Catch the 10:13 train from Moorgate (Highbury & Islington 10:21, Finsbury Park: 10:27) to Watton-at-Stone, arriving 11:12.
Return trains xx:05 xx:35.
Will try for an early lunch at The Lordship Arms as The Boot, Dane End does not open until 14:00. (However in these current times still advisable to bring an emergency snack just in case.)
For track and trace purposes visit
London Walker User Group, sign on, click on the Events button, choose your walk and click on the Pre-register button, confirm you're covid clear.
T=3.94
4 comments:
Ticket £6.75 return with Network Card. Apparently. Trainline.
W - largely sunny
About 10
Anonymous, Sun 30 May 21, 07:41
Thoroughly recommend the Bull Inn at Watton-at-Stone. Food very good, fish and chips, and especially Napoli Pizza. Beers good, although only had two pints of very good Landlord. Ghost Ship and Dread Bar on tap also. Good coffee.
Lovely garden very busy yesterday, 29 May 2021. Excellent staff.
Lovely village, cricket pitch were Watton beat a St Albans team. Londis shop selling usual foods etc. Bakers open til 2,Mon to Saturday
Summer landed with aplomb today. Glorious hot sunshine with Simpsons looking clouds in the sky to give occasional shade and, off and on, a cool breeze, just right. Let's hope the rest of summer is like this
Thank's for posting this walk DAC, an ideal ramble through mostly flatlands with occasional long shallow rises but always wonderful views of the classic gentle rolling English countryside to the left and right.
The first pub, after say 4k, The lordship Arms, and the second The Boot were both open but neither were doing food so some of us stopped at both to get liquid refreshment and use the facilities. We were los welcomed to consume our lunches which was nice of the bar staff.
In the afternoon, taking the shortcut that would give us the 11 odd mile walk, at least two of us ignored a road-closed sign. A kilometre down this road it was definitely closed allowing absolutely no access at all. My walking companion and I, with masses of fortitude, managed it but I wouldn't want to do it again.
Speaking of facilities, as I was earlier, the train journeys were uneventful except that they don't have toilet facilities and the seats are like ironing boards.
When I think back 50 years to the opulent seating and facilities, look down the bowl and you could see the track and please don’t use it in the station, of the trains in those days it makes my heart weep.
N=10 of us on the walk W=hot-sunshine-clouds-light-breeze
Thank you walking companions for a lovely day
Post a Comment