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 20 people, including the leader.
This is a short afternoon walk with a mixture of urban walking, footpaths and countryside views.
Starting off with some urban walking we will go past the fictional HMP Slade Prison where the opening credits for 1970s sitcom Porridge were filmed. We will then join the Alban Way, which is a great walking and cycling route joining St Albans to Hatfield along the former railway line. This part of our route is easy to walk, mainly flat and even surfaces, and lined with trees for much of the way.
En route, various buildings associated with the railway can be seen, and a glimpse of Hatfield Road Cemetery - a resting place for 30,000 deceased people since 1884. Continuing on the Alban Way, we go past Fleetville, where colour printing business Fleet Works was set up in the late 1800s with links to London’s Fleet Street.
We can stop for a snack in Highfield Park (please bring food & drinks / water).
Going towards the hamlet of Tyttenhanger we will pass through countryside and open fields (where paths may be more uneven). We may hope to see some speckled wood butterflies which might be about at this time of year.
The way back will be a mixture of pavement walking and joining the Alban Way again before returning to our starting point. At the end, there will be optional visits to the Crown Pub, or Clarence Park to get ice creams.
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.
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, 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.
Meet in southern corner of Clarence Park, outside Verdi’s restaurant, 1a Clarence Rd, St Albans AL1 4NF. w3w location: https://what3words.com/same.range.wells If driving, please park considerately on nearby streets e.g. York Road or Gainsborough Avenue. Five minutes' walk from St. Albans City station (direct trains from Luton and Bedford). Nearest bus stops are Granville Road (3 minutes) and cemetery bus stop (5 minutes).
