Finchley & Hornsey is a friendly group, open to everyone. We walk mainly in Herts and surrounding counties.
Starting at Ringshall, this is a meandering walk designed to take in some of the less well-worn paths on and outside Ashridge Estate, a 5000 acre National Trust conservation woodlands, meadows and chalk downlands of the Chiltern Hills. Please bring your National Trust card if you are a member to enter the bluebells preservation area of Dockey Woods. Otherwise, there is a £3.50 charge at peak weekends for non-members, paid at the gate. Picnic lunch is at Aldbury, where there is also the opportunity to see the grand Pendley Chapel with the medieval Whittingham-Verney tomb, which was transferred in the late 16th Century from Ashridge House, which we will see on the way back. Some muddy bits, so paths can be slippery and hiking poles are recommended. Bring a picnic lunch.
Meet at Trust Cottages Car Park on Beacon Road, Ringshall, HP4 1NE. The car park is the first DIRT ROAD turning on the left on Beacon Road, as you are driving east to west from Ringshall towards Ivinghoe.
