Brent Walks - Brent Council

Route 5 - The Heart of Wembley
Route Highlights
This is a short circular walk, beginning and ending at the
iconic Wembley Stadium, including Brent’s most notable
sites and King Edward VII park.
1 Start at Brent Civic Centre on Engineers Way. Walk
through Wembley Arena Square 2 and onto the London
Designer Outlet 3. Cut through here to Wembley Hill Road
4. Cross here and walk up Dagmar Avenue 5. Turn left
onto 6 Park Lane and then right into 7 King Edward VII
Park. Walk around the park and out the exit you came in,
turning left back onto 8 Park Lane, right onto 9 Dagmar
Avenue, over Wembley Hill Rd and back through the
designer outlet 10, past the arena 11 and back to the
Civic Centre where the route ends 12.
Places of Interest/Heritage
Brent Civic Centre and Library: opened in June 2013
and is home to the council offices and Wembley Library.
Brent Civic Centre is officially recognised as the greenest
public building in the UK, through its BREEAM
‘Outstanding’ accreditation.
Wembley Stadium: home of
England Football, stands on the
site which has been used for
football since the 1880s. The
‘twin towers’ stadium initially
opened as the British Empire
Exhibition Stadium in 1923 and
had been built exclusively for the Empire Exhibition in 1924
after which it was due to be demolished. The electronic
scoreboard and roof were added in 1963. The stadium
was closed in 2000, demolished in 2003 and re-opened in
2007, with its iconic arch that can be seen from all over
London.
Wembley Arena: was built
in 1934 for the British Empire
Games, and originally housed
a swimming pool, which was
last used in the 1948 olympics.
The arena was rebuilt in early
21st century as part of extensive
regeneration of the area, and opened in 2006. With 12,500
seats, it’s the second largest indoor arena in London, and
regularly hosts sporting and music events.
London Designer Outlet opened in late 2013 and houses
shopping, restaurants and cinema under Wembley
Stadium.
White Horse Bridge: is just off
route and is the footbridge that
crosses Wembley Stadium railway
station. Opened in 2006, it’s
named after a grey (though
appearing white in old blackand-white photographs and
films) Metropolitan Police horse,
named ‘Billy’, who was used to restore order after the
200,000 spectators who turned up to watch the 1923 FA
Cup Final all took to the pitch before kick off.
King Edward Vll Park: King Edward VII Park was opened
to the public on 4 July 1914. The land which has become
the park was purchased by the
Council in memory of the late
king and to replace the loss
of Wembley Park as an open
space. The park was formally
laid out for sport and leisure
activities and many of the
facilities still exist today
including the well preserved flower garden. This is a very
popular park with the locals and is understandably well
used.
As you head back to the tube,
you will see Fountain Studios
on your left on Fulton Road.
Home to the ‘X-Factor’, ‘Pop
Idol’ and ‘Britain’ Got Talent’,
it’s one of Brent’s best known
attractions. Opened initially in
1985 in Surrey, they moved in
1993 and refurbished the once famous Rediffusion studio
which was built in 1960. A tv studio has occupied this site
since 1926.
If you fancy a longer walk, the circular path around the
stadium is 1km, or about another 15 minutes.
Facilities: This route has facilities in the civic centre,
including a library and cafes, and many sports facilities
in King Edward VII park.
Distance
2 miles - 3.3 km - 4,900 Steps
Time
Fast - 35mins, Medium - 45mins, Slow - 50 mins
Calories
Fast - 230, Medium - 210, Slow - 200
Difficulty
Route is accessible to all.
Start / end station
Wembley Park
Published by Brent Council 2014
Brent Walks
A series of healthy walks for all the family to enjoy
Route 5 The Heart of Wembley
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