12.6 km (7.8 mi). Difficulty, 1/10
Ancient tracks and green lanes lead us through quiet, rolling, East Herts countryside and back along the Lee Navigation.The full walk is quite long but we won’t be doing that. Taking a shortcut, mate. Shortcut 1 reduces the length to 12.6 km (7.8mi). Our lunch stop is in Wareside 3.6 miles into the walk.
Trains:
Get the 10:02 Stansted Airport train from Liverpool St and change at Tottenham Hale* (arrive 10:20 platform 2) onto the Hertford East train (depart 10:28 platform 4), arriving St Margaret's at 10:52 (this train starts from Stratford, London at 10:16). *Tottenham Hale is on the Victoria Line, if that’s easier.
Return trains xx:17 and xx:47, changing again at Tottenham Hale.
Lunch:
Chequers Inn, Ware Road, Wareside (01920 467 010).
Tea: There are several pubs near St Margaret's station.
The Jolly Fisherman Station Road, Stanstead St. Margarets, (01920 870 125). A McMullen’s pub.
The Oak 36 High Street, Stanstead Abbotts (01920 877 294).
The Red Lion 1 High Street, Stanstead Abbots, (01920 410 056). One of the oldest buildings in the area. Under new management.
Directions: here. Shortcut 1 is recommended, given the hours of daylight. There is also a mid length (12.2 mile) version, utilising Shortcut 2.
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Sunday, 8 January 2023
Sunday Walk: St. Margaret's Circular (Herts)
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N=9 assembled on a day that could be euphemistically described as damp. At times it was more than damp. Like during the two hailstorms. There were dry spells too and the sun came out for all of 30 seconds. A bit muddy but not sinky-in muddy. And the puddles. Don’t get me started on the puddles. W=damp-with-occasional-showers-and-hail
Our hardy band made good progress and we got to the Chequers earlier than planned. The fare proved popular. Most had roasts. One had cider. They had 4 types of cider and Mr Tiger had the strongest on offer. Lilleys Dark at 7.5%. Yum! The afternoon was more of the same. Except, you try climbing stiles after a pint of Lilleys Dark Cider. Takes nerves of steel to do that. We got to the station in good time and, as there was a train soon, nobody stopped for ‘tea’.
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