Please forgive my ignorance, but I'm pretty unfamiliar with Greater London. Is Acton Town at all near Kensal Green (walking distance; I'm a good walker)? I'd like to visit Chiswick Auction house and Kensal Green cemetery in the same afternoon. I have been completely unable to find a map that covers these areas - the tube map shows them light years from each other, but of course the tube map in no way replicates the real City. Thanks for any help.

You need http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk

They estimate about an hour and half to walk, 50 minutes by public transport with several changes.

For a map, try www.streetmap.co.uk

Chiswick and Acton are a bloody long way to Kensall Green, with no easy route.

If you want to see an old victorian cemetary combined with Chiswick/Acton try Brompton Cemetary. It's at West Brompton tube and is easily reached from Chiswick and Acton.

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http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/brompton_cemetery/

Thank you both very much - for the map and suggestion of Brompton. I'd completely forgotten about Brompton Cemetery. I'll put on my cemetery list right under Abney Park.

Can also recommend Highgate cemetery they do fab 1 hour tour detailing the gravestones and eras

Highgate's bloody miles from Chiswick too.