A Festival Celebration – St Mary’s Church, Drayton Beauchamp
St Mary the Virgin, Drayton Beauchamp Church Lane, Drayton Beauchamp, Aylesbury, BucksAdults and Children - Free As in previous years we will come together at the beautiful Grade I listed St Mary's Church, set over the bank of the Wendover Canal. Last year we planted a rowan tree on the drive to the church to commemorate the fifth Heritage Festival. This year we will be joined […]
Organised Walks – Cookham, Berks
Meet at Cookham Moor car park, High Street, Cookham, SL6 9SB (£2 or free to NT members). A 5.8 mile flat walk across fields to Bolters Lock, Maidenhead then returning along the Thames path to Cookham. Involves some road walking. A few nearby pubs to chose from for lunch. Explorer 172 GR SU 892853 CS Map 32 […]
Organised Walks – Stokenchurch, Bucks
Meet in Stokenchurch on the grass area alongside the fire-damaged Kings Hotel, Oxford Road, HP14 3TA. Park in the side roads opposite the hotel. A 4-mile walk taking in Chiltern beech-woods, Autumn colours and ancient tracks including Colliers Way, historically used for transporting charcoal. Scenic rolling countryside accessed from the Chilterns’ highest village with 3 […]
Organised Walks – Littlewick Green, Berks
Meet at the Shire Horse pub, Bath Road (A4), Littlewick Green (west of Maidenhead), SL6 3QA. A 6-mile stile-free walk with only 200 feet of elevation. Starts in the Maidenhead Thicket (a Dick Turpin haunt) then into and around the Berkshire College of Agriculture estate, then returning via an alternative Maidenhead Thicket route. Fine views […]
Organised Walks – Cadmore End, Bucks
Meet opposite the school in Church Lane, Cadmore End, HP14 3PE where parking is available on the verge. This is an easy 5 mile walk on well used paths, with one steady uphill section and 2 stiles. There are lovely views and a mix of woodland and open countryside. The walk descends towards Ibstone then […]
Organised Walks – Coombe Hill, Bucks
Meet at the National Trust car park (free) at the top of Coombe Hill, Lodge Hill, HP17 0AR (nearest). Starting on the chalk upland of Coombe Hill we head SE through beech woodland towards Bacombe and then heading in the Wendover direction. En route we take in the HS2 ‘Green Tunnel’ pre-works, pass by Hampden […]
Organised Walks – Whiteleaf, Bucks
Meet in the (free) car park at the Society's Whiteleaf & Brush Hill site, top of Peters Lane, Princes Risborough, HP27 0RP. This 7 mile walk will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Ridgeway. We will be following this ancient route as far as the Saunderton tunnel. We then follow the Chiltern Way up past […]
Organised Walks – Hughenden, Bucks
An interesting 5.5 mile walk through woods and fields from Hughenden Park, over Downley Common towards West Wycombe and back. 700 feet of ascent. Meet at the St Michael & All Angels Church car park at the foot of Hughenden Park, turning off the A4128 Valley Road for Hughenden Manor (near High Wycombe), HP14 4LA. […]
Organised Walks – Little Missenden, Bucks
Meet outside the Red Lion, 1 Highmore Cottages, Little Missenden, HP7 0RB. Parking roadside opposite the pub. A walk of around 5.5 miles via Holmer Green and Mop End, returning along the South Bucks Way past Shardeloes Lake, mainly through open countryside with only modest hills and no stiles. Explorer 172 GR SU 925988 CS […]
Organised Walks – Hunton Bridge, Herts
Meet at The King's Head PH, Bridge Road, Hunton Bridge (near Kings Langley), WD4 8RE. Park at the pub if lunching, otherwise free car parks on both sides of Langleybury Lane immediately off the A41. A surprisingly rural and varied scenic 6-mile walk to the south of Kings Langley, including views over the Gade Valley, […]
Organised Walks – Stoke Row, Oxon
Meet at the Maharaja's Well, Main Street, Stoke Row, RG9 5QJ. Roadside parking along Main Street (please park responsibly). A 6.5 mile walk exploring the colourful autumn delights of the Chilterns woodland around Stoke Row and Highmoor. Undulating route with a total ascent/descent of 575 ft and no stiles. May be muddy in part. Explorer […]
Organised Walks – Studham, Beds
Meet at the Red Lion PH, Church Road, Studham, LU6 2QA. Lunch orders taken before starting the walk. Park roadside by the pub or in the small car park opposite (but not in the pub). A 5.4 mile steady walk around Studham with no major hills and a mixture of tracks, woods, and open fields. […]
Organised Walks – Coleshill, Bucks
Meet at The Red Lion PH, Village Road, Coleshill, HP7 OLH. Only use the pub car park if pre-booked for Sunday lunch, otherwise roadside parking is available. An attractive walk of 6.1 miles (with a short-cut option available) around Coleshill, passing Brentford Grange, Hodgemoor woods, Great Beard woods, Ongar Hill farm, and Bowers farm. No […]
Organised Walks – Redbourn, Herts
Meet at Redbourn Common car park (beside the cricket pavilion), West Common Rd, Redbourn AL3 7NG. A 6 mile walk to the south of Redbourn with gentle hills, good views and pleasant walking through the Ver Valley and water meadows Walk 5 in 50 Great Walks book). Three stiles, some steps but only 380 feet […]
Organised Walks – West Wycombe, Bucks
Meet at the West Wycombe car park adjacent to the old garden centre, Chorley Road, HP14 3AP (What3Words: ///pipes.fame.dime). A varied 5½ mile walk passing the West Wycombe Mausoleum and adjacent church with its distinctive ‘golden ball’ and returning via the pretty NT village of Bradenham. A few steep hills but some good views to […]
