Length: 10.1 miles (16.3 km) 5/10
A Chilterns walk including a large beech wood, interesting churches and the village of Little Missenden. After a possible tea stop in Old Amersham, a short climb, another wood, then home. I've usually done this walk the other way round but thought we could try the original direction this time.
A couple of hazards to note (1) Toby's Lane (5-6 in directions) may well be flooded but it's possible to walk along the edge of the field to its left; (2) apparently there is a sink hole at Chapel Farm (point 15 in directions) – presumably something to do with HS2 - but there is a signposted diversion.
Travel: 0956 from Marylebone, arriving at Great Missenden 1040. Returns at 11 and 41 but Amersham is in TfL zone 9 with the Metropolitan Line also available if you have the right ticket (see walk page). Freedom/60+ Oyster holders only need a single from Amersham to Great Missenden.
Lunch: several possibilities are listed on the walk web page but the Squirrel pub in Penn Street 01494 257924 is recommended. The Hit or Miss 01494 713109 is also reported to be OK. Please use these links/numbers not the ones on the walk page which are out of date.
Tea: Quite a few possibilities in Old Amersham, see the walk page. Note that there's not much around Amersham station itself.
For walk directions, map and GPX click here
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#10 on the walk (with 1 running late doing Amersham to lunch & back). The group split at the sink hole diversion point, with 4 ahead of the main group following the gpx and the rest following the text on the diversion. No sink hole was encountered by the 4, who met the late runner at lunch, with one opting for the Squirrel ( for its £11 lunch with a drink option - not very busy and fast service). The others picnicked in the wood at the edge of the Green. Everyone was briefly together at lunch, but it was too cold for any waiting around. Two more ate at the Squirrel and some joined later for drinks. A fragmented afternoon followed with 2 of us getting a train just after 3pm, some stopping for tea in Old Amersham, not sure about everyone else. Pretty good underfoot with just one awkward stretch on Toby's lane with sitting water to get round.
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