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Organised Walks – Aldbury, Herts

Meet outside The Greyhound PH, 19 Stocks Road, Aldbury HP23 5RT. Limited street parking outside the pub, but more free parking a little further along Stocks Rd at the village […]

Organised Walks – Thame, Oxon

A 6-mile circular flat walk from Thame (Oxon) to Haddenham (Bucks). Meet in Cattle Market car park, off North Street (B4445), Thame, OX9 3FP. Pay and display £2.60 for 5 hours (exact cash or card). From the centre of Thame the walk soon heads out along a country lane to field footpaths and bridleways. Nearing Haddenham […]

Bat Walk

Whiteleaf Cross Car Park Peters Lane, Princes Risborough

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED £7.50 pp. Join bat enthusiast Veritie from North Bucks Bat group on a fully immersive bat walk using handheld detectors to take a glimpse […]

Organised Walks – Colney Heath, Herts

Meet at The Crooked Billet, 88 High St, Colney Heath, AL4 0NP (approx. 3 miles east of St Albans off A414). Park on a side road if not lunching at the pub. A 5.5 mile stile-free level walk (just 90 ft total ascent for those who like the flat walks) over heath, farmland and woodland […]

Organised Walks – Knotty Green, Bucks

Meet in Knotty Green, near Beaconsfield, on the grassed area beside the Lion of Beaconsfield PH (formerly the Red Lion), at the junction of Forty Green Road with B474 Penn Road, HP9 2TN. Park on road alongside the cricket ground, or in pub car park if lunching. A fairly flat (400 ft) and stile-free walk of […]

Organised Walks – Latimer, Bucks

Meet at the rear of Latimer House, Latimer village, HP5 1UJ in the large Waterhouse free car park (enter by the St Mary’s Church turn-off from Church Lane, passing by the manor on the left, then next right into the car park). A 5.8 mile walk along the picturesque Chess Valley heading along the top […]

Organised Walks – Stokenchurch, Bucks

Meet on the grass area alongside the fire-damaged Kings Hotel, Stokenchurch, HP14 3TA. Park in the side roads opposite the hotel. A hilly six-mile walk heading north to Sprig's Alley and Sunley Wood. then east to Radnage, before returning to Stokenchurch along the Chiltern Way. A mixture of woodland and open countryside on well used […]

Organised Walks – Lacey Green, Bucks

Meet outside (the currently closed) Whip Inn PH, Pink Road, Lacey Green, HP27 0PG. Parking roadside along Pink Road This 5.4 mile walk includes a section of the Chiltern Way, passes Hampden House, then crosses Hampden Common on the way back. No major hills, 250 feet of ascent, and a couple of stiles. Explorer 181 […]

Wonders Of The Dark Sky

Woodoaks Farm Woodoaks Farm, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

SORRY THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. £10 pp Please note that if cloudy on Thursday 12.09 this event will take place on Friday 13.09 only book if you are able to attend both dates. The Chiltern Society, with the West of London Astronomical Society (WOLAS), South West Herts Astronomical Society (SWHAS) Woodoaks Farm and […]

Guided Tour of Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital

Tiggywinkles Aston Road, Haddenham, United Kingdom

SORRY THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED £10 pp Join us on a visit to the world famous Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital in Haddenham. This specialist hospital is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of all British wildlife. They take in and treat over 13,000 sick, injured or orphaned wild animals every year. On this guided […]

Organised Walks – Sarratt, Herts

Meet on The Green, Sarratt, Herts, outside The Boot PH, WD3 6BL. Plentiful free parking around The Green, or in the pub car park if pre-booked for lunch. A walk of approx. 6 miles leaving Sarratt to descend to the Chess Valley and returning via Flaunden. Varied landscape of meadow, woodland and water meadows with […]

Guided Tour of Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle White Hill, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

SORRY, THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED £10 pp Enjoy a guided tour of this much-loved Norman motte and bailey castle.  Hear about its fascinating history and all those who resided there until the late 15th century when the castle fell into decline. The main path into and through the castle is surfaced with gravel […]

Chilterns Landscape Walk & Talk

Whiteleaf Cross Car Park Peters Lane, Princes Risborough

£7.50 pp Join our Head of Conservation on a guided, general interest walk through two of the Chilterns finest nature reserves. You will be introduced to a diverse range of […]

Private Tour of Chenies Manor House

Chenies Manor Chenies, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

SORRY - THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. £25 pp Join us on this private, guided tour of Chenies Manor House, a grade II listed Tudor house and garden steeped […]

Heritage Tour of Old Tring

Tring Local History Museum 9 Brook Street, Tring, Hertfordshire

£10 pp SORRY THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. Join us on a tour through the historic market town of Tring with our guide and former mayor, Tim Amsden.  We […]

Organised Walks – Marsworth, Herts

Meet at Startops End car park (off the B489), Marswoth HP23 4LJ -£3 for 3 hrs, pay and display. A 5 mile fairly flat walk, with just  120ft of elevation […]

Tour of Chinnor Windmill

White Fields White Field, Mill Lane, Chinnor, Oxfordshire

£7.50 pp This unique mill in Oxfordshire was demolished in 1967 but is being steadily rebuilt by volunteers with the aim of grinding flour again. Enjoy a guided tour of […]

Ashridge History Walk

Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre (Meet at the Monument at Ashridge) Moneybury Hill, Ashridge Estate, Ringshall, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

£7.50 pp Join us for a 5.5 mile walk that will start at Ashridge House, where the walk leader will give you an overview of the history of the house and the monastery that preceded it.  You will then walk along part of Capability Browns Golden Valley and return via the former medieval track that […]

Organised Walks – Aston Rowant, Oxon

Meet at St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church The Green, Aston Rowant, OX49 5SW (near J6 of the M40). Parking on the left side of the road just after the church. A leisurely 5.3 mile walk along the Aston Rowant Discovery Trail. From the 11C church the stile-free walk passes along the NT Juniper Bank […]

Supper & Walk at Dusk – College Lake

College Lake Nature Reserve B488, Tring, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

SORRY, THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. £25 pp Join us at College Lake Nature Reserve near Tring, The flagship reserve of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. The visit begins with supper – shepherd’s pie with vegetarian option in the café with magnificent views of the lakes followed by a guided walk around […]

Organised Walks – Cowleaze Wood, Oxon/Bucks

Meet at the northern end of Cowleaze Wood large free car park (turn left after entering), Christmas Common Road, (nearest post code) OX49 5HX. A scenic 5-mile walk with two significant hills and 900 feet of elevation in total.  Initially descending to Lower Vicars Farm and then over the M40 and up towards Beacon Hill. Returning […]

National Paralympic Heritage Centre Tour

National Paralympic Heritage Trust Stoke Mandeville Sports Stadium, Harvey Rd, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

£15 pp Joining the excitement of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympics we have arranged a private tour of the Heritage Centre where the charity aims to enlighten and inspire future generations by celebrating, cherishing and bringing paralympic heritage and its stories of human endeavor to life. There is parking available and the Heritage Centre is […]

Chiltern Ridge Tour

Old Sax Lane Old Sax Lane, Chartridge, Buckinghamshire

£7.50 pp This exclusive tour will show you how this local family run farm produces apple juice. BOOK NOW  

Tour of Lacey Green Windmill

Lacey Green Windmill Nr Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire

£7.50 pp This is the oldest surviving smock mill in England and has an Engineering Heritage Award. In use until 1915, some of the timber machinery dates to the 1600's. It's undergoing renovation works, and we invite you to join our knowledgeable and dedicated volunteers on an in-depth tour of the windmill. BOOK NOW

The Great Chiltern Come & Sing

Deans Hall Castle Campus, Berkhamsted School, Berkhamsted

BOOKINGS HAVE NOW CLOSED. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BUY ON THE DOOR. £10 pp Carmina Burana live at Berkhamsted School. Come and enjoy the Great Chiltern Come & Sing Choir performing Carmina Burana in the historic setting of Deans Hall, Berkhamsted School. Singers from across the Chilterns will join Tring Choral Society for a day's intense […]

Organised Walks – Cadmore End, Bucks

Meet opposite the school in Church Lane, Cadmore End HP14 3PE. Ample free parking is available on the verge. This is a 5.5 mile hilly figure-of-eight walk descending towards Harecramp Cottages, then going along the Ibstone Valley to Twigside Farm estate. It then climbs to the school and passes Ibstone House and a descends to […]

Organised Walks – Amersham Old Town, Bucks

Meet at Amersham Old Town car park, The Broadway, HP7 0TU (3 hours £2.20, 4 hours £2.70, over 4 hours £3.80). A 5.6 mile walk, starting with an incline to Upper Bottom House farm and then down, passing some HS2 works, to Lower Bottom House farm with its grain store sitting on saddle stones. Returning […]

Organised Walks – West Wycombe, Bucks

Meet at the West Wycombe public car park (£4 per stay), Chorley Rd (at the base of Mausoleum Hill, next to The Walled Garden café), HP14 3AP. A scenic walk of 5.5 miles from West Wycombe out to Bradenham and back, with 675 feet of elevation comprising one sharp climb and one gentle ascent. Explorer […]

Organised Walks – Peppard Common, Oxon

Meet on Peppard Common close to the Red Lion PH (off the B481), RG9 5LB, where there is adequate roadside parking. A mainly woodland walk of just over five miles, and a total ascent of 400ft. The route first passes south through Rotherfield Common, turns west across Stony Bottom and enters the woodlands of Shiplake […]

Marlow Museum & Guided Walk

Marlow Museum Pound Lane, Marlow

£15 pp Discover the fascinating history of the beautiful market town of Marlow on this guided visit to Marlow Museum, where you'll have the opportunity to browse a selection of displays. This will be followed by a leisurely walk round the town's historic highlights, led by an expert. There's the opportunity to stop for refreshments […]

Forest Bathing in Captain’s Wood

Captain's Wood Hivings Hill, Chesham, Buckinghamshire

£27.50 pp. We are delighted to invite you to join us on a calming Forest Bathing session at our beautiful Captain’s Wood site. Forest Bathing, also known in Japan as Shinrin-yoku, is an enjoyable and restorative nature-based wellbeing practice. Together with other participants you will be guided on a 2-hour slow, sensory woodland walk designed […]

Organised Walks – Piddington, Bucks

Meet at the Dashwood Roadhouse, Old Oxford Road, Piddington HP14 3BH. Park roadside at the front of the pub, or if lunching in the pub car park. An undulating walk of 5.2 miles and total ascent of 520 feet, with three moderate climbs, one steep descent and no stiles. The walk, taken from Walk 22 […]

Organised Walks – Wigginton, Herts

Meet at Wigginton Sports Ground / Community Shop car park (free) Chesham Road, Wigginton, HP23 6HH or, if full, park on the road. The 5.8 walk has a total ascent of 550 ft and we shall follow the Ridgeway with views towards the Ashridge escarpment, then descend to Tring Station and walk along the Grand Union Canal to Cow Roast, before the ascent back to Wigginton. […]

Butties, Birds and Beautiful Views from the Alford Arms

Alford Arms Frithsden, Hemel Hempstead

Suggested minimum donation £5 (to be split between St Francis Hospice and the Chiltern Society) Join Becky Salisbury of the Alford Arms and Andrew Clark, Chiltern Society Walks Designer, for a bacon butty and cuppa (on the house) at the pub, before venturing out into the lovely Gade Valley. The 4.75 mile walk starts out […]

Organised Walks – Tring, Herts

Meet at the Forge Car Park, High Street, Tring, HP23 5AH (small parking charge). A 5.5 mile stile-free walk which includes a world famous museum, a magnificent village hall, a few follies and the all–year-round beauty of Tring Park. One long easy climb out of the town. Explorer 181 GR SP 925114 CS Map 18 […]

Organised Walks – Chipperfield, Herts

Meet at The Two Brewers, The Common, Chipperfield, WD4 9BS. Park in either the Church or The Common car park (no fee). A 5.8 mile undulating walk to the south east of Chipperfield exploring the woodland of Chipperfield Common, paddocks and farmland.  Approximately half way we walk along The Green through Sarratt village. Several stiles. […]

Chiltern Society – AGM 2024

White Hill Centre White Hill, Chesham, Bucks, United Kingdom

All members are invited to join us at our AGM on Saturday 26th October 2024 at the White Hill Centre, Chesham, HP5 1AG.  There is no cost to attend the AGM but if you wish to eat lunch the ticket price is £20. The schedule for the day is outlined below: 10am arrival for coffee […]

Organised Walks – Nuffield, Oxon

Meet at Holy Trinity Church, Nuffield Hill, Nuffield (near Nettlebed), RG9 5SN. Parking at the church with a donation please. A walk of 5.8 miles that follows the Ridgeway from Nuffield village over beautiful rolling countryside to the historic St Botolph’s Church and Swyncombe House at Swyncombe. Returning through woodland and open fields. Good surfaces, […]

Organised Walks – Whiteleaf Cross, Bucks

Meet at Whiteleaf Cross free car park, (top of) Peters Lane, Monks Risborough, nearest postcode HP27 0LH. A 5 mile hilly walk, no stiles. Two good viewpoints: at the start from Brush Hill, and at the end from Whiteleaf Cross. One steep descent at the start with many steps down through woodland, and one long […]

Organised Walks – Wendover, Bucks

Meet outside the John Colet School on Wharf Road, Wendover, HP22  6HF. Park courteously nearby using street parking. The 5.75mile walk takes a gentle route, with fine views, up to and across the heart of Wendover Woods and returns along the picturesque, recently restored, towpath of the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal.  No […]

Organised Walks – Radnage, Bucks

Meet and park at Radnage village hall, Radnage Common Road, HP14 4DJ. A two-county walk of 5.7 miles, straddling the Oxon/Bucks border in beautiful scenic chalkland. From the village hall the route goes to the historic St Mary The Virgin Church via Yoesden Nature Reserve, and on towards Daws Hill vineyard (more details as we […]

Organised Walks – Chenies, Bucks

Meet on the grass bank opposite the Red Lion PH, Village Road in Chenies village, WD3 6ED. Park along the roadside near the Red Lion. A c.6.0 mile undulating walk down to the Chess river, then across the valley and up to Sarratt and the charming village of Flaunden, mainly on The Chiltern Way. On […]

Organised Walks – Henton, Oxon

Starting at the Peacock Country Inn, Henton (near Chinnor), OX39 4AH. Parking in the Inn car park for those lunching, or street parking nearby. As well as the online menu, the pub is also offering a good selection of sandwiches. The walk of 6 miles starts from the settlement of Henton across undulating countryside, before a […]

Organised Walks – Chalfont St Giles, Bucks

Meet at the Blizzards Yard car park (free on Sunday), off the High Street, Chalfont St Giles, HP8 4QA. This largely flat but scenic walk begins by heading past Milton's Cottage before heading south to Dibden Hill Farm. We then head back to the start via Seer Green. Explorer 172 GR SP 991936 CS Maps […]

Organised Walks- Peppard Common, Oxon

Meet on Peppard Common close to the Red Lion PH (off the B481), RG9 5LB, where there is adequate roadside parking. This is a gentle rural walk of 6 miles, mostly wooded, encompassing both Rotherfield Peppard and Rotherfield Greys. No stiles. Explorer 171 GR SU 684 840 CS Map 2 Please meet up 10 minutes […]

Organised Walks – Stoke Row, Oxon – CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER FORECAST

A delightful woodland walk around Stoke Row and Highmoor with plenty of autumn interest. An undulating 5.5 miles with 560 ft total ascent/descent (three ascents , no stiles). Mostly woodland paths and tracks which may be muddy, rough and steep in part. Meet on The Green, Newlands Lane, Stoke Row, RG9 5PS (nearest postcode). Roadside […]

Organised Walks – Shiplake, Oxon

Starting at the Baskerville Arms PH, 7 Station Road, Lower Shiplake (near Henley), RG9 3NY. The 5.8 mile walk takes us past Upper Bolney House, through High Wood to Binfield Heath and Shiplake Row and past Shiplake College. Returning along the Thames Path to Lower Shiplake. Elevation of only 200 feet. Explorer 171 GR SU […]

Organised Walks – Ashley Green, Bucks

Meet outside the Ashley Green Memorial Hall, Two Dells Lane (near to and opposite the church), Ashley Green, HP5 3RB. Free parking, and WC /light refreshments at the popular Glebe Café (rear of the hall), before or after the walk. A stile-free scenic c.5.5 mile walk, initially uphill ascending 530ft before descending and entering Hockeridge […]

Organised Walks – Aldbury, Herts

  Meet at the Aldbury village sports ground (free parking), Stocks Road, Aldbury, HP23 5RU. A 5.4 mile varied walk heading through Aldbury and across open fields to Cow Roast, then along a short section of the Grand Union Canal to Dudswell. From there, a lane-side climb up Norcott Hill takes us to Northchurch Common […]

Organised Walks – Nettlebed, Oxon

  Meet by The Old Kiln in Nettlebed, RG9 5BA with roadside parking in front, on The Green, RG9 5AX. Further parking nearby at the large Village Hall car park, off the High Street, RG9 5DA. A beautiful 5.2 mile walk that takes in Nettlebed Common, Maidensgrove & Russell Water Common, as well as the Warburg […]

Organised Walks – Lane End, Bucks – Christmas Lunch Walk

By invitation only: The pre-booked Walk Leaders Christmas Lunch is being held once again at the Grouse & Ale PH, Lane End, with an optional walk beforehand only for those attending lunch. No online booking required. Meet by 10.15am in the village car park (free at the bottom section), off the High Street / B482 […]

Organised Walks – Goring, Oxon

Meet at the Wheel Orchard car park (WC's available) Station Road, Goring, RG8 9HB (pay and display £4 for 5 hrs). Join us for our last weekend walk of 2024 with a 6.75 mile stile-free circular walk into the hills to the east of the historic riverside town of Goring. Our route takes us to […]

Organised Walks – Penn Street Common, Bucks

Meet at The War Memorial on Penn Street Common  (nr Amersham) , HP7 0PX. Parking on the roadside opposite the memorial, or at Penn Wood car park by the church, or by the Squirrel PH if lunching there. A 5.7-mile undulating walk with 400 ft of ascent and no stiles, with the option to shorten […]