Welcome to Capital Walkers, the friendly London Ramblers group for people aged 40+. We walk every weekend and usually at least once during the week.
Liam H.
The walk passes through the village of Hambleden set in a beautiful valley between beech woods. This unspoiled village with Chlitern brick and flint cottages and old world shops, is the setting of many TV series and films. In addition notable as the birthplace of Lord Cardigan who led the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimea War. Next the walk passes through the villages of Skirmett, Fingest and Turville (setting of the fictional Dibley village) and Southend built on a common where clay was quarried for bricklaying. There are some steep and more gently ascents and descents. It's the Chilterns, expect natural beauty...
Chilterns National Landscape (formerly the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) takes in a variety of ancient woodlands, chalk grasslands and historic villages. Covering parts of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The Chiltern Way is a 177 mile circular route, with various extensions, highlighting the best features of the area.
No exit points. Dress suitably for the Chilterns, with a mind to the weather and wear good walking shoes. Please bring a packed lunch.
The finishing time is an estimate only and will be dependent on a number of factors, such as the weather, the speed at which the group walks and the number of breaks taken.
Depart
London Paddington 9:08 (Didcot Parkway) to Twyford arriving 9:37 change for trains to Henley on Thames Railway Station 9:45 arriving 9:57
Henley on Thames bus 850 (Bell Street stop D) at 10:05am to Hambelden Mill End bus stop arriving 10:15
Return
Nettlebed (High Street the Green) bus 33 to Henley on Thames every 55 minutes to the hour.
Henley on Thames Railway Station trains to Twyford every 30 minutes. Change train to London Paddington every 30 minutes.
Buy a return ticket from London Paddington to Henley on Thames.
Mill End. Hambleden
The Green Nettlebed
