19.9km (12.4 miles) 4/10
I recall this walk to be a good one for the time of year and a top snowdrop walk. There may also be deer. Knebworth Hall and park are interesting and you may hear reminiscences from any rock fans in the group. There is a fair bit of road walking but that may not be a bad thing if it has been wet.
Travel: 0957 from Kings Cross (Finsbury Park 1003) arriving at Knebworth 1034. Return trains at 12 and 42.
Lunch: Emily's tea shop in Whitwell (tel 01438 871929) is probably the best bet (the Bull seems to be closed on weekday lunchtimes). The main walk webpage has suggestions for earlier and later stopping places.
Tea: various recommendations in Knebworth on the walk webpage.
For walk directions, map and GPX click here
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#11 walkers alighted at Knebworth station on a #largely-dry-overcast-breezy-and-mild Valentine's Day. Although there was a substantial amount of road walking, there were muddy stretches and waterlogged fields as well, so gaiters turned out to be a sensible choice of attire. We reached Emily's tea shop in Whitwell in just under two hours. Four of our number decided to have lunch there, four had sandwiches at the outside tables, by kind permission of the owner, and three found a different place to picnic. After lunch, the seven picnickers pressed on, with three of us arriving back in Knebworth around 3.30 pm, in time to catch the 3.42 train back to London.
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