4 - Central Line. WALK DISTANCE: Approx 5.5 miles. Mostly flat with optional gradients (hilltop views). WALK END POINT: We end this walk at a very large pub (Greenwood hotel/pub) reasonably close (500 yards) to Sudbury Hill Station and also not far from Northolt, Northolt Park and Greenford stations, offering Central and Piccadilly lines, GWR and Chiltern railways. Also a bus can be caught from outside pub taking you to several other stations. STOP OUT POINT: Our route goes close to multi London bus routes WALK ROUTE: Join us for a near circular walk involving, Islip Manor Park, Belvue Park,the historic village of Northolt, the moated site on which manors have stood since William the Conqueror gifted the original manor to Geoffrey De Mandeville after the conquest in 1066. Followed by a scenic canal walk and several optional hilltop views. RAIN POLICY - If the weather is very wet, we may curtail or postpone the walk, please check this page on the day. Light rain is not usually a problem. COST: FREE for holders of the KENS EVENTS CARD. Buy the Kens Events card on the day for £25 (valid for 365 days) then attend all walks for free). The default position is that a £5 cash fee is payable at the start of each walk by those members and guests who do not possess or are unable to show their Ken's Events Card. DISCAIMER All Ken's Events are subject to a disclaimer. Please click here http://www.meetup.com/kens-events-explore-london-secrets/ to find out more about Kens Events/Walks and click on 'read more' to see full disclaimer. Social Event: Our walks are social walks, where the emphasis is on meeting new people, enjoying nature, healthy exercise, and fresh air. Our walks are not interrupted with running commentaries or historical lectures, although occasionally features of significance may be pointed out. As such our walks will be continuous with few stops and it is your responsibilty to keep walkers ahead in view and to follow the direction of the walk. Our walks always end with a social event at a pub with a convivial atmosphere where the socialising can continue. Be sure to join us in the pub for the whole friendly experience! RISKS: Dress appropriately for weather conditions with non-slip sturdy shoes and carry a bottle of water and necessary medication. You must be moderately fit for this walk and able to walk for four miles without a break. In these walks we use; pavements, cross busy roads, public parkland, towpaths alongside water, rights of way, bridlepaths, country lanes and other established paths and tracks through woodland, bush and countryside. Please take care as surfaces may be muddy, slippery, uneven, tree roots may protrude, there may be low overhanging branches,stinging nettles, and some paths also have joggers, cyclists and even cars (country lanes). On occasion wild,domestic and farm animals may be encountered. If you require insurance for these walks then you must arrange this yourself. No dogs or children please. WANT TO COME ON ANOTHER WALK: For a list of future walks please see http://www.meetup.com/KENS-EVENTS-EXPLORE-LONDON-SECRETS/events/ If you enjoy weekday and evening walks, then you should join Ken's Weekday and Evenings Walking Group. Click here for more information. (https://www.meetup.com/KENS-WEEKDAY-EVENING-WALKS/) KEN'S EVENTS (http://www.kensevents.co.uk/) also has a Facebook group. See http://www.facebook.com/Kens.events Please only post comments before the event if the comment is relevant to the whole group or something is unclear.