To paradise and back
This easy, level walk is along attractive canal towpath to Paradise Fields, a newly created area of park and wetland, with lagoons that attract wildfowl.
- Start and finish: Horsenden Farm, Horsenden Hill
- Distance: 2.2 miles/3.5 kilometres
- Transport:
- Parking: Limited parking at Horsenden Farm
If starting walk at Paradise Fields:
- Parking: Signposted Paradise Fields at Westway Cross retail park
- Facilities: Refreshments and toilets at McDonalds at Westway Cross retail park.
- Accessibility: This walk is not suitable for wheelchairs
Directions
- From Horsenden Farm, walk down to the canal.
- Turn right along the towpath, through the sculpture trail and the decorative wooden arch, to the pedestrian entrance gate.
- Turn left on the pedestrian bridge to cross the canal, go down the steps and continue along the towpath on the other side.
- Walk along the towpath for quite a way. When you pass under a wooden footbridge, turn left through a metal gate, then follow the path into Paradise Fields.
- Follow the path to a viewing platform over the main lagoon where you can watch the wildfowl.
- Retrace your steps to the start to complete the walk.
(Alternatively this walk could be started from Paradise Fields, to Horsenden Farm and back).