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.
An introductory walk of just over 6 miles, hosted by Stag Walkers as part of Stevenage Walking Festival. The route visits bluebell woods, gently rolling countryside and the village of Walkern.
Starting from St Nicholas Park in the northeast corner of Stevenage, we’ll head through Great Ashby to Brooches Wood, where we’ll hope to see our first bluebells of the day. We’ll pass more woods as we continue through farmland, before coming to an open view of the Beane Valley before us. We’ll descend along a wide track to Walkern, passing an interesting octagonal dovecote, and walk to a ford across the River Beane, one of Hertfordshire’s globally rare chalk streams.
Passing St Mary’s Church (one of the oldest village churches in Hertfordshire), we’ll go along the village lanes back to Walkern High Street and will pause for a snack break or early lunch.
We then leave the village for a gentle ascent out of the valley and walk through the edge of Box Wood, then into Great Ashby District Park. In Box Wood and Claypithills Spring we’ll hope to see more beautiful bluebells before making our way back to our start point.
Dogs are welcome on a lead.
For information about walking with the group, including our dog policy, please visit the Stag Walkers website.
There is no limit on group size for this walk and booking is not essential; however, we do find it helpful to know who's coming, so:
* if you plan to come along, please book a place for yourself and any guests you are bringing
* if you have to cancel please update your RSVP so we know not to wait for you
* you can RSVP via our Meetup group or e-mail stagwalkers at gmail dot com
Unless you opt in to further communications, we will only use contact information you provide to get in touch about the walk.
This is a circular walk.
The start time is when we aim to start walking and the finish time is an estimate.
Walks are graded Easy, Leisurely, Moderate or Strenuous in increasing order of difficulty. Please read the walk description to check it is within your abilities and contact the group if you are unsure.
Please:
We are a Ramblers group, non-members are welcome to try us out for 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 purchase membership. 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.
St Nicholas Park, Pilgrims Way, Stevenage SG1 4PT. Free parking. If using public transport, take bus SB2 from Stevenage Interchange to Canterbury Way / Pilgrims Way (3 min walk).
