We’re a Ramblers group aimed mainly at people in their 20s, 30s and a bit beyond, offering guided hikes and social events across Herts, Beds and south Cambs.
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This walk is for up to 20 people, including the leader.
A short walk across a mixture of farmland and woodland, with some steep hills. It starts and ends at Welwyn North station, includes a lunch stop at Danesbury Park, and includes an hour’s long trip round Welwyn Roman Baths (which will cost £6 payable on entry) before we return to Welwyn North under the viaduct. If you have ever driven onto the A1(M) southbound at junction 6 from Welwyn, the chances are you will have passed the brown sign for the Welwyn Roman Baths. Maybe, you have often thought: “that looks interesting, I must go one day.” Well this walk is "the day."
We will first walk uphill through the housing to the path across to Locksleys. This is a long path, going straight up and down across a field, which you can see from the train window in the gap between the two tunnels between Knebworth and Welwyn North.
The path then goes under the A1 road bridge and through an underpass before we cross the Welwyn bypass and walk up into Danesbury estate, where we will have a lunch stop at the Victorian fernery. After lunch we will walk back down into Welwyn village, with its large church and many pubs, before carefully crossing the busy slip roads to the motorway junction to get to the Roman Baths.
After visiting the baths, we go back to Welwyn North station by walking round the back of Monks Walk school, past some classic Welwyn Garden City houses and under the viaduct on the pedestrian road you can see from a train. There will be an optional drink at the Cowper Arms next to the station.
Please note this walk is not suitable for dogs.
For information about walking with the group, including our dog policy, please visit the Stag Walkers website.
Booking your place: Please book your place using the free Meetup website/app. Join the Stag Walkers Meetup group and click the 'Attend' button on the event page.
Please do not turn up for a walk without booking, as places are limited.
If the walk is fully booked, please click 'join waitlist' then please check back regularly as you will likely get a place. The waitlist gives priority to single bookings so if you wish to bring a guest, we recommend booking separately.
Unless you opt in to further communications, we will only use contact information you provide to get in touch about the walk.
This is a circular walk.
The start time is when we aim to start walking and the finish time is an estimate.
Walks are graded Easy, Leisurely, Moderate or Strenuous in increasing order of difficulty. Please read the walk description to check it is within your abilities and contact the group if you are unsure.
Please:
We are a Ramblers group, non-members are welcome to try us out for 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 purchase membership. 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: Stone King LLP, Boundary House, 91 Charterhouse Street, London EC1M 6HR.
Welwyn North Station Car Park Station Rd, Digswell, Welwyn AL6 0AS, parking costs £3.60. Trains run half hourly in both directions, and arrive at 11:12 northbound and 11:16 southbound.
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