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Length : 16.9 km (10.5 miles). If you omit the detour to the lunch pub at Great Kimble, the walk length is 14.1 km (8.8 miles).
Toughness 6 out of 10
This walk is easy to follow, being mainly along the Ridgeway and is very much uphill and downhill, but not strenuously so. The way is predominantly through high beech woods and chalk downlands, including the Grangelands Nature Reserve and has views out from Coombe Hill over the Vale of Aylesbury and surrounding counties. The walk ends by descending into the pleasant old town of Wendover.
Trains: Take the 10.00 train from London Marylebone arriving Princes Risborough 10.33.
Return trains from Wendover leave at xx.27 and xx.57
Tickets: 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 .
Lunch: The suggested lunch stop is The Swan (tel 01844 275288) in Smokey Row (Great Kimble), a family owned Free House, some 8.2 km into the walk.
Those starting later or not wishing to detour to the Swan can take an early lunch (a little over one hour into the walk) at the Plough (tel 01844 343 302) in Lower Cadsden, some 5.1 km into the walk. It serves food midday to 2pm daily
Tea: The suggested tea place for chocaholics is Rumsey's Chocolaterie (tel 01296 625 060), five minutes from Wendover Station, which is open until 5.30pm
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2 comments:
n=10 on a w=intermittently-sunny-and-breezy day.The 10am train was delayed so 5 early arrivers at Marylebone took the 9.40 train, picking up a 6th en route. Four others took the 10.10 train and caught up with the earlier starters at lunch. Four went to the pub for lunch, six used picnic tables in a field in front of a farm shop and snack van about half an hour after the pub turn off. Some bought bottles of beer from the farm shop.The picnickers reached Wendover at around 2.45pm and had time for refreshments at the pub and deli before catching the 15.27 train back to London. The pub lunchers may wish to report on their experience.
This is a lovely walk with some hilly bits, expansive views and many stretches through woods which will look stunning in their autumn colours.
Four of us had a good lunch at the Swan before attempting the crossing of Chequers. Many sloes were to be found in the hedgerows but it was too dry for mushroom hunting. We enjoyed the first signs of autumn - leaves showing signs of yellow and red. Augurs magnificent autumn colours to come? A late dessert was enjoyed at the Shoulder of Mutton by 3 and 4 caught the 1657 to Marylebone.
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