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We are the North Hertfordshire Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Circular walk from Chells Park in Stevenage via Aston End and the Beane Valley to the village of Benington. The route follows footpaths, some stretches of lane and minor roads.

A circular walk from Graveley

A morning walk of ca 5.5 miles from The Lytton Arms PH at Old Knebworth through fields, parkland and woods featuring a spooky Gothic mansion with added lively stags, followed by an optional lunch at the pub.

Please note the slightly later than usual start time of 10.30 a.m.

A circular walk from the Rusty Gun pub, St Ippolyts, near Hitchin

This walk is for up to 30 people, including the leader.

A mostly rural walk exploring the gentle rolling countryside east of Knebworth, with a chance of seeing sunset and moonrise.

From Knebworth railway station we’ll pass through the village and out between the East Coast Main Line railway and a wheatfield, heading south to Woolmer Green. Here we pick up a section of the Stevenage Outer Orbital Path (STOOP). On the edge of Woolmer Green we’ll see a curious outdoor gallery of hand-painted signs emblazoned with ‘Dad jokes’ which might make us smile or groan!

The STOOP then takes us through arable farmland and horse paddocks to the edge of Datchworth. After passing the little village church with its witch’s hat spire, we’ll leave the village (and the STOOP) along a quiet country lane, with wide views across the fields to our right.

We then walk gently downhill along a bridleway between open fields, looking towards Harwood Park and Stevenage. Paths lined with oak and other trees bring us to the edge of Stevenage; we’ll then dip briefly into the town, passing twice under the Hertford Loop railway line.

Returning through the fields to Knebworth, we might see the sun go down and moon come up (depending on our pace and the weather) before re-entering the village via its recreation ground. From here it’s just a few minutes’ walk back to our start point and the option of a post-walk drink at The Station pub.

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: 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 walk is for up to 25 people, including the leader.

A moderate-grade walk through rolling countryside, woodland and historic parkland, including visits to Welwyn village, Danesbury Park and its beautiful fern garden, and a traditional country pub. 

The route is mostly on rural paths and includes some moderate slopes.

Starting in the village of Woolmer Green just south of Knebworth, we’ll walk along ‘Twin Foxes’ (a street named after notorious poachers the Fox twins - look out for the identical busts at the entrance) then take a tree-lined bridleway towards Harmergreen Wood. Below our feet as we walk through the woods is the East Coast Main Line railway; we’ll pass two large ventilation shafts for the railway tunnels and might hear the strange sound of air blowing through the vents if trains travel through as we pass.

Emerging from Lockleys Wood into arable farmland, we’ll dip into a valley and out again along a path between the fields. From the brow of the hill we can spot the railway viaduct at Digswell behind us and the vineyard at Lockley Farm on the slopes below. 

We then pass under the A1(M) and the Welwyn bypass on our way to old Welwyn. In the village we can see a cottage where Anne Van Gogh once lived and was visited by her brother Vincent; there is a bronze bust of the artist by the River Mimram. We’ll pause by the river for a tea break and a chance to use the community toilets at the nearby White Hart pub.

Next we walk through Singlers Marsh nature reserve (a flood plain for the Mimram) and past Fulling Mill, which was once one of many watermills along the river. Then we come to Danesbury Park, formerly the park of Danesbury House and now a nature reserve of grassland and mature trees. Here we find the restored Victorian Fernery, somewhat hidden away on the site of an old chalk pit: a wonderful garden of various ferns and many other plants, with an artificial rock grotto, a rustic bridge and several benches where we can sit and enjoy our packed lunch.

After lunch we’ll head through the hamlets of Pottersheath and Rableyheath, taking quiet country lanes to reach our pub stop at The Robin Hood & Little John. We can enjoy a drink in the large beer garden before the final mile and a half of our walk takes us back under the motorway and through the woods at Mardley Heath, following a part of the Stevenage Outer Orbital Path (STOOP) to return to Woolmer Green.

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: 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 tranquil walk features meadows, superb country houses and three beautiful villages, making it an ideal summer outing.

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.

Leaving Whitwell, we head north, walking through the deep shade of Hitch Wood to the chalk pit on its north-western corner. This pit, according to the information boards, contains fossils of ammonites and other organisms from when Hertfordshire lay under a warm sea. Further north, we come across the romantic ruin of Mindsen Chapel, which has watched over the valley containing Stevenage for many centuries. 

Downhill is the Rusty Gun pub where we can stop for a while.

Heading back to Whitwell, we return by Hitch Wood, using a different path, and then go through Walk Wood, though we can make a short diversion to the impressive church at St Paul's Walden.

Returning to Whitwell via Water Hall Farm, we pass by Emily's Tea Room (329 reviews with a average of 4.6 stars!) where we should have high hopes about the quality of the cakes.

 

From Whitwell, walk out over the rolling countryside to the unusual Rusty Gun pub and return via one of the late Queen Mother’s homes – site of the king-to-be’s marriage proposal along paths which the young couple walked nearly 100 years ago

A circular walk from Benington

Starting at a public car park (with charges) the walk uses footpaths to exit the town to the south west heading for Charlton before looping back on quiet streets and footpaths to the start.

Join us for the last in a series of short walks along the HOOP!

This walk, hosted by Stag Walkers for Hitchin Festival, will cover the northeast of the HOOP (Hitchin Outer Orbital Path), a waymarked route around the edge of Hitchin and through the surrounding countryside, which has its 15th anniversary this year. For those who are new to country walking or might prefer short routes, we’ve split the HOOP into four leisurely walks of around 5 to 7 miles. Each of these walks starts near Hitchin town centre and includes a variety of green space around the town and nearby. The route is partly on surfaced paths and partly on rural tracks, including some gentle hills.

After meeting outside the Queen Mother Theatre, we’ll walk on pavement and paths to the east side of Hitchin, passing through Purwell Meadows Local Nature Reserve. We’ll join the HOOP on the edge of town, where the route overlaps with the Letchworth Garden City Greenway. We’ll head uphill on a wooded path alongside Letchworth Golf Club, before crossing Hitchin Road and heading towards Letchworth's Westbury Estate.

As we skirt the edge of Letchworth we’ll have a wide view over farmland down to Hitchin and the surrounding countryside. We’ll also see Ickleford Barrow, an ancient burial mound now covered in trees. In 1816, archaeological excavations at this site found bronze spear heads and a copper blade.

We next pass through an area of Letchworth known as 'Tin Town' where prefab houses were built in haste using surplus metals from World War Two aircraft, which is likely to be demolished in the future. We will then pass Icknield Way Cemetery, where Letchworth's founder Ebenezer Howard is buried, and the Wilbury pub, which will be familiar to anyone who has watched the film ‘The World's End’.

Leaving Letchworth and its Greenway, we’ll deviate from the official route of the HOOP to walk alongside the world-famous lavender fields at Cadwell Farm. The lavender should be in full bloom at this time of year and we’ll pause here briefly to enjoy the scene and the scent.

After this, we’ll cross the East Coast Main Line railway via a reverberating bridge (listen for the echo as we go over), and will pass the pond known as Gerry’s Hole, opposite a mural which commemorates the former Hitchin to Bedford railway line. The HOOP then takes us into Ickleford, where we’ll break for packed lunch on the village’s Upper Green and will have an optional pub stop at The Plume of Feathers.

Following lunch, we’ll leave the HOOP and return through the edge of town, to our start point, passing through Bancroft Gardens along the way. After the walk, there will be an optional pub stop in town for those who’d like to join us for a sociable drink.

Dogs are welcome on a lead.

For information about walking with the group, including our dog policy, please visit the Stag Walkers website.

There is no limit on group size for this walk and booking is not essential; however, we do find it helpful to know who's coming, so:
* if you plan to come along, please book a place for yourself and any guests you are bringing
* if you have to cancel please update your RSVP so we know not to wait for you
* you can RSVP via our Meetup group or e-mail stagwalkers at gmail dot com
Unless you opt in to further communications, we will only use contact information you provide to get in touch about the walk.

A circular walk from Benington

Farmland, green lanes, a moated site and small villages.

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The Chain Walk is a 64Km linear route across Hertfordshire from London to Cambridgeshire with a midway break point. Walk it end-to-end in 2 or 4 stages using public transport or by 16 short circular walks that link up to form longer loops.

Fields, woods, a Roman Road, a watering place and a not-for-profit educational farm.

Farms and woods, and a halfway staging-post for those walking from London to Cambridgeshire.

A circular walk from Kimpton

Farrnland, a new community wood and the start of the second half for those walking from London to Cambridgeshire.

A circular walk from Kimpton

This walk is for up to 25 people, including the leader.

A short walk with a mixture of town and farmland walking, with a few gentle slopes.

Starting at Letchworth's Mrs. Howard Hall, we will pass through the Ball Memorial Gardens, which has a statue of the Greek poet Sappho. After that, we will head out of town, passing the Central Methodist Church and St. Alban & St Henry VI Church, and several of the older Garden City houses, including one in an ornate Swiss chalet-like style.

Arriving at the village of Willian, we will pass All Saints' Church before heading out into the countryside and following a section of the Garden City Greenway, where we will get some good views across the fields. We then pass the statue of Telford Morton, a noted Letchworth resident, and complete a circuit of Willian Arboretum.

We will pass Willian Pond before heading back into Letchworth, passing St Christopher School, the Old Corner Post Office (unfortunately closed) and the UK's first roundabout, which famously made an appearance in the film, "The World's End" starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

Returning to our start point via Broadway Gardens, we will pass Letchworth's independent cinema, which has a striking art deco style. Those who wish to can come for an optional post-walk drink in town.

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: 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.

A 9 mile walk along the footpaths and lanes of the deep Hertfordshire countryside, including a section of the Roman road Hare Street and some amusing place names.

A walk connecting 8 small woodlands across rolling green valleys just to the East of Luton. Between roughly mid-April and mid-May beautiful carpets of bluebells will be in flower in all the woods. There are two pub options!

To book a place on the walk PLEASE EMAIL HANSA at hansajadvapatel @outlook.com giving your name and mobile phone number.

A circular walk mainly through woods and fields via Digswell viaduct, a Grade II listed structure and Tewin. Lunch (picnic) at Bramfield and opportunity to buy drinks (only) in the pub. After lunch we continue passing the 16th century Queen Hoo Hall, through Bull’s Green and Burnham Green to return back to Welwyn North.  Please bring along a packed lunch and drinks for the day.

Meet at Digswell Park Rd (Viaduct) car park, Digswell, Welwyn North AL6 0BB.

Participants on this walk need to have suitable footwear and equipment and be able to walk the distance and terrain so please consider this before booking. If you are unsure then please contact the walk leader before booking to ascertain whether this walk is suitable for you.  Please remember to bring along your ICE (In Case of Emergency) card with details of emergency contacts, medical conditions and medications.

The leader has set a limit of 18 walkers and requires you to book.  If your plans change please let the leader know in case there is a waiting list. Your details will be used solely for the purpose of the walk and will then be destroyed.

This walk is for up to 25 people including the leader.

A leisurely summer evening walk through the countryside of Digswell and Tewin, including open fields dotted with woodland and various livestock.

The route is mainly on rural paths and mostly flat with some gentle slopes, and a short distance on a country road.

We will start at 7pm at Digswell Park Road Car Park, which is a ten minute walk from Welwyn North Station. We will continue on a straight path past wheatfields, before we arrive at Tewin Bury Farm. We may spot some cows, alpacas and pigs in the nearby fields.

Afterwards we will pass through the surroundings of St. Peter's Church in Tewin village, which includes the graves of aviation pioneers Geoffrey and John de Havilland. We will then pass a paddock of horses.

We will finish by walking toward a picturesque view of the historic Digswell Viaduct and the rolling hills. We may even catch the sunset! A five minute walk from the car park will lead us to The Cowper Arms where anyone is welcome to stop for a drink.

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: 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, click 'join waitlist' to get a place if one becomes available and 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.

A circular walk from Letchworth

PLACES ON OUR WALKS MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE.

A walk in Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve with a wide variety of wildlife habitats. Walk alongside the River Oughton towards the Hitchin Lavender Farm with coffee stop at the farm where you can purchase coffee and cake and enjoy the view. No stiles.

No Lunch stop

Walk Leader: Azar Thomson Phone: 07976931224