Old Harlow and New Harlow
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Turn left outside Harlow Museum car park, continue along the road and, where Muskham Road joins Mowbray Road, follow the blue cycle path sign to Templefields and Old Harlow. At the tarmac path turn right, and follow the cycle path under the A414 and into Old Harlow. Continue along Market Street to the T-junction and turn left at The Chequers pub into Station Road. After 300yds (274m) turn right into the Swallows estate. Take the first left and follow the footpath through the recreational park to Manor Road. Turn left, then right into Priory Avenue, passing a row of corporation houses, the first to be built in the early days of Harlow New Town, until you come to the crossroads with Old Road.
Turn right, and to your left you'll see 12th-century Harlowbury Chapel. For a better view, walk another 150yds (137m) along Old Road to the kissing gate. This Norman chapel, worked in flint and rubble, is a Grade I listed building and thought to be the oldest intact building in Harlow. It has some original features including three windows. Maintain direction until you reach the T-junction opposite the Green Man pub and hotel. Turn right, and take the footpath between the old ambulance and fire station and walk the field-edge path. Just before the main road, turn left between concrete posts and follow the footpath to the B183. Bear half left, cross the road and follow the footpath through trees. Bear left onto the field-edge path. After 200yds (183m), cross the stile and footbridge and walk towards the spire of St Mary's and St Hugh's Church. Pass the graveyard and continue ahead through the churchyard.
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