Chesham to Great Missenden

10 members and very helpful additions in the form of Alan and his dog met at Chesham station in the cold and wet
There then followed an excellent walk, fortified by an excellent lunch and despite no let up in the rain all day I am pleased to report that the same number arrived at Great Misseneden station a bit damp but feeling quite heroic for the journey home several hours later

Date: 
Sunday, 15 January 2017 - 9:50am
Walk Leaders: 
Joy Puritz
Leader Phone: 
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Meeting Point: 
Outside Chesham tube station, HP5 1DL (nearby car park: HP5 1DB, £1)
Distance: 
About 8.5 miles (linear). a.m. and p.m. Just over 2 hours each.
Maps: 
Explorer map 181
Travel: 

Out: Metropolitan Line (ML) will be suspended south of Wembley Park so we will take the 8.57 from Marylebone, change at Chalfont & Latimer onto the ML, arriving Chesham 9.44. Return: trains from Great Missenden to Marylebone depart at 2 and 32 past the hour. Option to change onto ML. Freedom Pass holders need only buy a single from Great Missenden (ticket office closed) to

Route: 

a.m. Chiltern Link Herbert’s Hole, Ballinger Bottom to The Lee;
p.m. Hunt’s Green, Ballinger Common, Frith Hill to Great Missenden.

Lunch: 

– Cock & Rabbit Inn, The Lee. Soups, salads, rolls, pasta and many other dishes. No roasts. No muddy boots. Dogs allowed in bar.

Notes: 

Woods and fields, very little serious uphill. 1 stile to climb a.m., 5stiles p.m. Muddy in places. Poles recommended. Several tea places in Great Missenden