Chilterns Walking Festival
Hooray, bookings are now live for the spring Chilterns Walking Festival 18 May to 2 June! From health and wellbeing walks, wildlife watching, and film location tours to farm walks and more; we have an amazing line-up of over 50 walks in the beautiful Chilterns National Landscape – all led by knowledgeable guides.
See below for walk listings or download the walk programme.
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Events
Chesham Beating the Bounds - 25 Mile Walk (0801)
- 18th May 2024
- 08:00 am
Please come and join us on this challenging walk around the ancient parish of...
Mindful walk through stunning woodland and park (with the option of tea/coffee and cake after) (3602)
- 18th May 2024
- 09:00 am
We will explore the woods and park, down and up footpaths in a slow...
Walk to the WW1 Trenches at Marlow Common (0201)
- 18th May 2024
- 09:45 am
Enjoy an illustrated talk on the troops and their activities before exploring the preserved...
Midsomer Murders & more: Amersham film locations from Four Weddings and a Funeral to Poirot (5101)
- 18th May 2024
- 10:00 am
Amersham is a quintessentially Midsomer town and is used as a location in numerous...
Suffragists, Bodgers, Mosquitoes and Goals (2601)
- 18th May 2024
- 10:00 am
Come and hear about the industry that made Wycombe famous throughout the world, learn...
Theme - Mixed Farming and Farmland birds (2701)
- 18th May 2024
- 10:00 am
This lovely circular walk will take you along farm tracks and across grass fields...
Chesham Beating the Bounds - 5-Mile Walk (0701)
- 18th May 2024
- 02:30 pm
Please bring suitable footwear and clothing for the conditions, water,snacks and simple first aid...
Frieth, Fingest, Turville and Skirmett circular walk (3904)
- 19th May 2024
- 10:00 am
A scenic 6-mile walk via the picturesque Fingest, Turville and Skirmett villages, offering wonderful...
Murder on the Ridgeway (0901)
- 19th May 2024
- 10:00 am
We meet at 1000 for a short introduction to the history of the Old...
Sarratt Circular (5501)
- 19th May 2024
- 10:00 am
The walking route begins at the Cock Inn Pub in Sarratt. Walking past the...
Dunstable Downs, Whipsnade and Kensworth (3801)
- 19th May 2024
- 10:30 am
Free Parking at the Pub (Old Hunters Lodge) with toilets and refreshment facilities (Covid...
A Christmas Tree Farm in Spring (2702)
- 19th May 2024
- 02:00 pm
This will be a gentle circular walk on farm tracks and across fields, through...
Guided Stanley Spencer Gallery Walk around Cookham (3901)
- 20th May 2024
- 10:00 am
Join Ann Danks from the Stanley Spencer Gallery and our very own walks leader,...
Nature's Lore (3701)
- 20th May 2024
- 10:00 am
On this short walk around Maidensgrove Common and Warburg NR, we will delve into...
Mysterious Earthworks (1101)
- 22nd May 2024
- 10:00 am
A circular walk from Gallowstree Pavillion at Gallowstree Common looking at archaeological features identified...
Chesham Bois Common Architecture and History Walk (4101)
- 22nd May 2024
- 01:00 pm
Starting at Chesham Bois Parish Centre (as per previous walks) this walk will be...
Sundown Saunter (3704)
- 23rd May 2024
- 06:45 pm
Join us for a short eventide walk from Maidensgrove. Our 5 mile route takes...
Discover the History and Wildlife around the Marsworth Waterways and Tring Reservoirs (4401)
- 23rd May 2024
- 10:00 am
On this stile-free walk you will discover both the history and the wildlife of...
A Turnpike down a Hollowway (3703)
- 24th May 2024
- 09:45 am
Please bring drink and snacks for personal consumption during the walk. We will take...
Stunning Hambleden Valley 5 Miles (4501)
- 24th May 2024
- 09:30 am
Starting from Hambleden Village Stores, we will head up to the top of the...
Mindful Feet walk through beautiful woodland (with the option of tea/coffee & cake after) (3601)
- 25th May 2024
- 09:00 am
We will explore Crowsley park wood, down and up footpaths in aslow mindful way,...
Butties, Birds and Beautiful Views - A walk from The Alford Arms (1201)
- 25th May 2024
- 09:30 am
Join us for a bacon butty & cuppa (on the house) at The Alford...
Amersham Drovers' Walk (5102)
- 25th May 2024
- 10:30 am
While some drovers’ routes covered very long distances, every town and village had tracks...
Lane End in the two world wars, plus the old village industries, and water supply problems. (2501)
- 25th May 2024
- 10:30 am
We remember the men from Lane End who did not come back from the...
Coleshill to Penn Bottom (3903)
- 26th May 2024
- 10:00 am
An interesting countryside walk of 5.8 miles through woods and farmland with just 380ft...
Wendover Woods walking from Wendover (5301)
- 26th May 2024
- 10:00 am
Walk from Wendover up the Hale and the Outer Aylesbury Ring path through Wendover...
A worker's village, a medieval settlement, and four ways to climb a hill (0101)
- 26th May 2024
- 10:30 am
We start at a "worker's village" and discover which of their products can be...
Deep Time Walk and Yoesden Nature Reserve (5701)
- 27th May 2024
- 09:45 am
This is a 7.5 mile walk through varied landscape with some lovely views and...
Explore the Chiltern hills : Hughenden Manor to West Wycombe circular walk (4301)
- 27th May 2024
- 10:00 am
This circular walk starts and finishes at Hughenden Manor. It offers heaps of views,...
Chilterns Electric Bike Tour (5401)
- 28th May 2024
- 10:30 am
A 20 miles electric bike tour visiting Berkhamsted Castle, Tring Park, Aldbury, Ivinghoe Beacon...
The development of Amersham-on-the-Hill between the Wars, with a particular focus on Metroland. (4001)
- 28th May 2024
- 01:00 pm
Amersham on the Hill, circular route starting & finishing outside the Station.
Family Friendly riverside night time wildlife walk (5601)
- 28th May 2024
- 08:30 pm
As the sun goes down we will be walking along the River Chess to...
A Gentle Stroll: Whipsnade Tree Cathedral and Whipsnade Heath (4601)
- 28th May 2024
- 10:30 am
Free Parking at the Pub (Old Hunters Lodge) with toilets and refreshment facilities (Covid...
Stokenchurch and Chiltern Way Walk (5001)
- 29th May 2024
- 10:00 am
Starting in the centre of Stokenchurch at the bus stop near the Kings Hotel....
Wendover hills and dales (0301)
- 29th May 2024
- 10:00 am
This is an 8.5 mile walk with several steep climbs. Leaving from the Manor...
A walk Around Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve (0401)
- 29th May 2024
- 10:15 am
The walk will start at the main Nature Reserve office which is located near...
A short walk on Naphill Common (0601)
- 29th May 2024
- 10:30 am
A circular walk of 2-3 miles around one of the largest wooded commons in...
To A Skylark! (1001)
- 30th May 2024
- 07:15 am
Join us for this early morning walk to discover and celebrate ‘the herald of...
Midsomer Murders in Hambleden, Turville and Frieth (2801)
- 30th May 2024
- 10:00 am
This circular walk visits contrasting Chilterns villages of Hambleden, Frieth, Fingest and Turville. In...
Red Rose Ramblings (3702)
- 31st May 2024
- 08:45 am
Participants need to bring their bus fare, a packed lunch and enough fluids for...
Discovering The Ridgeway and The Wormsley Estate (2802)
- 31st May 2024
- 10:00 am
Starting from Lewknor, we will reach The Ridgeway and follow it for a couple...
Meet the MTA- Introduction to Navigation. ( map reading skills) (4202)
- 1st Jun 2024
- 10:00 am
Under the guidance of experienced NNAS tutors learn the essential basics of map reading...
Midsomer Mayhem meets Chiltern's Charm: Great Missenden to The Lee circular walk (5201)
- 1st Jun 2024
- 10:00 am
Great Missenden and The Lee were used as filming locations for Painted in Blood...
Ramble on the Hamble (2703)
- 1st Jun 2024
- 02:00 pm
A circular walk through meadows alongside a chalk winterbourne stream and up to the...
Lane End to Fingest (3902)
- 2nd Jun 2024
- 10:00 am
This is a hilly 5.5 mile stile free walk on well defined paths with...
Meet the MTA -West Wycombe, Naphill Common, Bradenham village circular (4201)
- 2nd Jun 2024
- 10:15 am
Please bring food and drink for personal consumption during the walk.We will take a...
The Danesfield House Gardens and Hillfort Tour (0501)
- 2nd Jun 2024
- 11:00 am
With our glorious 65 acres of manicured gardens, we are delighted to once again...
The Danesfield House Gardens and Hillfort Tour (0502)
- 2nd Jun 2024
- 02:00 pm
With our glorious 65 acres of manicured gardens, we are delighted to once again...