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Princes Risborough to Great Missenden Book1 walk 45 15.7km 9.8 miles Difficulty 5/10 Yay, autumn! A classic chilterns walk with sloping fields, beech woods, three steep bits (one avoidable), fine views and chances of autumn colour. Trains: get the 10:13 Aylesbury train from Marylebone, arriving Princes Risborough at 11:00. Trains return from Great Missenden at xx:59 and xx:29. A return to Aylesbury covers both journeys. Directions: Get your directions here. Lunch is at the walker-friendly Gate in Bryants Bottom 01494 488 632 phoning advised. A later option is the Polecat serving till 3pm 01494 862 253. Tea: The twit-friendly Cafe Twit, attached to Great Missenden's Roald Dahl museum, last orders 4:45. The cafe at the station, The Pantry on Platform 1, may be open but, when I peered out of my first class compartment on a recent Sunday, it wasn't. There's also the Cross Keys pub.  Cross keys
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Book 1, Walk 45 - Princes Risborough to Great Missenden
Length: 15.1 km (9.4 miles)
Toughness: 6 out of 10 (but see below)
London Marylebone: 10-13 hrs - Aylesbury train
Arrive Princes Risborough: 10-59 hrs
Return: Great Missenden to Marylebone: 15-59; 16-29; 16-59; 17-26; 18-01 & 18-32 hrs.
Rail ticket: as the two Chilterns stations are on different branch lines, the safest bet is to buy a day return to Aylesbury all routes permitted.
This is my favourite Chilterns walk, and the best time to do it is in late autumn (today !) when there should still be some leaf colour in Monkton Wood ( a beech wood).
Please do not be put off by the Toughness rating. There is a short, steep incline just before lunch (which can be avoided by some road walking) and, per usual, an incline immediately after lunch. Otherwise, the walk rates no more than 3 out of 10.
Leaving Princes Ris you walk along a short section of the Upper Icknield Way, then over open farm land to Monkton Wood and onwards to your lunch stop, the usually reliable Gate Inn in Bryant's Bottom. Your e.t.a is 13-30 hrs, and best 'phone ahead with numbers.
After lunch your afternoon leg ( one and a half hours) is equally nice - a mixture of open spaces, lovely views and woods. It's easy to get lost in the woods after you pass the Polecat Inn, so please follow the directions with care.
Entering Great Missenden via some final woods, you should head for the Cafe Twit, the suggested tea stop and part of the Roald Dahl museum. The cafe is "swizzfigglingly flushbunkingly gloriumptious " - so its got to be good, then, hasn't it ?.
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Walk Directions: L=1.45
Next Week, Wednesday 23 November: Book 1, Walk 53-Wye Circular
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| Sun, 22-Nov-15
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Princes Risborough to Great Missenden Book 1 walk 45 15.7km 9.8 miles Difficulty 5/10 Sloping fields, beech woods, two steep bits (one avoidable), fine views and maybe still some chances of late autumn colour. The Gate Inn is friendly and popular with walkers. Trains: get the 09:40 Banbury train from Marylebone, arriving Princes Risborough at 10:25. Trains return from Great Missenden at xx:01 and xx:31. The stations are on different lines. A return to Aylesbury covers both journeys. Lunch: is at the Gate in Bryants Bottom 01494 488 632 There is a later pub, the Polecat. Tea: Any twits out there, this walk's for you. The tea stop is Cafe Twit, attached to Great Missenden's Roald Dahl museum, last orders 4:45. There's another cafe on the station platform that reputedly stays open late. And let's not forget the Cross Keys pub. (I don't know what's made the keys cross, perhaps they're just easily rattled). The other pub mentioned, the George, has closed. Directions: Get your directions here - or in Book 1.
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| Wed, 20-May-15
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Princes Risborough to Great Missenden The Chilterns and Bryants Bottom Book 1 Walk 45 Length: 16 Km or 10 miles Toughness: 5 out of 10 Getting there: Catch the 10:18am from London Marylebone to Princes Risborough
Meeting point: Princes Risborough Station at 10:56 am
Tickets: Buy a Cheap Day Return to Aylesbury Brief Description:
This walk across the Chilterns – the walker’s heaven – is through sloping fields and beech woods and hamlets, past upmarket farms and upgraded cottages. The walk is not difficult but it does have two short, steep hills (with fine views) near the lunch stop which account for the toughness rating , although the walk directions do offer an alternative route which avoids the first of the inclines. Small sections of the route can be muddy in wet weather, particularly the leg through Monkton Wood before the lunch stop.
You may find full details here Suggested Lunch and Tea stops The suggested lunchtime stop is the Gate Inn (tel. 01494 488 632) at Bryant’s Bottom, 9.3km into the walk, with an aviary in its garden. This walker-friendly and family-friendly pub serves reasonably priced food – main meals, pub favourites and light meals - until 2.30 pm, Monday to Sunday. The pub has a large outdoor dining area for summertime use, at the far-end of which is a refurbished children’s playground for the youngsters The suggested tea place is the Café Twit part of the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, open until 5 pm (last orders 4.45 pm), Tuesday to Sunday, There remain two pubs in Great Missenden’s High Street which are still pubs and not wine bars or restaurants, which you pass on your way to the railway station and which are usually open during the afternoon for those who prefer a stronger drink at walk-end. In order as you pass them, they are: The George Inn (tel 01494 868 455) and The Cross Keys (tel 01494 865 373) Explorer Maps 172 and 181 Return train times from Great Missenden:
16:49
17:02
17:19
17:46
18:18
Trains return to Marylebone via Harrow on the Hill and the journey time is about 45 minutes.
It looks like Strike Action on the Railways may occur occur on the late May Bank Holiday, but do keep an eye open to see if train travel to any of our walks will be disrupted
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