A walk to remember

When a tourist happens to pay a visit to London, there are, without a shadow of doubt, so many things to be done that his or her schedule is likely to be very busy, to say the least. However, it should be taken into account that just strolling through the city can give him or her more exposure to the London way of life and the sights and sounds of the city; as compared to some of the other activities he or she may partake in.

It is really not necessary that the walks the visitor to the city goes on need to be between a tourist landmark and another. London is a city which has enough to teach the hordes of people who pay a visit each year, in any part of the city. For example, if a person who is visiting the city starts a walk by setting off from The Flask, at Highgate West Hill and walks on right till The Flask at Flask Walk, he or she would have covered the rather considerable distance of a little more than two and a half miles and in the process, he or she would have been able to expose himself or herself to some great greenery and sights of ponds in what is otherwise widely known to be a pretty busy area of London.

In order to go on this walk which crosses Hampstead Heath, what an individual is required to do is to take the tube to Highgate and head over to the junction which is between Highgate West Hill and South Grove. Once he or she is here, what is warranted is to walk down the hill and when one turns right on to Merton Lane, he or she should walk on to the Hampstead Heath. 

When there is a fork in the path, taking the right will eventually lead the walker to a junction; from which he or she should continue walking straight. This would enable him or her to come to one of the gates of Kenwood Estate, which is located in the undergrowth. 

An interesting thing about the path is that the route makes sure that the walker comes across Kenwood House, which is quite well maintained and beautiful. The art collection out here is quite reputed as well, as it includes the work of the Dutchman, Rembrandt. 

When the walker continues on the path he or she would come across a Henry Moore sculpture which is an indicator of him or her being on the right track. Upon crossing over a stone bridge, an immediate right would set the walker on track to a gate. The walker should go through it and bear left and continue past the benches in the clearing so as to finally come across a gravel path; at which point a right needs to be taken. Another indication that the walker is on the right track would be walking past a water fountain on Well Walk, which does not really work!

It may be a relief for the person who is walking to know that at this point, the final destination is not very far, by any yardstick. All he or she is required to do is to take a right hand fork so as to end up on Flask Walk, which is where the other pub is located.

Kensington has long been known to be one of the posh areas to stay in, while in London, on a comparative basis, at the very least. If the tourist is in London and is in search of some good Paddington Accomodation then he or she could surely take into account a hotel by the name of the Park Grand London Kensington which he or she will almost be sure to choose the hotel as his or her default option to stay at on his or her subsequent visit to London. This will make sure that most of the walking the tourist in the city would be required to do would be on walks he or she chooses to go on, rather than walks he or she has to go on due to the hotel having suboptimal location!

The fact of the matter is that London is a place in which weekend walks can really teach the walker something new on every occasion. It is, after all, just a question of which direction the person who is walking heads off in and where to. The statement that ‘it is the journey that counts’ could not ring truer when the context is that of a walk in this city. If, post paying a visit to the second Flask, the visitor is still eager to walk, Parliament Hill is not far away, at all!