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 30 people, including the leader.
Part 7 of our plan to complete the Icknield Way Path - 114 miles following “the oldest road in Britain”. Join us for any or all of these walks!
Please note this is a linear walk from Royston to Great Chesterford. At the end of the walk we can return to the start point by train, changing at Cambridge.
The route takes us from North Herts into Cambridgeshire and Essex, through beautiful rolling countryside and pretty villages. During the walk we are likely to see lots of planes flying in the Duxford Air Show which takes place nearby.
We begin by heading east out of Royston on the ancient Icknield Way, progressing into the most southerly corner of Cambridgeshire. We’ll follow the Anglo-Saxon earthwork of Bran Ditch up to Reeve Hill, the second highest point in the county, and from the top of the ridge can enjoy good views to the north.
We’ll go through Heydon village, passing a church with an eventful history, before we enter Essex. In Chrishall we’ll have our packed lunches at the village playing field, with an optional pub visit to the nearby Red Cow. We then continue through fields and woods to Elmdon, and onwards to the hilltop hamlet of Strethall. We’ll pause here in the churchyard and can have a look inside the tiny Saxon church, then we'll follow the course of a Roman road to the end of our walk at Great Chesterford station.
For an optional drink after the walk, there are pubs around half a mile from the station.
Dogs are welcome on a 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.
If you have any questions, or need to contact the walk leader urgently on the day of the walk, please post to the Meetup event chat.
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 by clicking the ‘Attend’ button when RSVPs are open. RSVPs open 6pm four weeks before the walk takes place. If the walk is full, click ‘join waitlist’ and you will be added if a place becomes available.
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 & 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.
Royston station, Kneesworth Street, Royston SG8 5AH. Parking £3. Meet in front of main station entrance (off Platform 1). what3words:///puts.dusters.conquest
Great Chesterford Station
