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 leader.
A short and relatively flat walk from Fairfield on the Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire border, along rural tracks and some surfaced paths.
We will meet outside Tesco Express Fairfield and walk down Dickens Boulevard (many of the roads in Fairfield have names connected to literature) then cross Stotfold Road and take a gentle ascent along part of the Garden City Greenway. We will head through farmland towards the woods at Radwell then turn toward Stotfold and walk alongside the fields back to Fairfield.
Fairfield is a new development which has 900 Victorian inspired houses and 100 flats in Fairfield Hall. The hall is a Grade II listed building and a former asylum which is allegedly haunted - two nurses were apparently murdered and a two-headed calf was born there according to an ex-German POW who worked there as a hospital orderly.
On returning to Fairfield we will walk around the perimeter of the village before ending our walk at Bannatyne's (located in Fairfield Hall) for coffee/cake/lunch. Those not wishing to stay for the refreshment stop will be directed back to the meeting point of Tesco Express.
Please note that parking is very limited in Fairfield so car-sharing or using public transport to this walk is very much encouraged.
Dogs are welcome on a lead.
For information about walking with the group, including our dog policy, please visit the Stag Walkers website.
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
Use our Meetup group to book your place on the walk: https://www.meetup.com/StagWalkers/
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.
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, appropriate clothing for the conditions and optionally a basic first aid kit.
Please follow NHS guidelines and do not attend the walk if you are unwell.
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.
Tesco Fairfield Express, Dickens Boulevard, Fairfield SG5 4FD. Please park respectfully on the residential streets. Do NOT park in the Tesco car park as there is a time limit and you may be fined, and do NOT park at Bannatynes as this is permit only. The 97 bus runs from Hitchin or you can get a train to Letchworth and walk the 45 minutes to the start of the walk.
