tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post7160147817885382078..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Sunday Walk 2: Hitchin CircularAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-22439033430670929532016-07-04T20:52:35.139+01:002016-07-04T20:52:35.139+01:00Worth adding that this walk was dry underfoot, des...Worth adding that this walk was dry underfoot, despite plenty of heavy rain in the last month. I put this down to the many fields of crops, drinking the ground dry. This was a good time of year to do this walk. The many fields might be dull in colder months and you'd miss the butterflies and wild orchids on Pegsdon Hill. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-68101409833084766212016-07-04T09:20:37.805+01:002016-07-04T09:20:37.805+01:00n=16 on this walk with n=1 making an early start a...n=16 on this walk with n=1 making an early start and doing the "Letchworth variation". The weather w=warm-with-sunny-periods-and-a-light-breeze.<br />This superb stile-free outing in the rolling, verdant Hertfordshire countryside provided all with a splendid day out. Just before lunch you have some spectacular hill-top views which provides ideal picnic opportunities before descending to the lunch-time pub the Live and let Live. The pub was not very full but some still had to wait awhile for food, The picnickers, keen to get to the fabled Garden Gate Tea Room, set off early and by maintaining a steady pace reached the tea-rooms in good time and were not disappointed. Tea in proper china cups (little fingers appropriately cocked)and cakes to die for were enjoyed by about 10 of us - some pub-lunchers arrived with a few minutes to spare. Definitely a highlight and not to be missed. Although quite a long walk the easy trails, lanes and tracks means you can keep up a good pace without feeling unduly stressed. Some of us did a small circuit of Hitchen - not covered in the gpx file before catching fast train back to London. A superb day out with most opting for the full walk. The 9.22 train may be a better bet and gives you more time to reach the tea-room.PeteBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135468832090264900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-12662560511549250492016-07-02T23:41:51.307+01:002016-07-02T23:41:51.307+01:00we will be joining at finsbury park. looking forwa...we will be joining at finsbury park. looking forward to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-75365452127438683412016-06-30T08:39:30.737+01:002016-06-30T08:39:30.737+01:00goinggoingThomas Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298846868417688062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-87079981558804253322016-06-30T08:13:01.748+01:002016-06-30T08:13:01.748+01:00Keen to do this walk, anyone else?Keen to do this walk, anyone else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com