9.9 miles / 16 km
An easy-going walk in the Chilterns with chances to visit Hughenden Manor (National Trust) and West Wycombe Caves. The return route passes the Dashwood Mausoleum, and local landmark St Lawrence Church.
Trains: Take the 09:53 from London Marylebone, arriving at Saunderton at 10:51. If you miss this train, you can catch up by taking the 10:00 service to High Wycombe.
Return trains at xx:57.
Lunch: The first possible lunch stop is the café at Hughenden Manor. Further on is the Le De Spencer Arms (01494 535317), food served 12pm - 3pm, phoning ahead is advised.
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This one's gone a couple of weeks without a report, so I'd better file one.
n=11 on this walk, of whom 7 said they wanted lunch at the pub, and 6 actually took said lunch. (The previous week, more people took the lunch than said they wanted it, to the bemusement of that walk's poster.) Service, welcome and atmosphere were at a more elevated level than the cuisine.
I misremembered the tea place as being after the Dashwood Mausoleum, and so marched purposefully up the hill before being surprised by the realisation that the terrain have become inconsistent with the promise of a cafe or any chocolate cake. Those who weren't so dim passed the West Wycombe Caves and reported the cafe insufficiently inviting to prompt a visit.
w=warmish_with_light_cloud as far as I can remember.
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