17 km 10.6 miles Difficulty 5/10
A Chilterns walk. Starts off flat, gets less flat. There are one or two stretches where gps would be useful but here’s a tip from Mr Tiger.
In the woods after lunch (Monkton Wood), keep to the track at the right hand edge – this track is not obvious on entry.
Last year a few of us were led on an interesting diversion through the Horse Trust's Sanctuary. If you're feeling adventurous, I’ve included rudimentary directions below. Optional. of course.
Trains: Get the 9:12 Oxford train from Marylebone, arriving Princes Risborough at 10:04 .From there, get the10:15 bus replacement 😠for the short journey to Little Kimble arriving at 10:30.
Trains return direct from Saunderton at xx:54. Get a return to Little Kimble.
Lunch: The Pink and Lily 01494 489 857 (a pub once favoured by Rupert Brooke)
An earlier option would be the Plough 01844 343 302
Tea: The Golden Cross is handy for the Station
Directions: here T=swc.10
An unofficial afternoon diversion would take you through the Horse Trust Sanctuary. The sanctuary closes at 4. Knocks about a mile off.the walk.
From memory: Not on our gps, not walk-checked. Follow the main route to the top of page 4 but, after descending the hill in paragraph 1 and “after 40 metres cross a stile” (end of para 2), don't cross the road but turn right up it (Flowers Bottom Lane). This takes you through a small settlement. Take the 2nd footpath left into a steep field. I think there's a Horse Trust sign. Climb to the top and cross a stile into the back of the sanctuary. Follow the path to the main visitor area and tea room. (It’s a public footpath, but to explore the centre, there’s a £1 entry fee). After your visit, follow the main entrance drive to a road (Slad Lane). There’s a stile by the gates if shut. Turn left down the road and at a crossroads with New Road, go straight over, down a quiet, winding lane . You’ll pass a National Trust sign for Bradenham Down off to the left but keep going down the road. At a farm, (Small Dean Farm on the map) turn left down a footpath, eventually turning right into a large field . Follow the right hand boundary for some way. This meets the end of the main walk, at [14] in the text. Keep straight on to the station. Feedback appreciated.
Sunday, 20 August 2023
Sunday walk: Little Kimble to Saunderton
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N=2 on a w=largely_sunny day. The bus replacement wasn’t so bad. Only us n=2 on it as it rattled along to Little Kimble.
A pleasant walk with no wrong turns. Saw plenty of flowers, some butterflies, and a small deer hiding in the undergrowth. Early on, there was a whole flock of red kites circling low overhead. If they were waiting for me to keel over, they were to be disappointed.
Lunch for one at the Pink and Lily. Cider for the other. Then on. We took the diversion to the Horse sanctuary which worked well but maybe needs a few tweaks. Although the sanctuary only requires a donation of £1, they made at least £3.60 out of me after I’d seen their sad little faces.
We didn’t stop at the tea room there but we did stop at the Golden Cross. More cider, sigh.
We were aiming for the 15:54 but managed to get the delayed 14:54 a few minutes earlier. Thought we’d struck lucky. Then they announced the 15:54 was going fast to London and we were following slow behind. Win some lose some.
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