We are pleased to bring you a Programme of Walks for Autumn 2026. We look forward to seeing you.
Please make sure to check for any last-minute alterations.
There is an urgent need to recruit more leaders, as it is unreasonable to expect our present volunteers to lead several times each programme.
Please consider making a contribution to the club in this way. Plenty of help and advice available from existing leaders. Do get in touch if you feel you would like to try out leading walks with a 'buddy system'.
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Saturday 19th September 10.30 am STEWKLEY (4.5 miles)
Meet by the Swan in Chapel Square, LU7 0HA, SP850263. Walk down School Lane westward to North Farm then to Blackland Covert and back to Stewkley via Bury Farm. 3 or 4 stiles and likely to be livestock in some fields.
Saturday 26th September 10.30 am THREE LOCKS to RUSHMERE (6 miles)
Meet at the Three Locks car park near Stoke Hammond MK17 9DD, SP892283, w3w splendid/minus/typified). Walking the canal towpath and passing Paper Mill Farm then up to Great Brickhill, taking a break at Rushmere Country Park before returning via Rushmere Lodge and along canal towpath.
Friday 2nd October 10.30am STOWE (4 miles) (change to previously published programme)
Park at NT New Inn car park MK18 5EQ, and meet at the Corinthian Arch. Walk the outside of Stowe gardens. Some grassy footpaths. Dogs on leads. Toilets and refreshments available at Stowe café. Parking free at present.
Saturday 10th October 10.30 am HETHE to COTTISFORD circular (4.75 miles)
Meet at Village Hall in Hethe, OX27 8EY, SP590295, signposted down narrow lane between houses on Hardwick Rd, where parking available. Fairly level circular walk to Cottisford and back with short stretch of road at start along Hardwick Rd (with footpath) and in Cottisford (with wide grass verge) otherwise well-defined paths/tracks around arable fields, through woods and across open parkland (4 stiles). Pass Cottisford Church, Cottisford Hall, Shelswell Park and St Edmund and St George Church Hethe. Refreshments available at The Muddy Duck pub or Green Farm Café. Sheep in parkland so dogs on leads.
Wednesday 14th October 11.00 am STONY STRATFORD (3.5 miles)
Park and meet in Mill Field Car Park, Willow Lane, MK11 1FH, SP784404, w3w thousands.intelligible.belt. Easy walk beside the Great Ouse and through Stony Nature Reserve. Car share please.
Saturday 17th October 10.30 am PADBURY BROOK (4.5 miles)
Meet at the junction of Main St/Station Rd/West Furlong in Padbury, beside the postbox on the triangular green, MK18 2BQ, SP715303, w3w wanted/snippet/wobbling. Park with consideration for residents. Walking from village to Padbury Brook and following it to Kingsbridge, returning on bridlepath path past Lenborough Farm.
Thursday 22nd October 10.30 am GREAT LINFORD (4 miles)
Meet in Linford Manor car park, adjacent to the Memorial Hall car park, MK14 5AX, SP853424, w3w musically.probing.areas. From V8 Marlborough St turn right at Redbridge roundabout on to H3 Monks Way. Turn left at Great Linford roundabout on to St Leger Drive. Take 2nd right into Marsh Drive, go past Great Linford park on right and turn left after High St opposite Memorial Hall sign. Exploring the Great Linford area on mostly hard paths. While there may be a café en route for coffee, the pub (1/4 mile from car park) is open and does lunch. Dogs on leads.
Saturday 24th October 10.00 am CHEDDINGTON (5.5 miles) (please note early start)
Meet and park at Village Sports Field at south end of village, LU7 0RG, SP923176. Walk down High St on good pavements and under railway to join footpath leading to Grand Union canal towpath which we follow to Horton Wharf. Then on field paths crossing Horton Rd to path beside railway returning past Cheddington Church. Level walk on grassy paths or pasture with views of Mentmore Towers and Chiltern Hills. May be livestock so no dogs.
Sunday 1st November 2026 10.15 am OUTING TO CHESS VALLEY (members only)
See Annual Outing page.
Saturday 7th November 10.30 am COTTISFORD to JUNIPER HILL (4 miles)
Meet at fork of bridleway and road out of village by entrance to College Farm, NN13 5SP, SP586310, w3w lightbulb.guarded.escorting, opposite entrance to Cottisford House just past the church, parking considerately on village roads (or pull in space opposite West Cottage on road out of village just past the fork in road). Walk down gravel bridleway then on path through woods to Tusmore Park Memorial with view of the house. Then follow path round edge of estate/woods and arable fields to Juniper Hill, passing Lark Rise Cottage, childhood home of Flora Thompson, author of ‘Lark Rise to Candleford’, before returning on path round fields back to Main St Cottisford. Many pheasants, rabbits and deer so dogs on leads.
Saturday 14th November 10.30am COLLEGE LAKE NATURE RESERVE (3 miles)
Meet in car park, HP23 5QG, SP935139, w3w crisps.ketchup.operation. No charge for parking but they ask for a voluntary donation at the entrance. Walking a circuit of the lake taking a new woodland path. Lots of birds and interesting things to see. Café and toilets available.
Saturday 21st November 10.00 am QUAINTON (5 miles) (please note early start)
Meet at village green. Park considerately here or in Church St, HP22 4AR, SP747202. Walk along Upper St taking footpath to fields and NW past Grange Hill, eventually joining Bernwood Trail near Finemere Wood, returning to Quainton past Lee Bridge. Pasture and arable fields, bridleways, tracks and short road section. Some stiles and livestock and can be muddy! Good café/pub on the Green.
Saturday 28th November 10.30 am COSGROVE (4.5 miles)
Meet at The Navigation Inn, Cosgrove, MK19 7BE, SP787436. A lovely circular walk along the canal, across fields and returning through Cosgrove and via a final stretch of canal to The Navigation Inn where refreshments available.