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.
Part 3 of an epic long-distance trail around Hertfordshire - join us for any of these!
Please note this is a linear walk from Wheathampstead to St Albans - at the end point you can get a bus back to the start (Red Rose 357 leaves St Peter's St Stop 13 at 5 mins past each hour). Drivers may wish to park at the start but please note central St Albans parking is expensive, £15 for 6 hours.
We leave Wheathampstead via Devil's Dyke, the remains of an ancient earthwork, before heading over fields towards the village of Sandridge. Here we skirt around the edge of Heartwood Forest, created between 2008 and 2018 with the planting of 600,000 trees. Our next landmark is Childwickbury Manor, once home to filmmaker Stanley Kubrick.
As we get closer to St Albans we see our destination for today, St Albans Cathedral in the distance. At the end of the walk, you're welcome to join us in the Mad Squirrel pub next to the Cathedral before catching the bus back to Wheathampstead or home.
Please bring a packed lunch for a picnic stop en route.
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.
Walk Leader: Paul R
This is a linear 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.
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.
East Lane Car Park, 13 East Lane, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8BP. Free parking. Accessible by public transport: Centrebus 304 from Hitchin (arr 10:15), Red Rose 357 from Harpenden / St Albans (arr 10:28 / 10:23), Uno 610 from Luton / Hatfield (arr 10:04 / 09:50)
St Albans
