Sunday walk Princes Risborough to Great Missenden

The Chilterns, a windmill & Bryant's Bottom

Length: 15.7km (9.8 miles) 

Toughness: 6 out of 10 

Trains: Catch the 10am Birmingham Moor Street train from London Marylebone arriving Princes Risborough at 10.32.

Return trains from Great Missenden leave at xx:04 and xx:34.

As your journeys are on different branches of the Chiltern Railways network you will need to buy a return ticket to Aylesbury, where the two branch lines converge. Make sure your ticket is valid on both branches by purchasing a Day Return Any Route Permitted

This walk across the Chilterns – the walker’s heaven – is through sloping fields and beech woods and hamlets, past upmarket farms and upgraded cottages. The walk is not difficult but it does have two short, steep hills (with fine views) near the lunch stop which account for the toughness rating, although the walk directions offer an alternative route which avoids the first of the inclines.

Lunch: The suggested lunchtime stop on this walk is the Gate Inn (tel. 01494 488 632) at Bryant’s Bottom, 9.3km into the walk. 45 mins further into the walk you come to the more upmarket Polecat Inn (tel 01494 412514) in Prestwood,

Tea: The suggested tea stop is Matildas Bistro Cafe (tel. 01494 890 411), next to Costa on the High Street, at the junction with Station Approach, open Sunday until 4pm.

 For walk directions, map and GPS click here

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