Fryent Country Park walk

Rolling fields and small woods

History

This is a list of previous times this walk has been done by the club (since Jan 2010). For more recent events (since April 2015), full details are shown.

Date Option Post # Weather
Thu, 09-Mar-23 Evening Walk - Barn Hill Open Space and Fryent Country Park: Far Views over NW London and a good excuse for a meal and a drink afterwards 5 mainly rainy
Wed, 25-May-22 Evening walk - Fryent Country Park 6 pleasant
Tue, 16-Jul-19 Evening Walk - Fryent Country Park 8 fine summer evening conditions
Tue, 08-May-18 Evening walk - Fryent Country Park
Wed, 03-Aug-16 Evening Walk
Length: 5.3 km (3.3 mi)
Ascent/Descent: 93/88m
Net Walking Time: ca. 1 ¼ hours
Toughness: 1 out of 10
Meet at 19.00 hours at Preston Road Underground (Metropolitan Line, 15 minutes from Baker Street).
Return from Kingsbury: frequent trains on the Jubilee Line. Both stations are in Zone 4.
Barn Hill Open Space and Fryent Country Park, with fine viewpoints from the two hills en route (Wembley Stadium, Harrow-on-the-Hill), a trigpoint at 86m above sea and several good choices for ‘tea’...

Tea: On the main drag, there are several Sub-Continental restaurants, a Wetherspoon’s (J.J. Moon’s) and then there’s the Roisin Dubh, a tiny Irish bar just off the Kingsbury Circle on Fryent Way.

For walk directions, maps, height profiles, some photos and gpx/kml files click here. T=short.2

  • 09-Mar-23

    5 walkers despite the forecast (and reality) of mainly rainy weather.

    Once we were off the pavement and into the Country Park, it was surprisingly quite muddy in most places, although not deeply so. From teh top of Barn Hill, and despite the drizzle/light rain, we had some half-decent views of Wembley Stadium and assorted building site cranes in the distance. Down the hill then (where one slid onto her side) and across the A road. A minority interest wanted to cut out the south easterly loop and follow the Capital Ring instead on this section, so we obliged. All 5 then went to Bombay Spice Nashta House for a wholesome meal.

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Length: 5.5 km (3.5 miles)
Net Walking Time: 1½ hours
Toughness: 1 out of 10
Meet 19:30 prompt outside the entrance to Preston Road station (Metropolitan Line).
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  • 24-May-22

    Intend going.

  • 25-May-22

    An all-male group of 6 on this walk in pleasant weather.

    I hadn't done this walk before myself... Fine viewpoints from the two hills en route (Wembley Stadium, Harrow-on-the-Hill). Lots of buttercup meadows. A trigpoint at 86m above sea...

    We finished with a tasty vegetarian meal at an Indian restaurant, accompanied by some excellent Kenyan lager (and why not?). After that, it was still only 21.30, so time and space for another sip were there. 2 argued for a dark Irish bar (Roisin Dubh), but they were outvoted by the Spoon's brigade. And who can argue much at £2.19 for a pint...

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Fryent Country Park

Distance: 5.5 km
Meet 19:30 prompt at the entrance to Preston Road underground station.

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  • Anonymous
    10-Jul-19

    This is a beautiful country park in london

    Very impressed.

  • 15-Jul-19

    Intend going.

  • 17-Jul-19

    A record breaking 8 on this evening walk in fine summer evening conditions . The route follows the capital ring for a spell and quickly emerges into open parkland with a few modest hills offering great views far and wide, made particularly lovely with the setting sun....Six went to the pub for dinner and/or drinks....A lovely evening out....

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Fryent Country Park
Time: 19:15
Distance: 5km

Meet 19:15 prompt at the entrance to Preston Road underground station. T=short.2
  • 07-May-18

    Intend going.

Wed, 03-Aug-16 : Evening Walk ?
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Fryent Country Park
Time: 19:15
Distance: 5km
Meet 19:15 prompt at the entrance to Preston Road underground station. This is a self-led walk. T=short.2