We’re a Ramblers group aimed mainly at people in their 20s, 30s and slightly older, offering led walks and social events across Herts, Beds and south Cambs.
This walk is for up to 25 people, including the walk leader.
The second of two walks today on the Hertfordshire-Essex borders! Join us for one or both of these. Adapted from a route suggested by Country Walking magazine, this afternoon ramble packs in a variety of landscapes and is as fine a summer walk as you could wish for in this part of the world.
Heading south from Bishop's Stortford we'll soon leave the town behind for open meadows and the River Stort towpath. We'll pass locks, bridges, wetland nature reserves, an Iron Age hillfort and plenty of river life.
As we swing towards the village of Little Hallingbury the landscape changes and we'll take in an old water mill, thatched cottages, a grand brick mansion, rolling crop fields, woodland and horse farms - all before heading along another idyllic section of the river on the way back to Bishop's Stortford station.
Dogs are welcome, on a short lead.
Booking your place: If you would like to join, you must book in advance using the Stag Walkers Meetup group - see Notes for how to book & what to bring. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your booking so that someone else can take your place.
Please do not turn up for a walk without booking, as places are limited. Unless you opt in to further communications, we will only use contact information you provide to get in touch about the walk.
Please car-share or use public transport if possible. To offer a lift or ask for one from a fellow walker, please use the Meetup event page.
This is a circular walk
Please be aware of the walk grade: walks are graded Easy, Leisurely, Moderate or Strenuous.
Book your place via the Stag Walkers Meetup group by clicking the ‘Attend’ button on the event page. If the walk is full, click ‘join waitlist’ and you will be added if a place becomes available. If you’re on the waitlist, please check back regularly to see if you have been added to the attending list.
If you have any questions or need to contact the leader about the walk, please post on the Meetup event page.
Please:
DO NOT book onto a walk unless you are pretty sure you will be able to make it.
UPDATE YOUR RSVP. We understand ‘life happens’ so if you need to change your RSVP please do this at least 24 hours before the walk and before booking closes to enable someone else to take your place.
DON’T NO-SHOW on the day unless it is absolutely unavoidable (we do understand ‘life happens’) because it prevents others from enjoying a walk if it is fully booked.
*TAKE NOTE that if you no-show and/or cancel after the booking closing deadline three times, without extenuating circumstances, we will decline further bookings from you for a period of six weeks.*
Bring a packed lunch / snacks and drinks, and optionally a basic first aid kit & hand sanitiser.
For more information about walking with the group, including our dog policy, please visit the Stag Walkers website.
We are a Ramblers group, non members are welcome to try us out for two or three free walks before joining Ramblers as a full member.
As a charity we ask that non-members consider making a voluntary donation to Ramblers until they become a full member. We suggest £3-4 per walk. You can donate in person or online.
The Ramblers’ Association is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Company registration number: 4458492. Registered Charity in England and Wales number: 1093577. Registered office: First Floor, 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1BE.
Bishop's Stortford Railway Station, Station Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3BL (West Anglia Main Line, London Liverpool Street / Cambridge). If arriving by train the main exit is on Platform 1. The station has a large NCP car park (£4 for 3-4 hours, £6.50 all day). Nearest alternative is Crown Terrace car park (£1.50 all day), 7 mins walk from the station.
