Leighton Buzzard to Woburn

The Greensand Ridge Walk Walk Leighton Buzzard – Woburn 1 8.5 miles/13km 1 From the Town Centre follow Leighton Road to 5 Turn right and after 200m turn left through the road bridge which crosses the canal. Walk the layby and down a narrow path. Follow the northwards along the towpath of the Grand bridleway around the edge of Rammamere Union Canal to The Globe Public House. Heath. On leaving the heath, head towards Rammamere farm. Go through the gate and 2 Pass the pub and turn right through a kissing into open fi elds. Cross one fi eld but do not gate into a large meadow. This section of the go through the gate. Instead turn right and walk can become fl ooded at certain times of follow the fence line. Follow the waymarked the year. Immediately turn left, heading down path until you get to the corner of the fi eld the bank and onto the boardwalks. At the end by a wood. At this point turn left over a stile of the boardwalks turn sharp right and walk and footbridge and into another fi eld. King’s across the fi eld to the edge of the river. At this Wood National Nature Reserve is on the point head for the bridge that crosses over right hand side. the river. 6 Cross the road with care and follow the cross- 3 Cross the bridge and head straight across the fi eld footpaths until you reach Sheep Lane. fi eld to a track. Turn left, through the kissing At the road turn left and after 150m turn left gate and left again to join a large, sandy track again through a gate and along a grass ride. known as Firs Path. Keep following this path with the wood on your right and river on your 7 Enter the wood following the bridleway left until you emerge into a large meadow. known as Nun’s Lane to a junction with Continue to follow the path up the hill and a large sandstone marker. Turn right and follow through the wood to the crossroads. the path to the road, passing Job’s Farm. 4 Turn left along Bragenham Lane for 50m 8 Just before the road turn left along the fi eld and turn right onto the footpath. Follow the edge path. Cross the road and continue waymarked path to Oak Wood. along the pavement for 400m. By the former Maryland College there is a fi ngerpost on the Oak Wood is part of Stockgrove Country opposite side of the road. Cross the road with Park. To visit the Park, follow the signposted care and follow the waymarked path across a path which is off the bridleway. fi eld and then along the fence line. Pass the pond and over the bridge. Continue From this path, take the fi rst left to go into on the main path until you reach a T- junction. Woburn, or the second left to follow the Turn right up the hill, through the conifers and Greensand Ridge Walk to the fi re station on past the cottages and clock tower. This brings George Street. you out onto Brickhill Road. www.greensandridgewalk.co.uk All maps are reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of nd Union Canal Walk Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Offi ce Gra 1 © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Central Bedfordshire Council 100049029 2012. R iver Ouzel A418 A4146 Linslade Little Old A505 Oak Brickhill Linslade Wood Great Brickhill 2 Back Wood 3 4 café 5 1 Rushmere Rammamere Country Park Farm Rammamere Buttermilk Leighton Heath Wood Buzzard Heath King's 6 and Reach Lowe's Wood Wood Charle 7 Wood Job's Farm A4146 Grand Union Canal 8 Before the use of roads and lorries for major transportation of materials Woburn A4012 d a the Grand Union Canal o R y Watling Street r was used to transport sand A5(T) u lb u o from the sand quarries S Station in Leighton Buzzard and Road C d h d 2 u bery Av Heath & Reach to London. R Rose a r The o c R h e w k Corbettshill R e to d S Farm Evergreens N George Street Globe PH Sewage 3 1 Linslade Works Grand Linslade Rushmere Country Park Vimy Union Road Rd Canal Leighton The Linslade Rushmere Country Park is jointly owned by Central Bedfordshire Council and the Street Bridge River Ouzel W e Bassett Rd area was part of Greensand Trust. It consists of 400 acres of woodland, heathland, grassland and s t S Leighton Buckinghamshire until lakes. Parts of the site are important habitats such as Bakers Wood Site of Special t Leighton r e Lock Woburn e Buzzard t 1965, with the river Scientifi c Interest a semi ancient woodland. Several new permissive footpaths, cycle oad eath R North Street H marking the old County routes and horse routes have been established through the Park. There are family Woburn village has a delightful boundary. In the cycling routes around the site which are free to use. There are also mountain biking Georgian town centre, and is distance you can see routes; for which a permit is required which can be purchased from Rushmere visitor well worth visiting. The Woburn Old Linslade Church, centres. Refreshments and toilet facilities are also available in the visitor centre. Heritage Centre in the old church which shows the of St. Mary’s in Bedford Street will position of the original An optional diversion is available which runs through the Park and via the tell you about the history of the village of Linslade. facilities. village and surrounding area..

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