Meet Watford Junction Rail Station (09.25 London Midlands Train service from Euston to Birmingham arriving Watford 09.45)
A walk through Cassiobury Park to The Grand Union Canal, Sarratt, The Chess Valley, Chenies House and return to Watford. Slippery and Muddy in places. Please carry a torch and your own food and drink. Pubs along the route include Watford Wetherspoons, 44 High St, Watford WD17 2BS. (If you plan to use Wetherspoons for breakfast please text walk leader.) Transport notes: Use of a Freedom Pass permitted between Euston and Harrow & Wealdstone only. A supplementary ticket between Harrow & Wealdstone and Watford is recommended. TFL London Overground, which normally runs between Euston and Watford Junction (and on which Freedom Passes can be used for the whole journey), is only going as far as Watford High Street. Anyone traveling from intermediate stations should change at Harrow and Wealdstone for the 09.36 West Midlands Train arriving Watford Junction. 09.45 For anyone preferring the Metropolitan Line, Watford Underground Station is next to Cassiobury Park. Leave the station and walk ahead taking the first turning left (Shepherds Road) which leads to the park gates. Continue directly ahead on a park path to meet a main path where the main party will meet you. 5 minutes 0.2 miles. Please be there by 10.10. Email/text walk leader if you plan to use this option