Difficulty: 5 out of 10
Trains: Take the 9.57 from London Marylebone arriving Great Missenden 10.40.
Trains back to London Marylebone from Amersham run at xx.08 and xx.38. You can also get the Metropolitan line from Amersham to King's Cross and various stops in between at xx.16 and xx.46.
Tickets: Amersham is in zone 9. A travelcard for zones 1-9 (or a Freedom Pass) and a rail single from Amersham to Great Missenden on the way out (see notes) would allow you to return by either tube or train.
Lunch : For the main walk, The recommended pub is The Squirrel in Penn Street 01494 711291
The nearby Hit or Miss pub is another option.
01494 713109.
01494 713109.
If taking the shortcut you will cut out the loop to Penn Street and might like to have an earlier lunch stop in Little Missenden The Red Lion (tel 01494 862 876) is a cosy old-fashioned pub and the food is basic but hearty.The Crown (tel 01494 862 571) is more rudimentary, offering pies, baked potatoes, sandwiches and soup (2024) from midday to 2pm.
Tea: Seasons Cafe Deli in Old Amersham is recommended. There are other options nearby.
For more details click on L=1.5
3 comments:
I am hoping to do this walk if trains running nicely Happy Christmas Jane
Got detached from group after a out 2 and a half miles. Took a bus and returning to have a Christmas eve Bonfire .Merry Christmas everyone.
Comment moved from the walk's page to here...
Kevin
Thu 25-Dec 11:52
n=16 or so on this fine walk yesterday, including two late starters, and one little dog on a lead. Ideal walking conditions: chilly, unremarkable mud levels and often quite sunny. At least four admired the 13th century wall paintings (uncovered in the 1930s) at St John the Baptist, Little Miss. A huge figure of St Christopher dominates the church, an appropriate saint to meet and greet SWC travellers. Apparently the saint was often painted on the north wall of churches facing the south porch, so that labourers en route to fields might peer in, cross themselves and invoke the saint's protection. Two stopped at the cricket-themed Hit and Miss pub, enjoying the non-religious (unless the national sport is your religion) caricatures of players and commentators from yesteryear, coffee, mulled wine and apple crumble. Those who stopped at the Squirrel can report on their experience and whether any availed of the lunch 'Special Offer.' Later we noticed a car with a plate reading 'UNF IT.' The beaming owner said it was a parting gift from his ex-wife. After scaling that hill before the station, we got the 5.10 back to London. Thanks for scheduling, and Season's Greetings to all SWC travellers.
w=chilly-with-sunny-periods
Post a Comment