Not many Bedfordshire walks in our list and this is certainly outside of our normal 'Chilterns' patch. Essentially, this is a 9 mile ramble through the grounds of Woburn Abbey. Plenty of opportunities for pictures of deer, some views of the Bedfordshire countryside and time to chat.
August
Old Amersham
One last walk in the Misbourne Valley, this time starting from Old Amersham. If last week's predominant colours were green and blue, this week yellow and red are starting to appear...a hint that Summer is reaching its height. We park up in Amersham Old Town car park and walk south to Coleshill, crossing the route of HS2 on the gentle climb up to the village. We'll cross its path again later in our walk (as we return to Amersham along the South Bucks Way). Enough has been said here and here about HS2 so I won't reopen that festering wound!
Jordans
This is a Sunday afternoon walk slipped in between a 'decorating marathon' and the weather is good. The route takes in the Misbourne River before a climb through Goldhill and onward to Jordans. Jordans and Seer Green are barely separated by a field but from there on we walk through sleepy country lanes and quiet footpaths. We pass Upper Bottom House Farm, which just seems like a collection of words to me (someone needs to do some rebranding) before dropping back into the Misbourne Valley and back to Chalfont St Giles, a 9 mile ramble through 'commuter Buckinghamshire'.
Telscombe
Walking on the Downs is an altogether different experience to the Chilterns. The views are long, the skies big and today, candy floss clouds race in from the Channel. Back home walking is an altogether more immersive experience. This is more exposed. There's nowhere to hide.
Ditchling Beacon from Bevendean
25th August Today Fitbit declared one of us to be an 'Overachiever' (30,000 steps, in case you're interested). When I suggested the same might be said of their marriage it didn't end well! This was our longest walk for a while. All the decorating and building work is finished and we had a walk planned … Continue reading Ditchling Beacon from Bevendean
Glynde, East Sussex
23rd August Now our walks are dictated by Fitbit! A day of inactivity yesterday suggested that we should be out enjoying the weather today. This was the walk when one of us achieved their Serengeti badge. No, means nothing to me either...but apparently one of us has walked 500 miles since May! This was a … Continue reading Glynde, East Sussex
Firle Beacon, East Sussex
21st August Getting old! Back and knees hurt from decorating for a week and now I'm forgetting things. It's a prerequisite of going on a walk without an OS map to take the handheld GPS instead...much harder when you try the walk without either! The annoying thing was I'd spent 10 mins locating the stupid … Continue reading Firle Beacon, East Sussex
Woodingdean, East Sussex
17th August Well, this is more a walk 'around Woodingdean' than a walk to Woodingdean. The 10.3 miles of this walk skirt the village, which from inspection of its Wikipedia page is no bad thing since it's about as uninteresting a place as Markyate! The weather promises to be good for the day so we … Continue reading Woodingdean, East Sussex
Ditchling Beacon, East Sussex
14th August We were not walking last weekend while we decanted the contents of the garage into Norwich Drive. We brought back just as much furniture so the garage looks no different! We're back in Brighton, this week to decorate and tidy up after the builders but take a break for the first day of … Continue reading Ditchling Beacon, East Sussex
Where Angells Tread! 