March 2023
Sunday 12th March 2023 – 10.20 am for the 10:41 train. 6 miles.
Berkhamsted Waterways Walk.
Meeting point: Bushey Railway Station at 10:20 for the 10:41 train straight through to Berkhamsted arriving at 10:56. It stops at Watford Junction at 10:44.
Bring a picnic and something to sit on.
Leader: Yvonne Riley
A flat walk along the Grand Union Canal to Bridge 146. Then it gets a bit hilly going along lanes, through farmland and woodland, and under the A41 twice to return to the station through the town. In total the climb up (and down) is 236ft. Some may like to visit the ruins of the Norman Motte and Bailey Berkhamsted Castle with its unique double moat opposite the station. It is run by English Heritage.
NOTE: the train times are different from the published programme. There are no toilet facilities except at the beginning and end of the walk at the Berkhamsted station toilets on platform 4