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Turkey Street Short Walk

London’s first Beaver Enclosure, several scenic waterways, a park and some fine woods as well as some impressive country estates open to the public

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Club walks since April 2015, and a summary which goes back to Jan 2010.

Date Option Post # Weather
Thu, 26-Jun-25 Evening Walk - Turkey Street Circular: London’s first Beaver Enclosure, several scenic waterways, a park and some fine woods 5 warm with a fine breeze
Mon, 05-May-25 Bank Holiday Walk - London’s first Beaver Enclosure, several scenic waterways, a park and some fine woods as well as some impressive country estates open to the public: Turkey Street Circular [New Walk] 17 overcast
Thomas G
Disclaimer: a longer version of this walk, including a few fine gardens and parks, was posted recently as a daywalk on a Bank Holiday.
Length: 10.2 km (6.3 mi) with 68m ascent/descent
Net Walking Time : 2 ¼ hrs

Take the 18.21 Overground train to Cheshunt from Liverpool Street (all stations via Stoke Newington and Seven Sisters (Victoria Line), arrives 18.53.
Return trains : xx.07 and xx.37. Turkey Street is in Zone 6.

This is an interesting route just inside the M25 in the far north of London, in the Borough of Enfield. It combines several scenic waterways, a park and some fine woods as well as a couple of impressive country estates open to the public.

Highlights include a short stretch of The New River and longer stretches along its long de-commissioned Old Course, the Whitewebbs Loop, the (optional and daytime only) route through the Myddelton House Gardens, the Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre, London’s first Beaver Enclosure, the semi-natural ancient woodland at Whitewebbs Park including a stretch along the meandering Cuffley Brook, the Flash Lane Aqueduct which carried the New River across the brook, the Rendlesham Railway Viaduct (on a short detour), the Turkey Brook meandering through Hilly Fields Park as well as through the Forty Hall Estate and the views of Forty Hall.

Eat/Drink : The Rose & Crown Country Pub & Kitchen , located 3.2 km from the end of the Main Walk (but food to 20.00 only).

For walk directions, map, photos, and gpx/kml files click here .

  • Thomas G
    Jun-25

    5 walkers, with all 4 others not having been on the daywalk version of this posted in early May. The weather was perfect for an evening walk, namely warm with a fine breeze .

    No mud anywhere of course, which is rare on this route, but also very low water levels in the beaver enclosure and in the brooks walked along. Hardly any walkers or even dog walkers about tonight, maybe people are getting a bit blase about the fine weather?

    We stopped for longer than stricly necessary at The Rose & Crown and eventually caught the 22.07 train back.

Thomas G
Length: 14.8 km (9.2 mi) with 150m ascent/descent with all extensions, shorter and longer walks possible
Net Walking Time: 4 hrs (plus time spent in the gardens or houses)
Take the 10.15 Overground train to Cheshunt from Liverpool Street (all stations via Stoke Newington and Seven Sisters (Victoria Line), arrives 10.47.
Return trains : xx.07 and xx.37. Turkey Street is in Zone 6.
This is an interesting route just inside the M25 in the far north of London, in the Borough of Enfield. It combines several scenic waterways, a park and some fine woods as well as a couple of impressive country estates open to the public.
Highlights include a short stretch of The New River and longer stretches along its long de-commissioned Old Course, the Whitewebbs Loop, the (optional and daytime only) route through the Myddelton House Gardens, the Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre, London’s first Beaver Enclosure, the semi-natural ancient woodland at Whitewebbs Park including a stretch along the meandering Cuffley Brook, the Flash Lane Aqueduct which carried the New River across the brook, the Rendlesham Railway Viaduct (on a short detour), the Turkey Brook meandering through Hilly Fields Park as well as through the Forty Hall Estate and the views of Forty Hall.
Longer routes through Whitewebbs Wood, Hilly Fields Park and the Forty Hall Estate are described, as are two link routes to/from SWC Short Walk 10 (Trent Country Park and Enfield Chase).
Eat/Drink : Bowles Tea Room at Myddelton House Gardens , located 1.2 km into the walk on the Myddelton House and Gardens option; Whitewebbs Café, located 4.2 km into the walk; Toby Carvery in Whitewebbs House , located 5.0 km into the walk, 100m off route through trees on the Whitewebbs Wood Extensions; The Rose & Crown Country Pub & Kitchen , located 3.2 km from the end of the Main Walk (no hot food on BH Mondays); Cedar Tree Café Forty Hall, located 2.0 km from the end of the walk on the last of the optional extensions.
For walk directions, map, photos, and gpx/kml files click here .
  • Thomas G
    May-25

    A slightly surprising 17 on this walk today, who got a fair dose of gardens in bloom, dry paths through varied woods and along meandering brooks/rivers and a relatively large beaver enclosure to enjoy.

    The highlight possibly was the Myddelton House Gardens, where seemingly every flower, plant or tree was in flower , and very colourful so, or at least so neatly arranged and maintained that it added to the feast for the eyes. There were also more bluebells there than in all the woods later on! We spent quite a bit of time in there.

    The brooks were not as rushing as they are after more normal (wet) weather but still nicely meandering and with lots of gravel beds. The wooded sections were a delight as well today, with a variety of trees, many very old, and not busy at all.

    As for routes taken: the group mostly stayed together, and almost all followed the short detour to the Toby Carvery Oak, but only 13 went to the Rose & Crown, with the other 4 heading to the Whitewebbs Cafe. 12 of the 13 then walked up to Forty Hall as well, visited the shop and examined the walled garden.

    All but 1 early leaver caught the 15.37 train back.

    The weather was overcast almost until the end when the sun broke through, and we had 2 very short periods of some rain coming down, during both of which we were protected from it (in Myddelton Gardens under the trees and in the pub).