Harlow: Walk to Latton Common

There is a car park with the first hour free opposite the health centre.

Buses 4, 392, 555 and E20 stop close by.

[1] Leaving Keats house turn right and cross the entrance to the health centre car park then, immediately, right again to go through the subway under Southern Way.

[2] At the end of the subway turn left to follow the path up to where it forks. Take the right hand path towards some houses.

[3] When the path merges with a road (Little Pynchons), keep to the left hand path and follow the road as it bends to the left to reach a T-junction.

[4] Turn left and walk along this road, crossing it at a safe point and passing Pear Tree Mead School on the right to reach another T-junction.

[5] Turn right into Trotters Road and follow it with the school on the right. Cross the road at a safe point and continue until the road bends round to the right and there is a post box on the left..

[6] Just after the post box turn left to walk along Latton Common Road passing Harlow Town British Legion club on the right and Crabbe Farm on the left. Continue, with Latton Common on the right, crossing Upper Mealines, until reaching a cycle track sign on the left, by a green dog bin, just before a large brick house.

There is an opportunity to explore Latton Common

[7] Turn left onto the cycle track and continue until it crosses a road (Spinning Wheel Mead). Cross the road and go straight ahead on the cycle track to reach Southern Way with Passmores Academy on the opposite side of the road.

[8] Take the right fork in the cycle track towards a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights. Cross Southern Way, turn left and then cross Tracyes Road. Continue past Holy Cross Church and School on the right and two mini roundabouts on Southern Way. Cross Tillwicks Road.

[9] At some white railings on the right, turn right on a footpath heading towards Sherwood House and turn left to return to Keats House.

Visit the health centre to see the sculpture

Be aware of cyclists and always keep to the pedestrian side of cycle tracks

A Latton Common

 Latton was an ancient parish bounded east by Harlow and west by Netteswell. Like Netteswell it was a long, narrow parish, extending south from the river Stort.  In 1949 its northern and central parts were merged in Harlow parish as part of the designated area of Harlow town, while the southern part was transferred to North Weald Bassett. The common is a large area of grassland, with a small wooded area.

Further information:-

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63852

http://www.wildessex.net/sites/Harlow%20Latton%20Commons.htm

B Passmores Academy

C Sculpture by Angela Godfrey