Flitton and Greenfield walks
Ampthill and central Bedfordshire
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Starting near the site of Catherine of Aragon's house arrest and venturing into the surrounding areas. You'll see some lovely rolling countryside with views to the Chilterns and across Marston Vale to Bedford. The walk takes in a variety of environments : farmland, woods, an ancient meadow, parkland with Capability Brown landscaping, the ruins of a Jacobean/Classical mansion and memorials to Catherine of Aragon and the men of the Bedfordshire regiment who trained in the park and died in WW1.
Barton and Pegsdon Hills, Chilterns
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A walk through two of the finest nature reserves in the North Chilterns linked by the ancient Icknield Way track. Fine views and a wealth of natural interest.
Hill walking from Hexton including Lilley Hoo
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Starting from Hexton this walk on the borders of Befordshire and Hertfordshire offers mile after mile of beautiful countryside with the hilltops steeped in ancient history. The route includes sections of the Icknield and John Bunyan Ways.
Telegraph Hill & Pegsdon from Hexton
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Starting from Hexton this walk on the borders of Befordshire and Hertfordshire includes the attractive downland between Telegraph and Deacon Hills and a section of the Icknield Way.
Sundon Hills and Sharpenhoe Clappers
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A walk that’s attractive at any time of year. The route is quiet and peaceful, with magnificent views looking north into Bedfordshire and beyond. Visit the Iron Age hillfort at Sharpenhoe Clappers.
Pegsdon and Deacon Hills, Chilterns
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This route offers the walker some of the most stunning views in the whole of the Chilterns and visits a number of important wildlife sites featured in the book by Gay Beattie "The Pilgrim’s Progress Wild Flowers and Where to Find Them in The Chilterns." Pegsdon and Deacon Hills were a favourite of the writer and preacher John Bunyan who referred to them in as the "Delectable Mountains".
Pegsdon and Deacon Hills
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A circuit from Pegsdon, through the Pegsdon Hills Nature Reserve to Deacon Hill with its ancient earthworks. Return past a mature beech wood and Knocking Hoe reserve.
End of the Chilterns : Pegsdon Hills & Little Offley
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This is a surprisingly hilly walk for this general area, being the northern end of the Chilterns AONB, mostly through rolling farmland, with some wonderful views across the flatlands of south Bedfordshire to the north, especially if the air is clear. Most of it is along the edges of/through fields, along grass & hard-surfaced paths & tracks. There are two tree-covered 'alleys'. It passes a large late-Tudor manor house. You will walk part of the Icknield Way & visit Pegsdon Hills Nature Reserve.
A short walk from Haynes
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Only a short distance from Bedford, this is really a delightful rural ramble in the home country of John Bunyan, starting on open uplands, descending to the plain surrounding Bedford and finishing through a stretch of woodland reserve. (The latter only in spring through autumn; in winter a longer alternative must be taken.) There is opportunity for refreshment near the end of the walk. It could be combined with walk 1130.
A circular walk from Lower Stondon via Holwell
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A circular walk visiting the South-Western part from Lower Stondon via Holwell.
Meppershall and Shillington, Stondon circular walk
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This circular walk covers the northern/western footpaths in Stondon and also strays into Meppershall and Shillington.
Explore South and East areas of Stondon
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This circular walk covers the footpaths of Stondon to the south and east and also strays into Hertfordshire.
The parkland of Woburn Abbey and Eversholt from Woburn
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This fairly level Bedfordshire walk starts from Woburn and passes through the extensive grounds of Woburn Abbey to reach Eversholt. The return route includes a further section of walking through the Abbey's parkland.
The parkland of Woburn Abbey, Eversholt & Milton Bryan from Woburn
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A fairly level Bedfordshire walk starts from Woburn and passes through the extensive grounds of Woburn Abbey to reach Eversholt. The return route includes the opportunity to have lunch in Milton Bryan and a further section of walking through the Abbey's extensive parkland.
Escape to Lilley, Chilterns
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It is surprising how easy it is to escape from urban Luton to quiet open countryside. This walk is a short circuit from Bushmead to Lilley and back.
Particularly lovely late on a June evening, during the summer when the fields are full of ripe crops or in winter to blow away the cobwebs.
Great Offley to Charlton
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A moderate stile-free walk The walk starts in the village of Great Offley, heading south-west along the ridge above Hitchin before descending to the small hamlet of Charlton. From there, there is a steady, scenic climb back to Offley.
Caddington and Blows Down, Chilterns
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A walk along quiet country paths to Caddington and the ancient woodland of Badgerdell wood before emerging at the top of the steep hillside above Dunstable. Enjoy the extensive views from Blow's Down.
Totternhoe to the foot of the Downs, Chilterns
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A mainly level walk through open farmland to the foot of the Dunstable Downs, with a gentle climb to pick up the Icknield and Chiltern Ways. Great views over the Bedfordshire plain and Ivinghoe Beacon.
Ouse Valley Way - Bedford to St Neots
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A riverside walk along the Ouse Valley Way between Bedford and St Neots.
Despite the increasing urbanisation between Bedord and St Neots, the riverside sections of this walk provide some pleasant rambles. Particularly notable is the 15th century river bridge at Great Barford and the riverside parks at St Neots.
Between Beeston and Old Warden
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This is a thoroughly enjoyable walk with lots of variety, all on the more elevated parts of Bedfordshire. The fields are open so there are plenty of views, but there are stretches of woodland, three interesting villages and plenty of wildlife. It is no more than a guess, but I would think keen bird watchers might find it worthwhile to tote field glasses. At worst it will give them a closer look at the aerobatics over Biggleswade airfield.
Kimpton Farmland and Nature Walk, Chilterns
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The parish of Kimpton is criss-crossed by an extensive of public rights of way, some of them dating from
pre-Roman times. This walk explores the farmland north of the village which is rich in wildlife and there are
outstanding views.
More walks in Flitton and Greenfield
Discover also walks in surrounding cities :
- Ampthill
- Aspley Guise
- Astwood
- Barton-le-Clay
- Battlesden
- Biddenham
- Brogborough
- Caddington
- Campton and Chicksands
- Cardington
- Chalgrave
- Chalton
- Clifton
- Clophill
- Cople
- Cotton End
- Cranfield
- Dunstable
- Eaton Bray
- Edlesborough
- Eggington
- Elstow
- Eversholt
- Flitwick
- Gravenhurst
- Great Billington
- Great Denham
- Hardmead
- Harlington
- Haynes
- Heath and Reach
- Henlow
- Hexton
- Hockliffe
- Holwell
- Houghton Conquest
- Houghton Regis
- Hulcote and Salford
- Husborne Crawley
- Hyde
- Kempston
- Kempston Rural
- Kensworth
- Kimpton
- King's Walden
- Lidlington
- Lilley
- Marston Moretaine
- Maulden
- Meppershall
- Millbrook
- Milton Bryan
- Moggerhanger
- North Crawley
- Northill
- Offley