Chilterns Walk
It all worked well, the warm and showery weather was comfortable for walking, the recent rain delayed the harvest and that made for marvellous views. We kept to the valleys as far as possible and that gave us a different perspective on a familiar area. And the service at The Greyhound was first-class.
Travel by car: M25 to junction A41 south of Kings Langleyto Tring exit. Look for signs
to Tring station which is about one mile away.
Travel by train: 9:25am London Euston to Tring arriving 10:02am.
Return trains at 15 minutes to the hour, 15 minutes past.
Figure 8 walk from Tring station, the canal towpath to the Cow Roast long boat
Marina, up the hill past Norcott Hall once owned by Eva “Evita” Peron (Nobody
wrote a song entitled “Don’t Cry for me, Berkhamsted”), Northchurch Common
to Tom’s Hill and Aldbury for lunch.
Afternoon takes us via the least punishing gradient, through magnificent
Meadows overflown by red kites to Dunstable Downs. Within sight of Ivinghoe
Beacon a sharp left on to the Ridgeway passing by the impressive
transformation of the Pitstone cement quarry into a nature reserve. From The
Ridgeway a right turn for the mile long walk back to Tring Station.
Lunch: Booked for 12:30pm at The Greyhound Inn, Stocks Road, Aldbury, Herts.
www.greyhoundaldbury.co.uk. Advanced ordering not required. Precise
seating numbers are. Sunday menu below. Please confirm you’re coming to
SClaypole@hotmail.com not on Group email.
The Aldbury duckpond nearby is an ideal spot for sandwich munchers.