Sandy to Gamlingay Sandy to Gamlingay Planning Your Walk www.greensandridgewalk.co.uk WALK 5

Public Transport 1 Taking care, cross the High Street into Cherrycroft. 4 Turn left and follow the road to the Thornton Arms. Turn right into Stonecroft and left along an alleyway Following the road to the left of the pub, pass the Walk 5 can be accessed by train at Sandy. A Monday to The to the bridge over the East Coast Mainline and 12th century church of St. Mary’s and cross the Saturday bus service operates in Sandy and the surrounding areas, please phone for further details. There is a Sunday onto the Pinnacle Recreation Ground. The parkland around Woodbury Hall. At the stile turn service (route M3). A Monday to Saturday service (route E3) Greensand Ridge has now been rejoined. Follow right and then immediately left onto a grassed track. operates through Gamlingay. Greensand the path across the meadow and through the Continue on the waymarked path across the woodland bearing left up the hill. Tetworth Estate, passing Tetworth Hall. For bus times 01234 228337 (office hours) 0871 200 22 33 2 Follow the waymarked route around the Pinnacle 5 At the road (Tetworth Hill) turn right and with care For train times 08457 484950 Ridge Walk and turn right to follow Sand Lane for 500m to follow the road across the cross roads into the a bridlegate on your left. Head down the ridge hamlet of Gamlingay Cinques. The walk ends Parking and Toilets through the meadow, and continue on the track, at the Wildlife Trust’s Cinques Common car park crossing a concrete road to Waterloo Farm. on the right. Car parking is available at various points along the route, SANDY TO GAMLINGAY denoted by P on the map, including the railway stations. 5.3 miles/8.5km 3 At Waterloo Farm leave the Roman Road, turning right to follow a field edge path and continue to Accommodation follow the path across the meadows climbing up There are several guest houses and B&Bs along the route. to the village of Everton. For further details on accommodation, please contact:

i Bedford Tourist Information Centre 01234 215226 i Sandy Tourist Information Centre 01767 682728

Useful Maps

The walk is covered by Ordnance Survey Landranger sheet no. 153 & 165 and Explorer sheet no. 192, 193 & 208

Further Information

If you encounter any problems or would like further information on any of our other trails please contact us at:

Bedfordshire County Council Countryside Access Services County Hall, Cauldwell Street design: out of the bleu 01767 319028 Bedford MK42 9AP Muntjac deer 01234 228324

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RURAL TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIP St. Mary’s Church, Everton. All details correct on date of printing, August 2007 Walk 5 Sandy to Gamlingay To Peterborough Woodbury Park Tempsford Airfield St Mary’s Church, Everton Woodbury Park was once 5.3 miles/8.5km owned by Downing College, Tempsford Airfield was very important in WWII as it was St Mary’s Church in Everton is an Cambridge. At the end of the Tetworth used extensively by the Special Operations Executive for unusually complete example of a late Waresley Hill Wood 17th century its timbered Sandy dropping agents and equipment in German occupied Norman church, built with an ironstone parkland was valued at £3,300. Europe. Much of the airfield has now reverted to tower. Sand Sandy was once an important Roman centre. agricultural land. Wood Gamlingay Caesar’s Camp, near the Pinnacle, is in fact an Tetworth Wood ancient British fort, which may have been used Tempsford Hall 5 by the Romans. Galley Hill, further south, is Airfield Hassells Hedge (Disused) probably of Roman construction. These forts Gamlingay were strategically located on the edge of the Hassells Hedge is an ancient boundary which Gamlingay Woodbury Cinques KEY greensand ridge, overlooking the lower land at follows the route of the BaldockA1(T) – Sandy – Hall the break in the ridge. Godmanchester Roman Road. 1 Greensand Ridge White Waterloo Wood T Walk e Farm t w o 3 r th H Alternative and il l S t

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