Saturday Walkers' Club

Time Out Country Walks near London Volume 1

Walk 41 : Bow Brickhill to Leighton Buzzard

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red The Globe Inn, the old suggested tea stop, is open 11am to 11pm summer time often for pub drinks only, depending on staffing levels. They haven't yet decided on their winter times of opening. However, another suggested tea place is Tesco, who do an very cheap cream tea and are open till at least 8pm (4pm on Sundays). To get there carry on along canal from the Globe Inn and it's on your left-hand side in 1.75km. After tea, continue along the canal for 200 metres, cross the bridge, take the first left, Wing Rd, then the first right, New Rd, and the station is at the end of New St on your left-hand side.
red At point [7] in the text, page 324, where it says 'In 390 metres, fork right', you are following a green deer arrow on a post. This turning should have a [!] since people seem to find it easy to miss.
blue 322 tea alternative at tesco's The route along the canal to Tescos beyond "The Globe" goes past a lock and numerous moored barges. "Tescos coffee shop" is signed to the left from the canal, and on the outside wall of Tescos on your left is a useful "churches map" that shows the direction to the station. On leaving Tescos coffee shop (that serves besides teas & cakes also full meals and breakfasts) return to the canal towpath and turn left along it. Follow the path to the (Linslade) road bridge. Go up to the road and turn right to cross the canal on it. Continue past traffic lights and fork left following the station sign. Follow this road to a second station sign and fork left with it again. The station is shortly on the left.
blue Oct-02 322 col 1, para 3 The left turn ignored in 75 metres is Station Road. The signposted footpath with the fence to its left also has a Blackberry hedge to its right.
blue Oct-02 322 col 2, para 1 The stile has two metal fieldgates to its right.
blue Oct-02 322 col 2, para 2 The two-armed footpath sign has gone. Where you meet the earth road is a three-armed footpath sign. In 30 metres the forks off to the left are minor and uphill (one of these is followed in the Bow Brickhill to Woburn Sands walk).
blue Oct-02 323 col 1, para 1 The steps to the left are inconspicuous and the main track easier to follow (this will reverse when the weather becomes muddy).
blue Oct-02 323 col 1, para 3 The wooden swing gate has a wooden field gate to its left and a yellow circular walk arrow which you follow. The road to the left is signed "The Woburn Golf and Country Club".
blue Oct-02 323 col 1, para 5 The wooden field gate has a gap, not a stile to its right.
blue Oct-02 323 col 1, para 6 Cross the ploughed fields to the 12' gap and beyond it on faint path, keeping to the same direction to reach a green footpath sign pointing back the way you came (by the A5 road).
blue Oct-02 323 col 1, para 7 By the stile before the A5 is a two-armed footpath sign that you follow.
blue Oct-02 323 col 2, para 1 An old-style green footpath sign across the road points you into the gateway, which has a house to its right.
blue Oct-02 323 col 2, para 4 At point [4] the small kissing gate is just beyond a wooden barrier.
blue Oct-02 323 col 2, para 8 At point [5] ignore Rotten Row to continue on Pound Hill.
blue Oct-02 324 col 1, para 4 The Millennium Walk arrow is red and yellow. At the large four-armed footpath sign follow the yellow arrow ahead for the Bucks Circular walk (most of the other features on this sign are shown in two different directions).
blue Oct-02 324 col 1, para 5 The pond that you pass on your left is Charcoal Pond and there is an attractive carved bench nearby. Throughout this woodland there are many interesting signs describing its features.
blue Oct-02 324 col 2, para 5 Where you bend left up into the wood you are among very spiny Robinia Pseudo-Acacia trees.
blue Oct-02 325 col 1, para 5 From the River Ouzel bridge to the tarmac lane much of the field is a marsh. Follow the arrows on the prominent tall posts with yellow tops to keep to drier ground. The wooden plank bridge has been replaced by a new much longer and higher causeway that unfortunately still does not reach the end of the marsh. Exit the field by a metal kissing gate.