Tracking the Tube: Metropolitan Line 03: Wembley Park to Rayners Lane

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Weather: Cold and Very Wet
Distance Walked: 8.3km
Distance By Tube: 7.03km
Stations Visited: 6
Fantastic Place: Zoroastrian Centre, Rayners Lane

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Spot the station NOT photographed on this walk!

I've been putting off blogging this walk, which I did way back in Novemeber, because it was one of the least pleasant walks I've ever done. The forecast when I set out from home was for light drizzle but no sooner had I stepped out of the train at Wembley Park it was already raining heavily. It was so heavy that I couldn't see the stadium from the station. Instead of the planned route I decided to take a direct route. This was a sensible choice as my map was soon transformed to mush in my pocket. 

There was very little of interest on the route, damp suburban streets, major junctions and some busy arterial roads, until I reached Harrow where the school buildings could be glimpsed on the hill (Harrow-On-The-Hill station is not actually on the hill).

The sun eventually came out as I approached the end of the walk and revealed the one gem on the walk, the Zoroastrian Centre near Rayners Lane station.

This fantastic Art Deco building was once a cinema and was worth getting soaked for!

I've decided to do the Rayners Lane to Uxbridge branch when I do the Piccadilly Line walk, and head up the other branch towards Watford, Chalfont and Amersham.