Sunday, 10 July 2022 - CANAL CAPER - ALPERTON TO PADDINGTON - 6 miles - Leader: Dick D

The canal was the first purpose-built freight link from Birmingham to London, before newer (and noisier) railways and roads led to its decline. An easy flat walk along the towpath, ending at Little Venice and Paddington basin.
Lunch: At the end of the walk: suggest cafés and shops at Paddington. Toilets at start and end of walk, and a stop is possible en route at Sainsbury's Ladbroke Grove.

A view of the only road that was crossed on this walk!

Group under starter's orders - ready to set off

Canalside development

Seven cygnets

Canalside library

Grand Junction Arms

Electricity station alongside the canal

Railway bridge

Do not feed the swans!

Canal boat and yet more swans

Tenements abutting the canal

Erno Goldfinger's iconic Trellick Tower

Canal boats 

Photos: Dick D, Dave H