To get from Enfield to Cricklewood either go round the North Circular
anti-clockwise to Henly's Corner, then go through Temple Fortune and
Golders Green, or take the M25 anti-clockwise to South Mimms and then
take the A1 and the A41. The M25 approach adds some miles but would
probably be quicker than relying on the North Circular

To get from Enfield to Cricklewood try aiming to cross the North
Circular Road into Brownlow Road (B106) and follow that road to
Muswell Hill and then you'll be aiming to join the A504 Fortis Green
and there are many ways to get there, either through Dukes Avenue or
through Pages Lane and Tetherdown or Pages Lane, Creighton Avenue and
eventually Twyford Avenue.

Turn left out of Fortis Green into East Finchley High Road then past
the station and right into Bishops Avenue, then across the A1 and
right into Hampstead Lane which becomes Spaniards Road when you reach
the arch. At the roundabout continue ahead (briefly the A502 for a few
seconds) and at the pond turn right into the slip road and right again
into West Heath Road, round the bends and left into Platts Lane, then
at the next mini-roundabout take the right fork which is Hermitage
Lane and becomes Cricklewood Lane (A407) when you cross Finchley Road.
Cross also the A41 and Claremont Road / Westbere Road junction and
take a little "rat-run" left through Elm Grove and right into Ash
Grove to avoid the traffic light, left onto the A5 Cricklewood
Broadwaythen right into Walm Lane, then left into Lydford Road (Keyes
Road is closed off, in spite of what many maps show). Follow this road
which becomes Sidmouth Road and then Chamberlayne Road and at a double
mini-roundabout take the right branch at the second one into All Souls
Avenue.

In article ,
(Martin Rich) wrote:

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 20:39:38 GMT, Steve wrote:

Personally, I'd go Enfield Lock - Tottenham Hale - Victoria - Putney
Bridge 1 hour 1 minute.

By train (note I'm reading this in uk.transport.london) wouldn't it
make more sense to stay on the Victoria Line to Vauxhall, then go to
Putney by South West Trains.

Indeed. I go that way from King's Cross to Putney where I was brought up.
I still visit my parents regularly. It's alright until i stay overnight
when there is a large fare differential between tickets valid on tube and
SWT.

Driving, I'd be inclined to skirt London to the west and go through
Cricklewood - All Souls Avenue - White City, then onto the A3220, down
North End Road and Fulham Road to Putney Bridge. (You could cross
Wandsworth Bridge and go along Putney Bridge Road as an alternative
but I don't think there's anything in it in terms of likelihood of
hitting jams).

I used to use that route driving from Cambridge to Putney via the A1/A41.
Never thought of going that far along North End Road and used to go via
Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith Broadway and Fulham Palace Road. I gave up
because Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith Broadway got worse and worse and
switched to the M11, A12, Tower Bridge, Elephant and Castle, Vauxhall,
Battersea Park Road and the Wandsworth one-way system. My parents live
near East Putney tube.

To get from Enfield to Cricklewood either go round the North Circular
anti-clockwise to Henly's Corner, then go through Temple Fortune and
Golders Green, or take the M25 anti-clockwise to South Mimms and then
take the A1 and the A41. The M25 approach adds some miles but would
probably be quicker than relying on the North Circular

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 01:57 +0100 (BST), (Colin
Rosenstiel) wrote:

In article ,
(Martin Rich) wrote:


Driving, I'd be inclined to skirt London to the west and go through
Cricklewood - All Souls Avenue - White City, then onto the A3220, down
North End Road and Fulham Road to Putney Bridge. (You could cross
Wandsworth Bridge and go along Putney Bridge Road as an alternative
but I don't think there's anything in it in terms of likelihood of
hitting jams).

I used to use that route driving from Cambridge to Putney via the A1/A41.
Never thought of going that far along North End Road and used to go via
Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith Broadway and Fulham Palace Road. I gave up
because Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith Broadway got worse and worse and
switched to the M11, A12, Tower Bridge, Elephant and Castle, Vauxhall,
Battersea Park Road and the Wandsworth one-way system. My parents live
near East Putney tube.


I used that route then Hammersmith Broadway until the gap at the east
end of Shepherd's Bush Green was closed sometime in the 1990s, and
would still go view Hammersmith if I were driving *from* Putney to
Cricklewood and points north. But going south, now you are forced at
Shepherd's Bush to go as far east as the roundabout at the south end
of the A3220, so you might as well go down North End Road in that
direction.

Martin

In article ,
(Martin Rich) wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 01:57 +0100 (BST), (Colin
Rosenstiel) wrote:

In article ,
(Martin Rich) wrote:

Driving, I'd be inclined to skirt London to the west and go through
Cricklewood - All Souls Avenue - White City, then onto the A3220,
down North End Road and Fulham Road to Putney Bridge. (You could
cross Wandsworth Bridge and go along Putney Bridge Road as an
alternative but I don't think there's anything in it in terms of
likelihood of hitting jams).

I used to use that route driving from Cambridge to Putney via the
A1/A41. Never thought of going that far along North End Road and used
to go via Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith Broadway and Fulham Palace
Road. I gave up because Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith Broadway got
worse and worse and switched to the M11, A12, Tower Bridge, Elephant
and Castle, Vauxhall, Battersea Park Road and the Wandsworth one-way
system. My parents live near East Putney tube.

I used that route then Hammersmith Broadway until the gap at the east
end of Shepherd's Bush Green was closed sometime in the 1990s, and
would still go view Hammersmith if I were driving *from* Putney to
Cricklewood and points north. But going south, now you are forced at
Shepherd's Bush to go as far east as the roundabout at the south end
of the A3220, so you might as well go down North End Road in that
direction.

I went down the A3220 (then the A41(M) IIRC) and then round Shepherd's
Bush Green.

--
Colin Rosenstiel