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Earlswood - down the road for several
hundred yards and turn right near the Methodist Church
for the Lakes
Steam Train Passing 'The Lakes' - the Shakespeare
Express passing through
The Lakes - Poolhead Road - follow it to
the reservoirs
The Lakes - central reservoir
Fishing in The Lakes
The Lakes - east reservoir
The Lakes - central reservoir
The Red Lion - somewhere to quench
your thirst after a countryside walk
The Lakes - east reservoir
Walkers Return to 'The Lakes' Station -
after completed one of our suggested walks (No 1) from
Earlswood station!
Request Stop! Trains only stop at some
rural stations along the line by request to the driver
or guard. The Lakes is one of
them.
Catching The Train Home - after a pleasant
walk around Earlswood & The Lakes - some of these
people came from Jewellery Line Stations
A train calls at Earlswood Station
Earlswood Pedestrian Ramp approach to car park and for trains to Stratford.
The Woods - heading towards The Lakes Station through the wooded section
Map of Area showing Earlswood Station,
The Lakes Station, Clowes Wood & the Lakes themselves
(zoom in to it for more detail)
Some
Ideas for Countryside Walks (1)
Take the train to Earlswood, walk through the lanes to the
Lakes maybe stopping at the Craft Centre. Then walk on to
The Lakes station for the train home.
(2)
Alternatively, nature lovers may chose to take a footpath
route through Clowes Woods.
Map of Area showing The Lakes Station,
Earlswood Station, Clowes Wood & the Lakes themselves
(zoom in to it for more detail)
(3) Lakes Circular Walk
This takes you around the outside of each of the pools.
(4)
Earlswood Circular Walk
The walk takes you through open fields and surfaced towpaths
with some road walking.
Please note : Some sections of these two circular walks
may be boggy in wet weather
.For more information
about the lakes see British
Waterways website .... www.waterscape.com
Also various other websites give details
of the work of the Earlswood
Lakes Partnership
Click
here for details of the Local Heritage Initiative...
