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Sunday, 23 July 2023

Saunderton Circular via Bledlow

11.7 miles, 18.3 km.
A shorter 6.1 mile walk to Princes Risborough is  possible.
Toughness: 6 /10
A favourite Chilterns walk, with a favourite pub thrown in. There are many fine views out over the valley and plain. Largely gentle but there are one or two steep bits.
Trains: Get the 9:53 Aylesbury train from Marylebone arriving Saunderton 10:51.
Trains back from Saunderton at xx:57 from platform 2 .
Get a return to Saunderton – or for a choice of endings, to Princes Risborough.
3 trains an hour from Princes Risborough at xx:11 xx:22, with a slower train at xx:51
Lunch: The Lions of Bledlow: 01844 343345 nice choice of beers, extensive menu. Open from 12
Bledlow's Lyde Garden is worth a quick visit and is a possible picnic place. The entrance is near the church.
Tea, Saunderton: The Golden Cross is handy for Saunderton station.. It’s on the main road, just past the station turn-in. An earlier possibility is the Boot.
Tea, Princes Risborough:  As you near the end of the Princes Ris directions,  following the  “i into Princes Risborough” choice would bring you to the Bird in Hand 01844 345602  on the far side of the station.
Directions: available here 
To take the shorter ending to Princes Risborough from Bledlow, change to the directions on the separate “Finish in PR”button. 
 T=2.2

2 comments:

gouldman said...

#10 in #sunshine-and-showers. Food and service at The Lions of Bledlow were excellent.

Mr M Tiger said...

N=10 w=sunshine-and-showers