We’re a Ramblers group aimed mainly at people in their 20s, 30s and slightly older, offering led walks and social events across Herts, Beds and south Cambs.
This walk is for up to 25 people, including the leader.
Join us for an evening walk that offers views of Hitchin Lavender when the plants should be in full bloom.
Beginning from Letchworth Station, we will pass the historic Spirella Building, formerly used as a corset factory, and cross Norton Common, passing a bench dedicated to a local naturalist who died in 2020.
We will follow Pix Brook, and join Letchworth Greenway as it follows the roads round to Wilbury Hills. We will also pass by Icknield Way Cemetery, whose most famous resident is the Garden City's founder Ebenezer Howard.
We will walk through the countryside to Cadwell Farm where we can pause to enjoy the sight and scent of the lavender fields. We will then join the Icknield Way Path as we head uphill towards Letchworth. Looking back, you will see good views of the countryside that inspired the artist Spencer Gore.
As we follow the Icknield Way Path, we will pass the site of an Iron Age Hill Fort, and Letchworth's post-war prefab buildings, before leaving the Icknield Way footpath, going under the railway and back to the start point, where there will be an optional drink stop in Letchworth town centre.
Dogs are welcome on a lead.
Booking your place: If you would like to join, you must book in advance using the Stag Walkers Meetup group - see Notes for how to book & what to bring. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your booking so that someone else can take your place.
Please do not turn up for a walk without booking, as places are limited.
Unless you opt in to further communications, we will only use contact information you provide to get in touch about the walk.
Please car-share or use public transport if possible. To offer a lift or ask for one from a fellow walker, please use the Meetup event page.
This is a circular walk.
Please be aware of the walk grade: walks are graded Easy, Leisurely, Moderate or Strenuous
Book your place via the Stag Walkers Meetup group by clicking the ‘Attend’ button on the event page. If the walk is full, click ‘join waitlist’ and you will be added if a place becomes available. If you’re on the waitlist, please check back regularly to see if you have been added to the attending list.
If you have any questions or need to contact the leader about the walk, please post on the Meetup event page.
Please:
DO NOT book onto a walk unless you are pretty sure you will be able to make it.
UPDATE YOUR RSVP. We understand ‘life happens’ so if you need to change your RSVP please do this at least 24 hours before the walk and before booking closes to enable someone else to take your place.
DON’T NO-SHOW on the day unless it is absolutely unavoidable (we do understand ‘life happens’) because it prevents others from enjoying a walk if it is fully booked.
*TAKE NOTE that if you no-show and/or cancel after the booking closing deadline three times, without extenuating circumstances, we will decline further bookings from you for a period of six weeks.*
Bring a snacks and drinks, appropriate clothing for the conditions and optionally a basic first aid kit & hand sanitiser.
For more information about walking with the group, including our dog policy, please visit the Stag Walkers website.
We are a Ramblers group, non members are welcome to try us out for two or three free walks before joining Ramblers as a full member.
As a charity we ask that non-members consider making a voluntary donation to Ramblers until they become a full member. We suggest £3-4 per walk. You can donate in person or online.
The Ramblers’ Association is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Company registration number: 4458492. Registered Charity in England and Wales number: 1093577. Registered office: First Floor, 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1BE.
Station Pl, Letchworth Garden City SG6 3AN, meet at the open space by the war memorial on Station Place (just opposite The Platform Public House). This is easily accessible from Letchworth Station. Parking at Letchworth Station costs £3, but it is recommended that drivers use one of the public car parks, which has free parking after 6, e.g. Town Hall Car Park SG6 3BX, accessed from Eastcheap or Mrs. Howard Hall Car Park SG6 1RY, accessed from Hillshott, both 5-10 minutes' walk from the start point.
