5th November Frankly, who cares about American elections or Brexit? There are more interesting things to do on a Saturday morning! There's been a town at Tring for well over 2,000 years and happily this is a part of the Chilterns where Trump or Farage seem a world away. We park near the Tring Natural … Continue reading Wendover Woods
Bledlow Ridge
22nd October Yesterday it seemed as if every dog owner in the Wycombe area was out walking their 'best friend'...given my well established love of dogs it got a bit wearing at times! Nevertheless this walk was really enjoyable, if a bit long. At 14 miles, the last 2 miles were more of a route … Continue reading Bledlow Ridge
Chartridge
15th October What to say about this walk? A pleasant walk (no stiles, no steep hills) on a Saturday afternoon which turned out sunnier than we'd expected. Otherwise, to be honest, there is not much to write home about as far as Chartridge is concerned (5 1/2 miles, 2hrs). We'd discovered this before when we … Continue reading Chartridge
Clayton Windmills
8th October Weekends are busy and we're squeezing walking around everything else. Today we are in Brighton catching up with both Hannah & David so we leave early, hoping to complete a walk on the Downs before lunch. Yet another outing for our National Trust Membership as we park up on Ditchling Beacon (£6 saved … Continue reading Clayton Windmills
Chipperfield
2nd October I'm struggling to get used to the Church of England. This morning's service at St Luke's was finished by 10-20am, which seems ridiculously early compared to a lifetime of services finishing at 12-45pm (perhaps non-conformists just have more stamina!). With most of the morning left we drove out to Chipperfield for one of … Continue reading Chipperfield
Bledlow
24th September This year we've done plenty of walking around Tring and Marlow...time to fill in some of the countryside between. Summer is still hanging on as we drive out to Chinnor and park up in Bledlow village (Lions of Bledlow carpark if I'm being honest!). Today we're not the only one's taking advantage of … Continue reading Bledlow
Briden’s Camp
11th September It's been a while since we've walked in the Chilterns but now, with summer jobs completed in Brighton, it was good to get back to walking near home. This walk is close to our Maryate (famous for nothing!) and Great Gaddesden (completed whilst the bluebells were still out) walks. Sunday afternoon was hot … Continue reading Briden’s Camp
Aldenham & Bricket Wood
3rd September This is not our walk really. We stole it from David next door! Intrigued by conversations on the way to football, we set out this morning to track down The Picture House, in Bricket Wood. Originally built as a holiday home for orphans in the 1890s it's decorated with terracotta sporting scenes, cast … Continue reading Aldenham & Bricket Wood
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
Where Angells Tread! 