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Visitor Information This is one of a series of walks through the Chilterns Chilterns Country Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It mainly follows rights of way - most of which are waymarked as follows: The walks described here are ideal for access by public transport, either train or bus. Footpaths (walkers only) All of the walk options offer a delightful mixture of woodland walks interspersed with panoramic views, giving a real Bridleways (horseriders, cyclists and walkers) Seer Green & Beaconsfield Walk flavour of the Chilterns; one of England’s most wooded Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Byways (open to all traffic)

Many of the woodlands are classified as ‘Ancient semi- Restricted Byways (horseriders, cyclists, walkers natural’ , reflecting their great age and their high wildlife and non-mechanically propelled vehicles) interest. In woodland, paths are also marked by the Chiltern Society The walks are mainly on un-surfaced tracks which can get with painted arrows on soime trees. muddy in wet weather. Stout footwear is recommended. Please be considerate in the countryside: Refreshments are available on the walk at: • Keep to public rights of way, and leave farm gates The Harte and Magpies, tel: 01494 726754. as you find them. • Please keep dogs under close control. Refreshments are also available in Beaconsfield and Seer Green. If you have enjoyed this walk, there are many other wonderful walks in the Chilterns: How to get to the start • Visit www.chilternsaonb.org or call 01844 355500 for other Chiltern Country walks from railway stations. • Visit www.chilternsociety.org.uk or call 01494 771250 for By Train: It is suggested that station to station walkers information on the Chiltern Society’s walk programme, to Circular Walk should start at Seer Green & Jordans to take advantage of the obtain Chiltern Society footpath maps or to join the Society. 6.5 miles (11km) more frequent services from Beaconsfield at the end of their walk. There are some great value off peak fares when you travel The were designated as an Area of Outstanding Station to Station Walk Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1965. This is in recognition that with friends and family including GroupSave where 3 or 4 5.5 miles (8.5km) travel for the price of 2. For train times and fares call Chiltern the Chiltern countryside is amongst the finest in England and Railways on 03456 005165 or Wales. The Chilterns Conservation Board is the body charged www.chilternrailways.co.uk with protecting the AONB. www.chilternsaonb.org

By bus: Bus service 305 links High Wycombe and Uxbridge with Beaconsfield and Seer Green. For times call This leaflet has been produced by Start / Finish Traveline 0870 608 2 608. www.traveline.org.uk © Chilterns Conservation Board, 2017, Seer Green & Jordans Station to CONSERVATION BOARD with support of : Beaconsfield Station

By cycle: There is cycle parking at Seer Green & Jordans and Beaconsfield railway stations. o Parking: There is car parking at railway stations at Seer Green and at Beaconsfield. AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY Photographs: The Chilterns Conservation Board Station to Station Walk

Distance: 5.5miles (8.5km) Allow 3 hours.

Access Information: The walk is mainly on un-made paths with soft surfaces. It includes a few stiles before reaching Hodgemoor Woods.

The route is undulating. The bridleway through Blue Close Wood can get very muddy in winter.

Route Description:

At Seer Green and Jordans Station, take the gated path Bucks, Herts or Metro-land? across the car park from the station building. Follow the Follow Magpie Lane for a short distance, taking the track Our walk takes us into what was once an outlier of path down to Longbottom Lane and cross the road to on your left to Ongar Hill Farm. Hertfordshire and not part of at all. The take the footpath opposite. Take great care on road parish of Coleshill was not absorbed into Bucks until 1844. crossings. At the Farm, cross onto the footpath and then turn almost Such oddities have gradually been weeded out by successive immediately left onto the waymarked bridleway and boundary reviews and local government re-organisations. Follow the path and cross Long Grove to reach School follow it for 1km to Wood Cottage. Lane after 350m. Follow School Lane left, past the village However, this quirk of history is still recorded in local place school and playground towards the church. Pass to the Turn right and follow the path west into Great Beard's names and ‘Hertfordshire House’ can be seen on the left of the church, past the Three Horseshoes pub (the Wood. Ordnance Survey maps just west of our route. Jolly Cricketers is on the opposite side of the Church) and continue past the village shops along Orchard Road. After about 700m, take the footpath left, heading south, Much of our walk passes through areas marketed as ‘Metro- and follow this through to Beaconsfield. At the end of land’ by the Metropolitan Railway. A century ago the About 150m from the church, turn right up a footpath the footpath cross Ledborough Lane (with care) and railway had started its Country Walks books, suggesting between houses, crossing Howard Road and Howard continue along Wilton Road, before turning right into walks in the Chilterns for visitors from London. A tradition Crescent to emerge into a paddock. Cross the paddock Grenfell Road, second left into St Michael's Green, right which this leaflet is pleased to continue. diagonally and turn right on reaching a path junction. into Caledon Close and following the footpath on the left Follow this path through more paddocks to eventually down slope to the station But the Metropolitan Railway also built houses, developing emerge into Rawlings Lane. land it had bought for the construction of the line. Housing following the railways created the social phenomenon of Turn left and follow Rawlings Lane to the junction with suburbia, permanently changing many small towns. Bottom Lane where you turn right to enter Hodgemoor Circular Walk Woods to then follow the waymarked bridleway to your Beaconsfield was a relative backwater for many years left. Distance: following the development of railways and decline of the old 6.5 miles (11km) Allow 3.5 hours. Follow the marked paths towards the north-west corner coaching route. But in 1906 Beaconsfield got its own station of the wood. At the point where the marked bridleway and a housing boom ensued, creating the New Town at the Route Description: turns sharply right, continue straight ahead on an end of our walk. unmarked path to soon reach the footpath junction with To follow a circular walk from Seer Green & Jordans; the Amersham Road (A355). Key Take care crossing this road - Fast traffic! Follow the Station to Station route through to Great Beard’s Wood and pick up the path heading south as Station to Station Walk before. A355 to Circular Link Amersham After about 600m take the footpath left, heading eastwards through Brown's Wood and across the Public House adjoining fields. Continue to follow this path to the corner of the field Railway Station where you bear left and then right on to the driveway Ongar Hill Farm leading to South Lodge and the Amersham Road.

Model Village Cross diagonally to the right. Take care - Fast traffic!

Follow the path into Birchen Spring and continue to Hodgemoor Woods head generally easterly through to Blue Close Wood. Great Beard’s Turn right onto the bridleway back to Bottom Lane. Turn right again and follow down to Longbottom Lane Wood where you turn left and follow for 550m to reach the AMERSHAM path on the right up to Seer Green station ROAD Wood Cottage Bottom Wood BOTTOM Brown’s LANE Birchen Wood Spring South Lodge

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The Harte and Magpies Seer Green Beaconsfield The Countryside Code lBe safe - plan ahead and follow any signs LONGBOTTOM lLeave gates and property as you find them LANE lProtect plants and animals, and take your litter home lKeep dogs under close control lConsider other people. North A355 0 500m 1km to M40 Respect Protect Enjoy 0 0.5mile