Date

Description of walk

Volunteer Chiltern Society walk leader

OS map Ref

Chiltern Society Map No

February

Wed

3

Meet at NT car park, Cookham. An easy flat walk across fields and along the Thames Path, maybe 1 stile.

Elizabeth Kerry 01494 812926

175 - 894854

-

Sun

7

Meet at Chalfont St Peter car park behind church. A walk through gentle countryside rising gradually across farmland then back through Misbourne water meadows.

Sally Leech 01753 884216

176 - 101909

6+22

Wed

10

Meet at Coombe Hill car park south of the monument. A walk towards Wendover, Coxgrove and Upper Bacombe. No steep hills.

Roy Spencer 01494 672032

165 - 853063

3

Sun

14

Meet at the War Memorial on Penn Street Common. A Penn circuit – muddy in places!

Chris Bush 01494 713558

165 - 922959

6

Sun

14

Another of our circular walks from a Metropolitan Railway Station, this time from Moor Park, starting at 1000am. Please carry lunch for this easy paced 10/11 mile walk.

Carole and Gordon Blockley 020 8866 0827

172 - 085935

-

Wed

17

Meet at The Whip PH, Loosely Row. Please park in Pink Road as no pub car park. A walk via Grimms Ditch to Lacey Green with views over the Chiltern Hundreds. Some hills.

Duncan McInnes 01494 433013

165 - 818007

7

Sun

21

Meet at Whiteleaf Hill car park. Walk via Whiteleaf, Great Kimble, Little Kimble, Ellesborough, Pulpit Hill and Lower Cadsden. Some hills.

Frank Auton 01494 431036 07785 276095

165 - 823037

3

Wed

24

Meet at Wendover Church. A hilly 6 mile walk along the Ridgeway, Barnwood, The Hale, Wendover Woods and Boddington Hill.

Ken Barry 01525 372036

165 - 872074

3

Wed

24

Another in the series of walks from a Metropolitan railway station – Rickmansworth. Leave from Rickmansworth station at 1015am. Please carry lunch for this easy paced 11 mile circular walk.

Carole and Gordon Blockley 020 8866 0827

-

-

Sun

28

Meet at Mapledurham Playing Fields (signposted from A4074 on the way out of Caversham). A woodland and downland walk including fine views of the Thames valley and Mapledurham House.

Bob Parry 0118 9620405

175 - 698757

4

March

Wed

3

Meet at Stoke Row cricket pavilion. Start time 10.00hrs – Stoke Row, Nettlebed and English Farm. Joint walk with the Ramblers. (please note the earlier than normal start time)

Alan Futter 0118 954 3266

175 – 686841

2

Sun

7

Meet at the National Trust car park St Lawrence's Church (Golden Ball), West Wycombe. A hilly walk to Downley and the Hughenden Estate, returning via Naphill Common. 6.5 miles

Richard Boas 01628 527978

175 - 827950

7, 12

Wed

10

Meet at the car park behind the Stag & Huntsman Hambleden. For an easy walk crossing Hambleden Lock, to Aston & Remenham

Phil Roberts 01494 437509

175 - 785865

11

Sun

14

Please carry lunch for this easy paced 10/11 mile walk 2 days prior to walk revisit this website, or phone 020 8866 0827 for recorded message for details.

Leaders C&G Blockley 020 8866 0827

Sun

14

Meet at Cadmore End. Park on small side road off the B482 and opposite the school. A hilly walk to Turville and Ibstone with magnificent views.5-6 miles.

Margaret Adnitt 01494 882609

175 - 783927

11

Tues

16

Tony’s tramp. Meet at 10am at Chesham Recycling Centre. A linear walk of 6 miles along the Chess Valley Walk

Tony Usher 01494 785454

165 - 976002

5, 17

Wed

17

Meet at Great Kingshill car park on The Common. A walk via Sedges farm to Great Missenden, returning via View farm & Peterley Wood.

Ray Kelly 01494 864022

165 - 876981

12

Sun

21

Meet at Chalfont St Giles car park. A walk to the west of the village incorporating part of the Chiltern Way.

John Coombe 01895 672068

175 - 991937

6

Tues

23

Meet at car park at exit to Wendover Woods. Fairly easy walk towards the Prong area, North Hill Wood and St Leonards. Leisurely pace.

Margaret Eaves 01844 347252

165 - 895084

3, 8

Wed

24

Please bring lunch for this 12 mile circular walk. Starting at 10.00 from the National Trust Car Park by the Garden Centre in Chorley Road West Wycombe.

Pat Fairhurst 01628 639080

175 - 826947

Sun

28

Meet at Cholesbury Common by Full Moon pub Walk to Cherry Tree Farm. Return via part of Chiltern Way.

Jean Jackson 01442 825339

165 - 935071

8

Wed

31

Meet at Fawley Church. A hilly walk through Fawley towards Hambleden and back to Fawley on a circular walk of 5 miles.

David Pascall 01628 485527

175 - 754867

11

April

Sun

4

Easter Sunday no walk.

Mon

5

Please carry lunch for this easy paced 10/11 mile walk 2 days prior to walk revisit this website or phone 020 8866 0827 for recorded message for details.

C&G Blockley 020 8866 0827

Wed

7

Meet in car park off Stoney Lane, Little Chalfont Walk towards Chenies and follow the Chiltern Way to Sarratt Bottom, return along the Chess valley to Chenies Bottom. One steep hill up.

John Rowe 01442 862619

166 - 005982

5

Sun

11

Meet opposite Gaddesden Row School. Walk towards Flamstead and Trowley Bottom from Gaddesden Row. 5-6 miles, mainly level.

Gruff Edwards 01442 267272

166 - 051130

27

Wed

14

Park at the Dog and Badger Medmenham. Walk towards Hambleden, across meadows and along the Thames. One hill at the beginning.

Elizabeth Kerry 01494 812926

175 - 805845

11

Sun

18

Wallingford & Watlington Meet at St. Botolph’s church at Swyncombe. A walk around the parish of Swyncombe. Ancient paths and wide-reaching views.

Maggie Templeman 01491 637942 or email

175 - 68309025

10

Wed

21

Another in the series of walks from a Metropolitan Railways Station. Chesham Metropolitan Station (post code HP5 1DH). Please carry lunch for this easy paced 11/12 mile walk leaving at approx 10.35 (10.25 train FROM Chalfont and Latimer Station)

Leaders C&G Blockley phone 020 8866 0827

Explorer 181 Grid Reference 961 016

17, 18

Wed

21

Meet at Red Lion PH, Knotty Green, near Beaconsfield. (NB: Pub is not marked on most OS maps). Park in Forty Green Road alongside cricket ground, or in pub car park if lunching. A 5.5 mile walk towards Seer Green; there should be plenty of bluebells in the woods.

David Vick 01494 673875

175 - 932923

13

Sun

25

Meet at Little Kimble Station. A walk using the North Bucks Way to Kimble Wick, Meadle, Askett and Great Kimble. (walk leader’s train is due to arrive at 0958 so the walk may start a few minutes late).

David Browne 01895 834753

165 - 824067

3

Wed

28

Meet in "The Bell" Car Park Studham for a 5 mile walk around the Village of Studham and Holywell with views of Whipsnade Zoo. Some stiles.

David Betterton 01525 222135

166 - 023160

19, 20, 21

May

Sun

2

Meet in car park (free on Sundays) in Gerrards Cross - entrance opposite M & S Simply Food. Walk across GX Common, Bulstrode Park and Hedgerley (hopefully with wonderful bluebells in wood). Circling back towards Layters Green and via local rural paths.

Jo(anna) Spratley 01753 883066 07754 048041

176 - 002886

22

Sun

2

Chiltern Way Walk 1. Meet Red Lion roadside parking, Chenies. Drive to Hemel Hempstead and walk back. 8.6 Miles. Picnic lunch. Note 09.30 start.

Brian Tordoff 01494 870549

166 - 020982

5

Mon

3

Please carry lunch for this easy paced 10/11 mile walk 2 days prior to walk revisit this website, or phone 020 8866 0827 for recorded message for details.

Leaders C&G Blockley 020 8866 0827

Wed

5

Meet at Nettlebed Common. Joint Walk with Henley & Goring Ramblers. 5 miles Scenic Walk incorporating part of Chiltern Way. Via Park Corner and Westwood Manor.

Stephen Fox 01491 681646

175 - 702868

2

Sun

9

Meet at car park behind Stag & Huntsman pub in village of Hambleden RG9 6RP. Gentle walk: hills, valleys & river Thames.

Alex Barr 01628 476187

175 - 785866

11

Sun

9

Chiltern Way Walk 2. Meet Penn Bottom (Gravelly Way off A404 nr Holmer Green) junction with Crown Lane. Drive to Chenies and walk back.10.1 Miles. Picnic lunch. Note 09.30 start.

Tony Usher 01494 785454

175 - 921939

6

Wed

12

Meet at the White Lion PH St Leonards near Cholesbury Park in Car Park, please patronise the pub. Walk passes through Drayton Wood, Grimm’s Ditch, Leyland’s Farm and Buckland Common. A mainly flat walk with slight inclines.

Ken Steward 01494 775935

165 - 918071

8

Sun

16

Meet at (free) car park adjacent to West Wycombe Garden Centre A walk towards Wheeler End and Lane End via Toweridge Lane, rejoining Toweridge Lane via Sands Nature Reserve, and then on through West Wycombe Park, returning via Cookshall Lane; A walk of just over 6 miles, several hills.

Andy Smith 07903 727696

175 - 826947

1, 7

Sun

16

Chiltern Way Walk 3. Meet Junction of Pump Lane North, Burroughs Grove on CW, Drive to Penn Bottom and walk back. 8 Miles. Picnic lunch. Note 09.30 start.

Richard Boas 01628 527978

175 - 857891

1

Wed

19

Please carry lunch for this easy paced 10/11 mile walk 2 days prior to walk revisit this website, or phone 020 8866 0827 for recorded message for details.

Leaders C&G Blockley phone 020 8866 0827

Wed

19

Meet at Aston Rowant English Nature Reserve Car Park over looking the M.40. A little hilly with views over the Oxford Plain Beacon Hill, Juniper Bank and Aston Wood.

Roy Spencer 01494 672032

165 - 732966

14

Sun

23

Meet at Chesham station (free car park near front of station). Easy 5 mile walk via Blind lane and Herbert’s Hole.

Bob Fish 01494 774145

165 - 961017

8

Sun

23

Chiltern Way Walk 4. Meet on CW at Turville, Drive to Burroughs Grove and walk back. 10.8 Miles. Picnic lunch. Note 09.30 start.

Les Maple 01753 866685

175 - 768911

11

Wed

26

Meet at Barton-le-Clay – a walk in the Barton Hills includes Hexton and part of the John Bunyan Trail – 5-6 miles includes a slight uphill and a steep downhill section.

Ken Barry 01525 372036

166 - 085304

25

Sun

30

Meet at Pitstone Hills car park, on the B488 between Ivinghoe & Aldbury. Walking through Ashridge woods to Aldbury, and back by the Ridgeway.

Greta Brown 01442 891800

165 - 955149

19

June

Wed

3

Meet outside The Hampden Arms PH, Hampden Row. Those patronising the pub may use the pub car park. A walk via Great Hampden, Redland End and Monkton Wood.

Ray Kelly 01494 864022

165 - 846015

12

Sun

7

Chilterns Challenge Walk in aid of Sue Ryder Care
organised by The Chiltern Society
13 mile walk start from Nettlebed Hospice (175 – 703865). Start time 0900 – 1100. Signed walk via Stonor Valley, Russells Water, Pishill and Swyncombe. Pre-registration (cost £5) by phoning 01491 641070 or by email here. Entry on day £10. Shorter 5 mile signed walk: start time between 1100 and 1400. Registration as above.

Wed

10

Meet at Aldbury Pond at 1000am. A 5.5 mile walk with some steep hills and good views. Ascott NT House and Gardens are open from 1400. Tea, cakes and raffle in Wing Village Hall in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care from 1430 – 1700.

Barbara Barber 01296 680494 07771 817716

165 - 965125

19

Sun

14

Meet at Wendover Woods Exit car park. Access from road at junction of footpaths 20/21 almost opposite Chivery Farm. Walk through the woods to The Hale and the Ridgeway.

Greta Brown 01442 891800

165 - 895083

3+8

Sun

14

Meet at 1000am at the Bridgewater Monument on Ashridge Common. A 12 mile circular walk with some steep ascents and descents taking in Ashridge Common and the Ivinghoe Hills. Carry lunch.

Robert Allen 01923 711592

165 - 970131

19

Tue

16

Tony’s Tramp. Meet at 1000am at Great Missenden Link car park. A linear walk of 6 miles from Hughenden to Great Missenden.

Tony Usher 01494 785454

165 - 896015

12

Wed

17

Meet at The Red Lion PH, Coleshill. Please patronise the pub. A walk across fields, through woods – hopefully full of foxgloves to Winchmore Hill. Mostly flat, no steep hills.

Elizabeth Kerry 01494 812926

176 - 951948

6

Sun

21

Meet at The Red Lion PH, Coleshill. Those patronisin g pub afterwards may park in car park – others please park along the road. An undulating walk mainly in the parish of Coleshill with a diversion into Penn – some small hills and stiles.

Frank Auton 01494 431036

176 - 951948

6

Wed

24

Meet beside Red Lion PH, Little Missenden. Park in road. A Midsummer Day walk along the South Bucks Way to Shardeloes, and back via Mop End and Holmer Green. No steep hills or stiles.

David Vick 01494 673875

165 - 923988

6

Wed

24

Please carry lunch for this 11/12 mile circular walk starting at 1030am. 2 days prior to walk re-visit this page or phone 020 8866 0827 for recorded message of details.

Sun

28

Meet at Coombe Hill car park. A walk to Ellesborough, Pulpit Wood and Dunsmore. Hills, views plus views of Chequers.

Roy Spencer 01494 672032

165 - 853063

3

July

Wed

1

Meet at Northchurch Common car park. A 5.5 mile walk with one steep descent and ascent into and out of Aldbury. Views over Aldbury and surrounding area.

Bob Cato 01582 580855

165 - 978102

19

Sun

5

Afternoon walk from Milton’s Cottage, 21 Deanway, Chalfont St Giles to Jordans and Seer Green starting at 1.30pm and returning for tea as guests of the Friends of Miltons Cottage at 4.15pm. More details are contained in the announcement in this magazine.

Brian and Val Tordoff 01494 870549

175 - 987934

13+22

Wed

8

Meet at The Red Lion PH, Chenies. A riverside/beechwood walk on part of the Chess Valley and Chiltern Heritage Trail – Latimer Village, Neptune waterfall and Chenies Manor. One incline – splendid views.

Ken Steward 01494 775935

166 - 020982

5

Sun

12

Meet at the parking area on Hedgeswood Common, Jockey End. A 6.5 mile walk via The Hoo to Great Gaddesden, Hudnall and Studham.

David Browne 01895 834753

166 - 039137

20

Sun

12

Please carry lunch for this 11/12 mile circular walk starting at 1030am. 2 days prior to walk re-visit this page or phone 020 8866 0827 for recorded message of details.

Sun

19

Meet at public car park adjacent to Garden Centre at West Wycombe. Hills, woodland and views.

Chris Bush 01494 713558

175 - 826948

7

Tue

21

Tony’s Tramp. Meet at 1000am by Shardeloes Lodge just off A.413 by Old Amersham. A linear walk of 6.5 miles from Great Missenden to Old Amersham.

Tony Usher 01494 785454

165 - 947978

6+8

Wed

22

Meet and park in Chequers Lane by Fingest church opposite The Chequers Inn. A walk with sharp incline at start but fine views of rolling countryside, some wooded areas and attractive villages.

Colin Hatcher 0118 9482653

175 - 776911

11

Wed

22

Please carry lunch for this 11/12 mile circular walk starting at 1030am. 2 days prior to walk re-visit this page or phone 020 8866 0827 for recorded message of details.

Thu

23

Meet at The Old Kiln, Nettlebed at 0930am. A 13 mile walk via Bix, Warmscombe Lane, Pishill, Swyncombe and Park Corner. Great scenery. Joint walk with the Ramblers.

Stephen Fox 01491 681646

175 - 702868

2

Wed

29

Meet at The White Lion PH, Marsworth. Please patronise the pub. A level walk by canals and reservoirs.

Ian Bullock 01494 725070

165 - 919142

18

August

Sun

2

Meet opposite Cadmore End School. Park on verge. A walk via Turville, Skirmett and Fingest. Hills and stiles a plenty but the best views in Bucks.

Richard Boas 01628 527978

175 - 783928

11

Wed

5

Meet by the church in Bledlow village. Street parking. A walk along part of the Ridgeway and over Lodge Hill.

Joy Payne 01494 817658

165 - 778021

7+14

Sun

9

Meet at Kingston Blount Village Hall. Park considerately in Bakers Piece by Hall. A slightly undulating walk with mixed farmland and some viewpoints. Sydenham, Copcourt and Aston Rowant.

Peter Hetherington 01844 353296

165 - 738997

14

Sun

9

Please carry lunch for this 11/12 mile circular walk starting at 1030am. 2 days prior to walk re-visit this page or phone 020 8866 0827 for recorded message of details.

Wed

12

Meet at The Crown and Sceptre PH, Bridens Camp near Great Gaddesden. Please patronise the pub. A 6.5 mile walk including a number of slight inclines.

Ken Barry 01525 372036

166 - 044112

20

Sun

16

Meet at SBDC public car park in Littleworth Common close to The Blacksmiths Arms. A walk along The Beeches Way including some newly opened permissive paths and some recently diverted footpaths.

Andy Smith 07903 727696

175 - 936863

13+24

Wed

19

Meet at Blue Ball PH, Asheridge. Please patronise the pub. A walk down to Chartridge and Pednor then back via Bellingdon. Some hills and stiles.

Duncan McInnes 01494 433013

165 - 937047

8

Wed

19

Please carry lunch for this 11/12 mile circular walk starting at 1030am. 2 days prior to walk re-visit this page or phone 020 8866 0827 for recorded message of details.

Sun

23

Meet at Pullingshill Wood near triangle of lanes, south of Marlow Common. Chiltern landscape with woods, hills, fields and common land.

Jo Spratley 01753 883066 07754 048041

175 - 825862

1

Wed

26

Meet at The Lee. Park around the Green or in the pub car park if lunching. A walk towards Chartridge returning via Ballinger. Several hills.

John Rowe 01442 862619

165 - 905043

8

Sun

30

Meet at Wendover Library car park. Walk out of Wendover using the Ridgeway to Coombe Hill and then to Dunsmore via the woods. Gradual ascents and descents.

Bob Cato 01582 580855

165 - 870078

3