Brent Walks A series of healthy walks for all the family to enjoy Route 4 - Sudbury, Harrow and Shri Sanatan Hindu Mandir Route 4 - Sudbury, Harrow and Shri Sanatan Hindu Mandir Route Highlights Starting on the Capital Ring path, this route goes through Harrow School and High Street with their historic buildings and beautiful views high above the rest of London. It then wanders through the back streets of Sudbury, through three smaller local parks and St John’s cemetery before finishing at the Shiri Sanatan Hindu Mandir. 1 Start: Exit Northwick park tube station for Northwick Hospital and take the capital ring footpath (directly on your left) through the park. Just before you reach the children’s play area turn right onto the capital ring path 2 heading towards Greenford, this will take you to Watford Road. 3 Cross Watford Road, and join the public footpath by climbing over the stile onto Harrow School fields. 4 Continue to walk along the public footpath until you reach the gravel road, turn right onto here and continue. 5 At end of this road, turn right again and head for the public footpath, walk across the top of the field and join the footpath that takes you to Peterborough Road 6. Turn left towards 7 High Street, and follow this as it turns onto 8 London Road, and then 9 Sudbury Hill Road. At the roundabout turn 10 left onto Sudbury Court Drive, then turn right onto 11 Sudbury Court Road. Turn right onto 12 Elmwood Park and walk through the park, exiting on the Elms Lane side 13. Turn right onto Elms Lane then left onto 14 Homefield Road. When you reach Watford Road, turn left and immediately right into Vale Farm sports centre 15. Walk around Vale Farm and back out, turning left onto Watford Road. At the roundabout, continue along in the same direction on Harrow Road 16 and then take the first entrance into Barham Park 17. Walk through the park to the eastern side and exit by turning left back onto Harrow Road 18. Walk up to St. John the Evangelist Church and Cemetery and then cross Harrow Road and head south along 19 Talbot Road to the end. Turn right onto Chaplin Road 20 and then left onto Farm Avenue 21. Enter the park at the end of Farm Avenue 22 and head south through the park and take the St. James’ Gardens exit 23, which will take you onto Ealing Road 24. Turn left to see the Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir temple, and then walk back south along Ealing Road to Alperton Tube 25 where this route ends. Places of Interest/Heritage Harrow School received the Royal Charter in 1572 and in 1615 John Lyon’s new School House was completed and opened with just one pupil. By the beginning of the 19th century, Head Master Joseph Drury could count among his pupils a quartet of future Prime Ministers. Today the school is one of the most exclusive in London. Harrow on the Hill is a small village that has barely changed since Victorian times. 14 miles from central London it still has the atmosphere of its own discrete village. Published by Brent Council 2014 Distance 7.5 miles - 12.1 km - 17,300 Steps Time Fast - 2hrs, Medium - 2hrs 40mins, Slow - 4hrs Calories Fast - 820, Medium - 730, Slow - 710 Difficulty Route is not suitable for prams and wheelchairs. This route contains hills. Start / end station Northwick Park to Alperton Vale Farm Sports Centre is one of the borough’s three main leisure centres, and sits in the middle of several sporting pitches. Barham Park was once the grounds of the Crab’s House, which was acquired in 1801 by John Copland, who built Sudbury Lodge (later called Barham Mansion) in c1850. By 1895, the estate was owned by Sir George Barham and it was inherited in 1913 by his son Titus. When he died in1937 he left the house and grounds to the citizens of Wembley, together with his private museum. The park today has formal gardens and more open parkland. There are remnants of earlier features such as garden balustrades of Barham Mansion, walls and ornamental gates. Just off route, Sudbury Town Tube Station dates back to 1903 and is Grade II listed. The station is built in modernist architectural design and features a tall block-like ticket hall rising above a low horizontal structure that contains station facilities and shops. St John the Evangelist Churchyard and Cemetery was built in 1846 when Wembley became a separate parish from Harrow. In 1887 the burial ground was opened adjacent to the churchyard and it contains c19th century monuments and a war memorial in the form of a grey granite cross of sacrifice. A war grave section commemorates those who died in both world wars. The Shree Sanatan Hindu Temple is a £16 million Hindu Mandir located on 2.4 acres of land visited by thousands each year. It was built using ancient techniques based on Hindu scriptures, and lacks a metal core. This building method dates back thousands of years and is the same as that used to construct the world famous Angkor Wat in Cambodia. The beautifully carved temple is made up of mixed stones from Jaisalmair, Bansipahad and Makrana marble, while the majestic outlook is decorated by Jaisalmair lime stone, all of which have been imported from India. Facilities: This route has facilities in Harrow on the Hill, Vale Farm Sports Centre, Barham Park and along Ealing High Road.
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Brent WalksA series of healthy walks for all the family to enjoy
Route 4 - Sudbury, Harrowand Shri Sanatan Hindu Mandir
Route 4 - Sudbury, Harrow and Shri Sanatan Hindu Mandir
Route HighlightsStarting on the Capital Ring path, this route goes throughHarrow School and High Street with their historic buildingsand beautiful views high above the rest of London. It thenwanders through the back streets of Sudbury, throughthree smaller local parks and St John’s cemetery beforefinishing at the Shiri Sanatan Hindu Mandir.
1 Start: Exit Northwick park tube station for NorthwickHospital and take the capital ring footpath (directly onyour left) through the park. Just before you reach the children’s play area turn right onto the capital ring path2 heading towards Greenford, this will take you toWatford Road. 3 Cross Watford Road, and join the publicfootpath by climbing over the stile onto Harrow Schoolfields. 4 Continue to walk along the public footpath untilyou reach the gravel road, turn right onto here and continue. 5 At end of this road, turn right again and headfor the public footpath, walk across the top of the fieldand join the footpath that takes you to PeterboroughRoad 6. Turn left towards 7 High Street, and follow this as it turns onto 8 London Road, and then 9 Sudbury HillRoad. At the roundabout turn 10 left onto Sudbury CourtDrive, then turn right onto 11 Sudbury Court Road. Turnright onto 12 Elmwood Park and walk through the park,exiting on the Elms Lane side 13. Turn right onto Elms Lane then left onto 14 Homefield Road. When you reachWatford Road, turn left and immediately right into ValeFarm sports centre 15. Walk around Vale Farm and backout, turning left onto Watford Road. At the roundabout,continue along in the same direction on Harrow Road 16and then take the first entrance into Barham Park 17. Walk through the park to the eastern side and exit byturning left back onto Harrow Road 18. Walk up to St.John the Evangelist Church and Cemetery and then crossHarrow Road and head south along 19 Talbot Road to theend. Turn right onto Chaplin Road 20 and then left ontoFarm Avenue 21. Enter the park at the end of FarmAvenue 22 and head south through the park and take theSt. James’ Gardens exit 23, which will take you onto EalingRoad 24. Turn left to see the Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandirtemple, and then walk back south along Ealing Road toAlperton Tube 25 where this route ends.
Places of Interest/HeritageHarrow School received the Royal Charter in 1572 andin 1615 John Lyon’s new School House was completed and opened with just one pupil. By the beginning of the 19th century, Head Master JosephDrury could count among hispupils a quartet of future PrimeMinisters. Today the school is one of the most exclusive inLondon.
Harrow on the Hill is a small village that has barelychanged since Victorian times. 14 miles from centralLondon it still has the atmosphere of its own discrete village.
Published by Brent Council 2014
Distance7.5 miles - 12.1 km - 17,300 Steps
TimeFast - 2hrs, Medium - 2hrs 40mins, Slow - 4hrs
CaloriesFast - 820, Medium - 730, Slow - 710
DifficultyRoute is not suitable for prams and wheelchairs. This route contains hills.
Start / end stationNorthwick Park to Alperton
Vale Farm Sports Centre is one of the borough’s three main leisure centres, and sits in the middle of several sporting pitches.
Barham Park was once the grounds of the Crab’s House,which was acquired in 1801 by John Copland, who builtSudbury Lodge (later called Barham Mansion) in c1850. By 1895, the estate was owned by Sir George Barham and itwas inherited in 1913 by his son Titus. When he died in1937 he left the house and grounds to the citizens of Wembley,together with his private museum. The park today has formalgardens and more open parkland. There are remnants of earlier features such as garden balustrades of BarhamMansion, walls and ornamental gates.
Just off route, Sudbury Town Tube Station dates back to1903 and is Grade II listed. The station is built in modernistarchitectural design and features a tall block-like ticket hall rising above a low horizontal structure that contains stationfacilities and shops.
St John the Evangelist Churchyard and Cemetery wasbuilt in 1846 when Wembley became a separate parish fromHarrow. In 1887 the burial ground was opened adjacent to the churchyard and it contains c19th century monuments anda war memorial in the form of a grey granite cross of sacrifice.A war grave section commemorates those who died in bothworld wars.
The Shree Sanatan Hindu Temple is a £16 million HinduMandir located on 2.4 acres of land visited by thousands eachyear. It was built using ancient techniques based on Hinduscriptures, and lacks a metal core. This building method datesback thousands of years and is the same as that used to construct the world famous AngkorWat in Cambodia. The beautifullycarved temple is made up of mixedstones from Jaisalmair, Bansipahadand Makrana marble, while themajestic outlook is decorated byJaisalmair lime stone, all of whichhave been imported from India.
Facilities: This route has facilities in Harrow on the Hill, ValeFarm Sports Centre, Barham Park and along Ealing High Road.
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