General

 

As these walks are planned up to 6 months in advance and there could be late changes it is suggested that walkers contact hertfordshireway@gmail.com closer to the scheduled date.

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All walks start at 10am unless otherwise stated and generally finished by 4pm. Most of the walks are within Hertfordshire but from time to time we "stray" into neighbouring counties.

All are welcome on the walks (but no dogs please) and we would recommend that you join The Friends. Children and vulnerable adults must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

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Please remember whenever you have to leave your car in a residential area park it with due consideration for those who live there.

 

​The Wetherspoon Walks, Spoons to Spoons (S2S), are a series of linear walks linking all their 15 pubs in Hertfordshire. They will start and finish at a Wetherspoons and if appropriate there will a lunch stop at a pub. As a general rule walkers meet at the end of the walk and we get to the start via lift sharing or public transport. The length varies from 11 miles up to 18 miles (Royston to Cambridge).

Please contact us for details on how to take part.

 

2025

 

January 20th

Canals and parks of London 8 mile walk. Meet at St. Pancras Station on the upper level by the John Betjeman statue at around 10.30 to allow most people to get an off-peak ticket to London. If anyone needs a 5 minute or so delay please let the leader know via email, phone or text. The walk will follow the Regents Canal from the Coal Drops just north of Kings Cross/St. Pancras to Little Venice passing parts of Regents Park. After an element of road walking past Royal Oak and Queensway, the walk will continue through Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park and St. James Park, finishing between Horse Guards Parade and Westminster. Lunch in the Queensway/Kensington Gardens area (cafe or packed lunch).

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February 17th

A circular walk of 11.7 miles from Radwell Meadows car park, Nortonbury Lane, SG6 1AN; TL233349. Morning 6.3 miles heading north east to Ashwell, afternoon 5.4 miles back to Radwell. Lunch will be at the Three Tuns Ashwell, or sandwiches viewing Ashwell Springs.

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March 17th

An 11.5 mile figure of eight walk approx 7 miles in the morning and 4.5 in the afternoon. The walk is from The Bull in Whitwell SG4 8AG, TL186 210. Lunch at the pub. Details to follow closer to the date.

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April 7th

Linear walk. Hemel Hempstead to Berkhamsted.

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April 14th

A 12 mile circular walk from the free public car park, Park Street, Woburn, MK17 9PG, SP951332 going through Woburn Abbey Park & the villages of Ridgmont, Eversholt & Milton Bryan. Bring food and drink for a picnic lunch  at Church End, Eversholt after which there is an option for folk wishing for a shorter walk to divert along the Greensand Ridge Walk past Woburn Abbey back to the start in Woburn, reducing the day to 9 miles.

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May 5th

Linear walk. Rickmansworth to Watford.

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May 19th

An 11.1 mile figure of eight walk from Tewin Pavilion car park AL6 0LX. If planning to have lunch at The Plume of Feathers then the pub car park (just across the road) is an option. Morning 6.6 miles, initially heading to Burnham Green, via Dawley Wood, then alongside Harmer Green Wood before passing three railway air shafts on the way to Digswell, passing Welwyn North station and following part of the WGC centenary walk on the way back to Tewin by about 12:45. Afternoon 4.5 miles, starting about 1:45, heading North towards Tewin Wood, then East to Brickground Wood, south alongside Bramfield Park Wood and returning to Tewin via Red Wood and Home Wood.

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June 2nd

Linear walk. Royston to Cambridge.

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June 16th

A 14 mile figure of 8 walk from Locus Monument, Ashridge Visitors Centre, Ringshall HP4 1LX. Morning 7 miles commencing 10 am, afternoon 7 miles commencing 2 pm. Picnic lunch or food available from nearby visitors centre

Route includes sections of Hertfordshire Way and Chiltern Way and lovely views over Aylesbury Vale.

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July 7th

Linear walk. Letchworth to Biggleswade.

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July 21st

A 12 mile circular walk from Shenley Park WD7 9DW, TL183 007. The walk follows Legs 8 & 9 of the Hertfordshire Way, with a picnic lunch at Aldenham and returning though Letchmore Heath.

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August 4th

Linear walk. To be advised.

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August 18th

A 12 mile figure of eight walk from The Five Horseshoes, Little Berkhamsted, SG13 8LY, TL 291078. Morning 7.5 miles through Essendon, Newgate Street. and Epping Green. Afternoon 4.5 miles via Bayford. Lunch at the pub.

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