Sunday Walk: Ashwell at Home - Baldock Circular

19.5km. (12.1 miles) Circular.

Or 9.1 miles to Ashwell-and-Morden station.

Difficulty 2/10

An amble through Hertfordshire countryside to the ancient settlement of Ashwell. Today is “Ashwell at Home” day, a village-wide event that raises funds for local groups. To visit the event proper, you should buy a £10 ticket, but you'll still catch glimpses if you’re just passing through.

The 14th C church contains medieval graffiti, some referring to the Great Plague. It should be free to visit.  

Trains: 09:41 train from St Pancras Platform B, arriving Baldock at 10:23.

Trains back from Baldock at xx:25 (to Kings Cross) and xx:52 (to St Pancras)

Trains from Ashwell-and-Morden at xx:20 and xx:47.

(A return to Ashwell-and-Morden, one stop further, is the same price as one to Baldock).

Lunch: There are three pubs in Ashwell: the Rose and Crown (01462 742420), the Bushel and Strike (01462742394), and the Three Tuns (01462 742107). The last is probably best suited.

Tea – The George and the The Old White Horse are both near Baldock station. 

Walk directions here 

! Note that at point 26, the full walk, back to Baldock, uses a path that is not an official right of way. We have used it for many years, but if you’d rather not chance it, take the shorter ending from Ashwell to Ashwell-and-Morden station. 

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