Welsh Harp

It's years since I had been to the Welsh Harp, otherwise known as Brent Reservoir, but the sun was shining and I decided to pay it another visit. 

It took quite a long time to get to; the Overground from Shepherd's Bush to Willesden, then another Overground train to Kilburn Park Road, followed by a bus up the Edgware Road.  

But I got there eventually, and spent a very pleasant couple of hours walking in the park along the edge of the Reservoir, before finding a place to sit on the grass beside the water and read - I'm currently reading a book on the early life of the Queen, which is fascinating.   There were a number of families there with small children, who had brought rugs along to sit on and looked as if they had been there all afternoon.

The reservoir itself was a bit smelly in some places; the water didn't look too clean, and I certainly wouldn't want to swim in it, even if it were allowed, which I'm sure it isn't.   But there were plenty of birds swimming on it, particularly swans, which were gliding along everywhere.  

The path along the lake had plenty of shady bits, which was just as well, considering how hot it was, but there were few seats to sit on - they obviously like people to walk or sit on the grass, which in this weather is no hardship, although the grass was still very green.