Hatton Cross Station
Welcome to Hounslow
Crane Bank Water Meadows
We saw another LOOP walker here. He said hello.
Airplane
The walk goes directly under the flight path.
Airplane over Cranford
It's a noisy suburb.
The River Crane
We have followed the River Crane for quite a while.
Forest
Cranford Park
Church
Tom's on the path
This path is part of the Hillingdon Trail. Hillingdon Council seem to be crap at putting up LOOP signs.
On the Grand Union Canal
This goes all the way to Birmingham.
I can see a nearby factory
It's not all glamorous on the canal.
Jenny's restaurant in Hayes
We had a nice lunch in the cafe.
Back on the canal
We may or may not be lost...
Stockley Country Park
Apparently 1,5 million worms helped make this place.
Stockley Country Park
Contains some nice offices, and a golf course.
Stockley Country Park
Hills made from 3 million cubic metres of refuse - so they say.
Golf Course
Still in Stockley Country Park
Stockley Country Park
You can learn to play golf here. Tom wants to take up golf.
Stockley Country Park
The park is split in half by a large road, luckily someone built a bridge over it.
Stockley Country Park
Sharda Glass Limited
We like the name!
Brickmakers Arms
This area was previously famous for making bricks,
Decay on the Canal
The Grand Union continues
Battered Door
Bridge over the Grand Union
This is where we made a little mistake in directions.
Pub rest stop
Technically not on the route!
Canal
Tom enjoys a drink
Coal Tax Marker
These mark the spot where in the olden days, you paid tax on coal you were bringing in.
Canal
Little Britain Lakes
Used to be gravel pits
Little Britain Lakes
Swan Lake
Wildlife is rife in Little Britain Lakes
Little Britain Lakes
Field
We are following part of the Colne Valley Way
Colne Valley Way
The river runs deep
Still on the Colne River
The Colne River
Bridge over the River Colne
Vehicles
Nice bit of industry along the river.
Colne River
Back on the Canal
Uxbridge Station
It all ends here.