Water always adds something special to a walk and Buckinghamshire is fortunate in having so many inland waterways to explore. Using this book as a guide, you can stroll by the River Great Ouse and the Thames; visit smaller chalk streams such as the Chess and the Misbourne; have a picnic besides lakes near Milton Keynes and Little Marlow; and walk along delightful stretches of the Grand Union Canal towpath near Iver and Aylesbury.

The 20 circular routes in this book are all between 4 and 6 miles in length. They take the walker part of the way along the banks of these waterways and through some of the most beautiful scenery in Buckinghamshire. Each carefully described walk includes information such as how to get to the start, where to park and where to go for refreshments. All the walks are based on at least one pub. For greater clarity, the route descriptions are divided into numbered paragraphs which correspond with numbers on the accompanying sketch maps. There are also separate sections about places of interest nearby such as John Milton's cottage in Chalfont St Giles, the Chiltern Brewery Museum near Aylesbury, the Thames Valley Falconry and Conservation Centre, and Bletchley Park.

The walk locations are: Emberton Country Park; Linford Lakes; Willen Lake; Chackmore and Stowe Park; Buckingham; Padbury; Caldecotte Lake; Soulbury; Marsworth and Cheddington; Aylesbury; Stone; Wendover; Cuddington; Chesham; Misbourne Valley from Old Amersham; High Wycombe; Marlow; Little Marlow; Denham and the Colne Valley; Iver.

An omnibus of local walks covering both Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. Approximately 60 of the routes are in Buckinghamshire. This book is ideal for family outings and as a valuable reference book for residents wanting to explore their county in the best possible way - on foot. The wide choice of routes cover the whole county, so no matter where you find yourself, a walk in this book will not be far away.

The walks vary in length from 2 to 12 miles, the majority being in the 4/6 miles range. They are listed in the contents by length, making it easy to find routes to suit you. In addition to to route descriptions details are given of points of interest, places to eat and drink, and where to park the car. Sketch maps and route descriptions are on facing pages.

One of the AA county walks series, this guide explores the best of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire countryside. It includes 50 themed walks of between 2 and 10 miles, each with fascinating background reading. There are clear, easy-to-follow route descriptions, including detailed sketch maps, for every walk. Information on what to look out for during the walk and places to eat and drink is provided, including guidance for dog owners on where to walk and dog-friendly establishments.

The walk locations include: Buckinghamshire - Stowe; Milton Keynes; Bletchley Park; Fenny Stratford; Addington; The Claydons; Mentmore; Quainton; Ivinghoe Beacon; Brill; Hartwell; Chequers; Coombe Hill; Chesham; Chalfont St Giles; West Wycombe; Turville; Hambleden; Marlow; Burnham Beeches; Stoke Poges; Dorney; Eton Wick. Berkshire - Windsor; Sunningdale; Windsor Great Park; Maidenhead Thicket; Cookham; Wargrave; Dinton Pastures; Wokingham; Finchampstead; Reading; Pangbourne; Frilsham; Stanford Dingley; Brimpton; Hermitage; Donnington Castle; Greenham; Farnborough; Chaddelworth; Combe Gibbet; Enborne.

Right on the doorstep of London and southwest England, Buckinghamshire has a wide range of countryside and walking opportunities. The scenery ranges from the flinty steepness of the Chilterns to the pastoral Vale of Aylesbury; from the lush watermeadows of eastern Buckinghamshire to the borders of London by the rivers Colne and Thames. Buckinghamshire has much in store for the walker; not only in diverse landscapes, but in its long history, picturesque mansions and ancient churches.

Robert Wilson's guide gives 32 of the best walks in the county. They vary between 4 and 10 miles in length, are clearly described, and each is accompanied by a sketch map. The walks start locations are: Olney; Whaddon Chase; Stowe Landscape Gardens; Wing; The Claydons; Quainton; Waddesdon; Brill; Nether Winchendon; Bledlow; Great Kimble; Coombe Hill; Wendover Woods; Chesham Ridges; Chess Valley; Chalfont St. Giles; Little Missendon; Little Hampden; Hughenden; West Wycombe; Stokenchurch; Fingest; Hambleden; Lane End to Marlow; Wooburn; Cliveden; Boveney; Black Park and Langley park; Iver; Denham and the Grand Union Canal.

If you are looking for a walk of between 2 and 6 miles in the Thames Valley countryside topped off by some good pub food, this is the book for you. Its handy size fits neatly into a pocket and it includes all the details you need. Contents include an introduction to each walk, details of distance and terrain, how to get to the start, recommended pub, food served and telephone number, numbered route directions, matching numbered route maps and details of places of interest nearby. There are also photographs to illustrate the pubs and some scenic views to be enjoyed.

The 15 walk locations are: Wolvercote; Horspath; Sandford-on-Thames; Clifton Hampden; Dorchester-on-Thames; South Stoke; Goring; Pangbourne; Reading; Wargrave; Aston; Little Marlow; Cookham; Maidenhead; Eton.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular walks in Buckinghamshire close to the River Great Ouse between Olney, Stoke Bruerne and Milton Keynes. The walks are mainly between 5 and 7 miles in length.

The locations are: Old Stratford and Haversham; Moulsoe and Moulsoe Old Wood; Stoke Goldington and Salcey Green; Newport Pagnell and Lathbury; Castlethorpe; Olney; Chicheley; Emberton and Heron Water; Hanslope and Huntgate End; Bedlam and Sherington.

This Jarrold-Ordnance Survey Pathfinder Guide makes the ideal companion for country walks throughout the region covered. Clear and easy to follow directions are accompanied by detailed 1:25,000 scale maps from Ordnance Survey and specially commissioned photographs. With 28 colour-coded routes to choose from, all tried and tested by seasoned walkers and varying from extended strolls to exhilarating hikes, there is a walk to suit all situations.

The guide introduces you to the area and highlights the most scenic walks. Details are included for useful organisations, refreshment stops and places to leave your car. Although we always recommend taking the appropriate OS Explorer or Outdoor Leisure map on all walks, in the case of the Pathfinder Guides this mapping is included, with the route clearly outlined in yellow.

The routes include the following locations. Abingdon and Sutton Courtenay; Aldbury, Ivinghoe Beacon and Ashridge; Amersham and Chalfont St. Giles; Aston Hill and Drayton Beauchamp; Chesham and Little Missenden; Chess Valley; Cookham, Winter Hill and Cock Marsh; Coombe Hill and Chequers; Cuckhamsley Hill and the Ridgeway; Dorchester and Wittenham Clumps; Dunstable Downs; Goring; Great Hampden and Little Hampden; Hedgerley and Burnham Beeches; Henley-on-Thames and Hambleden; Ibstone, Turville and Fingest; Marlow and Hurley; Northchurch and Berkhamsted Commons; Petersham and Richmond Park; Princes Risborough and Chinnor Hill; Runnymead and Windsor Great Park; Wallingford; Watlington Hill; West Wycombe and Bradenham; Widbrook Common and Cliveden Reach; Windsor and Eaton

If you are looking for a walk of between 2 and 7 miles in the beautiful Chiltern countryside topped off by some good pub food, this is the book for you. Its handy size fits neatly into a pocket and it includes all the details you need. Contents include an introduction to each walk, details of distance and terrain, how to get to the start, recommended pub, food served and telephone number, numbered route directions, matching numbered route maps and details of places of interest nearby. There are also photographs to illustrate the pubs and some scenic views to be enjoyed.

The 15 walk locations are: Aldbury; Frithsden; The Lee; Great Kimble; Bledlow; Great Hampden; Downley; Christmas Common; Upper Maidensgrove; Pishill; Skirmett; Highmoor; Rotherfield Peppard; Lower Assendon; Chazey Heath.

The dramatic landscape and magnificent views to be found in the Chilterns make the region one of the best places to go walking in England, all year round. The twenty walks in this guide cover all the most interesting features of the area, from secret villages to grand houses, from shady woodland to chalk grassland, making the book an invaluable guide to enjoying the Chiltern scenery to the full. Each of the clearly described routes has been carefully chosen to explore a wide variety of scenery and has an accompanying sketch map. There are black and white photographs of places of interest and fascinating background detail about the geology, history, flora and fauna of the Chilterns, plus information on local parking and useful addresses.

The walk locations are: Sharpenhoe Clappers; Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade; Tring Reservoirs; Ashridge; Ivinghoe; Wendover Woods; Coombe Hill and Chequers; Princes Risborough; The Hampdens; Chinnor; Stokenchurch; West Wycombe; Hughenden; Watlington; Nettlebed; Turville and Fingest; Hambleden; The Chalfonts; Burnham Beeches; Goring.

Water always adds something special to a walk and the Chilterns have some significant waterways to explore. Using this book as a guide you can stroll by the majestic River Thames at Cliveden, Cookham and Medmenham; walk along delightful stretches of the Grand Union Canal at Berkhamsted and Cow Roast Lock; visit the Chess, Gade, Little Missenden and Wye rivers, as well as the smaller chalk streams of the Hughenden and Misbourne. There is plenty of opportunity to enjoy the beautiful lakes in the area, both natural and man-made, including those near Marlow and Bourne End and at Langley Park and Black Park; and to watch the wide variety of waterfowl at Marsworth reservoirs.

The twenty circular routes in this book are all between 2.5 and 7.5 miles in length. Each is carefully described and includes information such as how to get to the start, where to park and where to go for refreshments. There are colour photographs throughout illustrating some of the highlights to be seen along the way. All the walks are based on at least one pub. For greater clarity the route descriptions are divided into numbered paragraphs which correspond with numbers on the accompanying sketch maps. There are also places of interest to visit nearby such as the art gallery in Cookham dedicated to the artist Stanley Spencer and historic Hughenden Manor with its associations with Disraeli.

The walk locations are: Cookham and Cliveden Reach; Hedsor and Cookham Reach; Little Marlow; Medmenham; Hambleden and Aston; Henley and Fawley; Goring; Chalfont Park and the Colne valley; Berkhamsted; Northchurch Common and Cow Roast Lock; Marsworth Reservoirs; Wendover Woods and Canal ; Chenies and the Chess valley; Chesham and the River Chess; Little Missenden and the River Misbourne; Hughhenden valley; source of the River Misbourne; Gade Valley; Langley Country Park two lakes walk; Burnham Beeches.

This nicely laid out guide describes 25 walks in the varied and beautiful area between Goring Gap in the west, the River Gade in the east, the Ridgeway to the north and the River Thames in the south. The Chiltern Hills hide many historic mansions, villages and unspoilt valleys which form the Chilterns AONB. The book includes numerous colour photographs and clear colour maps to compliment the informative text. Side panels give practical information about the routes.

The walk locations are: Hartslock Wood; Mapledurham; Ewelme and Britwell Salome; Henley and Fawley; Stonor; Hambleden Valley; Marlow and Medmenham; Marlow town and river; Burnham Beeches; Hedgerley; Stoke Poges; West Wycombe; Hughenden; Seer Green and Jordans; The Chess Valley; Amersham and Chorleywood; Little Missenden and Mop End; Great Missenden to Wendover; Lacey Green and Great Hampden; Coombe Hill; Ellesborough and Chequers; Great Kimble and Monks Risborough; Marsworth; Ovaltine Farm; Dunstable Downs.

If you enjoy both walking and visiting country pubs this book should appeal. All the inns are in the Chilterns and surrounded by excellent walking country. Every walk begins and ends at a particular pub. They vary in length from 3 to 5 miles and each route is described in detail with its own accompanying sketch map.

There are walks along woodland and riverside paths, through tranquil valleys and east going ascents to some of the finest panoramic views in the Chilterns. The routes include strolls by the Grand Union Canal, along stretches of the Ridgeway and the Icknield Way. All 30 pubs are described and details include opening times, speciality menus and their range of ales.

The walk locations are: Whipsnade; Marsworth; Aldbury; Frithsden; Hawridge; Chartridge; Ley Hill; Sarratt; Chorleywood; Butler's Cross; Whiteleaf; Bledlow; Great Hampden; Bryant's Bottom; Great Missenden; Little Missenden; Penn Street; Bennett End; Swan Bottom; Turville; Frieth; Hambleden; Medmenham; Nettlebed; Middle Assendon; Rotherfield Greys; Binfield Heath; Hailey; Checkendon; Goring-on-Thames.

The Chilterns, which includes parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire, is one of the most popular walking areas in England. Breathtaking views, beech woods, pretty villages and historic buildings are all on offer. This book contains 20 circular rambles which explore this glorious and varied landscape. Whether you are following routes near Aston Clinton, Chenies, High Wycombe, Bledlow or any of the others featured, Trevor York's beautifully drawn maps, with detailed directions, will allow you to complete the circuits simply and safely. The text includes brief histories of the curiosities and sites to be seen en route and information on how to get to the start and what food and drink are available locally. There are also photographs and line drawings to heighten the interest.

The walk locations are: Aldbury; Aston Clinton; Cholesbury; Whiteleaf; The Lee; Bledlow; Parslows Hillock; Little Missenden; Radnage; Chenies; Lewknor; West Wycombe; High Wycombe; Watlington; Ibstone; Denham; Nettlebed; Well End; Burnham Beeches; Mill End.

A band of chalk hills running north-east from the River Thames and covering parts of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, the Chilterns are designated an AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The grandeur of a dramatic scarp along the north-west edge contrasts with landscape of a more intimate nature; woods, hedge-rows, deep valleys and charming villages.

Using some of a network of nearly 1,000 miles of footpaths and bridleways, this guide describes thirty-five walks in the area. The routes are mainly half day or gentle full day outings, designed to take in the best of the Chiltern landscape and to visit historical curiosities.

A general introduction outlines geology, history and natural history of the area, and many more details about things of interest are given within each walk description. Sketch maps are included and the book is illustrated.

One of the Jarrold Short Walks series for all the family. These lovely little pocket guides are the ideal companion for short walks that can be enjoyed by all. Features include clear and easy to follow instructions; detailed Ordnance Survey Explorer mapping with the route clearly highlighted, and specially commissioned photographs. There are twenty routes to choose from, colour coded by length and difficulty; green for easy; blue for modest length with some climbing and red for more challenging walks, possibly with stiff climbs.

Walk locations are as follows: Hodgemoor Wood; Great Kimble; Black Park Country Park; Hughenden Manor and Millfield Wood; West Wycombe Hill; Marlow and the Thames; Leygrove's Wood; Hambleden; Stoke Poges; Watlington Park; Ellesborough and Chequers; Little Missenden; Stonor; Burnham Beeches Nature Reserve; Mapledurham and Chatzey Wood; Ivinghoe Breacon; Whiteleaf Hill and Hampden; Coombe Hill and Little Hampden; Stokenchurch and Sprig's Alley; Tring Reservoirs and Grand Union Canal.

On a fine day there is nothing quite like a drive to the country, followed by a leisurely walk and a hearty meal in a good local pub, café or tearoom. With their Dunstable Downs, Biggleswade Common, Vale of Aylesbury and Chiltern Hills, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire provide an excellent landscape to explore.

In this volume of 20 circular routes, there are walks in the Harrold-Odell Country Park, where the lake is a magnet for wildlife and birdlife; to Harlington and past Bunyan's Oak, a 600 year old tree under whose John Bunyan preached; over a grade 2 listed bridge at Newport Pagnell; and through the water meadows surrounding the River Great Ouse near Tingewick. Other routes offer the walker the chance to visit the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre at Quainton; one of the country's oldest windmills at Pitstone; the haunted ruins of an old castle at Dinton; the Dashwood Mausoleum at West Wycombe; and Hambledon Lock on the River Thames, where the first Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race was held.

The walks vary in length from 2.5 to 6 miles and are all based on good refreshment places. Information such as how to get to the start and where to park is given. There are also photographs of sights along the way and numbered sketch maps which correspond with numbered paragraphs in the text, so that walkers can see at a glance where they are.

The walk locations are: Harrold-Odell Country Park; Wilden; Biggleswade Common; Cranfield; Stockgrove Country Park; Flitton - Two Moors; Harlington; Sharpenhoe Clappers; Dunstable Downs; Newport Pagnell; Tingewick; Stewkley; Quainton; Ivinghoe and Pitstone Windmill; Dinton; Great Kimble; Cholesbury; West Wycombe; Burnham Beeches; Hambleden Lock.

The lively and informative routes in this guide take the walker on a journey through history from the Dunstable Down camps of Neolithic Man to Tempsford airfield built during the Second World War and used for sending secret agents into enemy territory. On the way there are visits to the Roman city of St Albans; Berkhamsted, where William the Conqueror was formally offered the crown of England; a flour mill near Bromham dating from the Middle Ages; and man-made caves in West Wycombe, home to the Hell Fire Club. In addition the routes explore the history behind Woburn Abbey, Hughenden Manor, and Waddesdon; Brunel's spectacular Great Western railway bridge over the River Thames at Taplow, and Great Amwell's New River constructed to provide plague-ridden 16th century London with clean drinking water.

The circular walks, varying in length from 3 to 6.5 miles, cover some of the most beautiful countryside in England. Besides clear route instructions and fascinating snippets of history, this volume also provides practical information on how to get to the start, where to park and where to stop for refreshments.

The walk locations are: Dunstable Downs; Cholesbury Hill Fort; St Albans; Berkhamsted; Boarstall Tower, Brill; Bromham Mill; Woburn Abbey; Great Amwell; West Wycombe; Ashridge Park, Aldbury; Taplow Bridge; Hughenden Manor, Downley; Claydon House, Steeple Claydon; Waddesdon Manor; Ayot St Lawrence; Tempsford.

What better way to spend a leisurely few hours than to drive to the countryside, stretch your legs and then visit a good pub for some fine food? The 40 circular walks in this book show how this can be done. Each route, starting and finishing at or near a recommended pub, is between 3.5 and 7 miles in length and takes the walker through some of the most attractive and contrasting scenery these three counties have to offer.

In Bedfordshire there are routes through the grounds of Woburn Abbey and along the grand Union Canal. There is a waterside walk from Broom along the river Ivel and from Milton Ernest there are excellent views of the Great Ouse Valley. Buckinghamshire offers walks with spectacular views of the Vale of Aylesbury and glorious scenery from Clifton Reynes. There are also routes through the picturesque villages of Bledlow and Hambledon. Walks in Hertfordshire include one from the fine cathedral city of St Albans and the small village of Ardeley with its pretty village green.Other walks include the village of Ayot St Lawrence and Hadham Cross with its timber framed houses. All the walks include full detailed route directions and a sketch map.

The walk locations are: Bedfordshire - Old Linslade; Woburn; Turvey; Milton Ernest; Milton Bryan; Toddington; Studham; Thurleigh; Keysoe; Ireland; Shillington; Broom. Buckinghamshire - Brill; Chackmore; Quainton; Long Crendon; Waddesdon; Newton Longville; Clifton Reynes; Soulbury; Bledlow; Hambleden; Downley; Parslow's Hillock; Butlers Cross; Mentmore. Hertfordshire - Long Marston; Sarratt; Winkwell; Harpenden; St Albans; Tea Green; Ayot St Lawrence; Preston; Weston; Old Knebworth; Little Berkhamsted; Tewin; Ardeley; Hadham Cross.