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As a National Trust member member Trust National a As life. urban and activities. and We all need space, an escape from from escape an space, need all We about our schedule of walks, talks, talks, walks, of schedule our about Welcome to to Welcome Pick up our events leafl et and fi nd out out nd fi and et leafl events our up Pick Explore again and again and again Explore What’s on at Ashridge? at on What’s 2020 Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire Visitor Centre, Bridgewater Monument and The perfect escape Wild Wood Den play area N With rolling chalk hills, far reaching views and woodlands, the Ashridge Estate is one of the most beautiful parts of the Chilterns. Ivinghoe Beacon Ashridge dates back thousands of years. Today the National Trust manages the land A chalk grassland alive with fl owers, birds and insects. carefully to protect the Estate and its wildlife. An impressive Iron Age hill fort crowns the end of The Ridgeway trail. 6 6 Pitstone Windmill 6 6 Thought to be one of 6 the oldest surviving 6 windmills in Britain. 6 6 Open Sundays and 6 Mobility vehicle route Bank Holiday Mondays from beginning of May to Frithsden Beeches August, 10am-4pm. Home to a number of Adults £3, children £1.50, spectacular pollarded families £7.50, families (one beech trees. “A place to enjoy adult) £4.50. Group bookings by prior arrangement. the seasons and Tel 01442 851227. refresh your soul.” Golden Valley 6 Family Cycle Route 4 miles (6.4km) Northchurch Common ‘Capability’ Brown landscape This gently undulating circular route takes roughly 1 hour, in the heart of Ashridge Park. A rolling open space, allowing for a couple of stops to admire the views. It’s a surfaced lying under wide skies with route but some tracks may become very wet and muddy abundant skylarks. following bad weather. One small section will be on a very quiet road. Please take extra care when crossing and cycling on roads. Call into our shop for a mini OS map of the entire Estate and a beautiful guide book to keep as a souvenir of your visit. Wildlife Walk - 8 miles (12.8km) Woodland Walk - 1 mile (1.6km) A shorter return option is available on this walk How to fi nd your This circular walk will take roughly thirty minutes This circular walk will take roughly 4 hours to complete to complete and is not suitable for wheelchairs and is not suitable for wheelchairs or bugg ies. way around or bugg ies. There are many paths and walks throughout the estate. These four colour-coded waymarked routes off er easily to follow walks through picturesque woodland, historic commons and windswept chalk grassland. Mobility Routes 7 Meadleys Meadow Family Walk This surfaced circular walk will take roughly 20 minutes and is suitable for wheelchairs and bugg ies. This walk is not way marked. Rangers’ Ramble 3 miles (4.8km) Duncombe Terrace Family Walk This is a surfaced linear walk. The walk This circular walk will duration varies on when you choose to take roughly two hours to turn around and come back and is suitable complete and is not suitable for wheelchairs and bugg ies. This walk is for wheelchairs or bugg ies. not way marked. Foresters’ Walk Enjoying Ashridge 3 miles (4.8km) Please help us to keep Ashridge safe and special. This circular walk will take roughly two hours to complete and is not Everyone Please take your litter home with you. suitable for wheelchairs or bugg ies. Dog walkers Please keep all dogs on leads along Monument Drive and around the Visitor Centre area. Our dog walking code of conduct is available from the Visitor Centre. Dog bins are situated in the main car parks. Cyclists Please ride carefully and give way to horse-riders and walkers. Keep to the marked bridleways and cycle tracks. Horse-riders Please keep to the bridleways and display your riding permit if using permitted bridleways. Parking and access There are many free car parks around the Estate. We have surfaced parking areas halfway up Monument Drive at Barracks Square and the Visitor Centre. Parking spaces for people with disabilities are beyond the café and in the main Visitor Centre car park. If walking is diffi cult for you, you can borrow a motorised buggy and follow the surfaced fl at routes. Available on fi ne days outside the Visitor Centre..