Walks you can reach from Brent Cross West by train
Middlesex · South East England
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St Albans Circular via Ruins of Gorhambury House (Hertfordshire)
15 minutes direct from Brent Cross West.
Recommended
St Albans Cathedral (30m in)
Verulamium Roman City Walls (45m in)
Ruins of Gorhambury House (2h in)
St Albans (2h in)
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (30m in)
6 end-of-walk rewards: the Six Bells, the Lower Red Lion, the Snug, the Boot, the Mad Squirrel Tap, or the Peahen
Warnings: A third urban.
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Harpenden to St Albans (Hertfordshire)
30 minutes direct from Brent Cross West.
Recommended: Mostly fields and country lanes. Some beautiful new bluebell woods, stunning historic city streeets, commons, golf courses and parkland.
Heartwood Forest (1h30 in)
St Albans Cathedral (4h in)
St Albans (3h30 in)
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
4 lunch spots: Sandridge (2h in) — the Green Man (excellent; reservations recommended), Heartwood Tea Rooms (busy!), the Rose & Crown, or the Queens Head (not great)
5 end-of-walk rewards: the Lower Red Lion, the Mad Squirrel Tap, the Peahen, the Snug, or the Boot
Best months: in April (bluebell season).
Warnings: A quarter urban.
Source: Trains2Green.
Similar walks: the Saturday Walkers Club and Slow Ways (inc. GPX).
Harpenden Circular via the Devil's Dyke (Hertfordshire)
30 minutes direct from Brent Cross West.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
St Albans (2h in)
The Devil's Dyke (National Trust)
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
3 lunch spots: the Swan (1h in), the Bull (1h15 in), or the Wicked Lady (2h in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Marquis of Granby, or the Amble Inn
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Wimbledon Circular via Wimbledon Common (Surrey)
1 hour direct from Brent Cross West.
Urban streets, open common, wooded paths, golf fairways, parkland and quiet roads.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Streatham to East Dulwich (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Brent Cross West.
South London green-chain walk from Streatham's Rookery through Dulwich Woods, Horniman Gardens and Nunhead Cemetery to East Dulwich.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Streatham to Honor Oak Park (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Brent Cross West.
Walk through surviving fragments of the ancient Great North Wood, from Streatham Common via Crystal Palace Park to One Tree Hill.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Mitcham to Colliers Wood (Surrey)
1 hour direct from Brent Cross West.
Flat urban riverside parks, nature reserves, chalk stream, industrial heritage and south London commons and green corridors.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Wimbledon to Putney (Surrey)
1 hour direct from Brent Cross West.
Suburban streets, open common, landscaped park, woodland riverside path, Royal Park grassland, suburban roads and riverside Thames path.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Wimbledon to Kingston (Surrey)
1 hour direct from Brent Cross West.
Common heathland, woodland, royal deer park, formal gardens, Thames riverside path and open grassland.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Watford to St Albans (Hertfordshire)
15 minutes direct from Brent Cross West.
Way-marked trail through the Ver and Colne Valleys and linking all seven Abbey Line stations — can be done end-to-end or as individual sections with a train hop back.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Sections can become waterlogged after heavy rain, sometimes without obvious alternative routes.
Walk details: the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership (PDF).
Garston to St Albans (Hertfordshire)
15 minutes direct from Brent Cross West.
Common woodland, farmland tracks, river meadows, water meadows, quiet residential roads and historic city streets.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
St Albans (3h15 in)
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
3 lunch spots: Moor Mill Watermill & Inn (1h45 in), the Overdraught (2h15 in), or Rumbles Fish Bar (2h15 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Horn, or the Robin Hood
Warnings: Can be very muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Blackheath to Deptford (Kent)
45 minutes direct from Brent Cross West.
Urban London, genteel residential streets, Georgian and Victorian estates, large open heathland, well-kept parks, river valleys, Victorian cemeteries and green hilltops with panoramic city views.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).