Beaconsfield, Hedgerley & Burnham Beeches – Country Hike

Walk length 12 miles/19km approx. Circular.

A scenic country hike from Beaconsfield to Burnham Beeches via the pretty village of Hedgerley.

Burnham Beeches covers an area of approximately 220 hectares. Many of the trees are extremely old, the oldest, the Druid Oak is estimated to be 700 years old. The majority of the trees being Beeches of which about 450 are ancient pollards, some are over 500 years old. This area is protected as a nature reserve and the roads that cross it are closed off to cars making it ideal for walkers and cyclists.

This woodland has been managed by the City of London Corporation since 1879 that incidentally also manage Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest woodlands. It has a number of historic features including the ramparts of the Seven Ways Plain Iron Age Hillfort, which was also used as a vehicle service Depot for the D-Day landings in 1944.

A number of films based at the nearby nearby Pinewood, Sheperton and Bray studios have used Burham Beeches as locations, such as Goldfinger, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix amongst others.

THIS HIKE IS UNDULATING IN PLACES, PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THIS.

Walk Cost: £7 cash on the day organizer fee. For paypal it is '[email protected]' Please send as friends and family to avoid charges. For bank transfer message organizer.

Train return should be approx. £15 by using a network railcard or groupsave ticket.

Lunch and Finish

Please bring a packed lunch and water for the walk. The walk should finish before 4.30pm and include a 30 min snack lunch stop probably at the The Beeches Café in the woods & pub at the end, however the time may be earlier than this depending on the weather and pace.

Meeting & Transport

Train from London: 10.07am from London Marylebone gets to Beaconsfield for 10.43am (see photo below). See National Rail Enquiries (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/).

I would suggest you meet from 9.30am next to the WHSmith shop at London Marylebone to give you time to get group saves/buy tickets (see photo below). The organizer will not be taking the train from London but will meet you at Beaconsfield Train Station.

Meet outside Beaconsfield Station for the walk to start at 10.45am, just after the train from London arrives.

Car: Station Car Park at Beaconsfield charges. There may be some free street parking a short walk from the station (Assheton Road or close buy roads, 15mins walk). Please leave enough time to park and check restrictions.

Please make a note of the organizers numbers - Colin 07709305681.

Walking Safety

Walking is a great way to keep fit and generally very safe; however it does contain an element of risk. Before going on any of these walks you need to be reasonably fit and be prepared to be responsible for your own safety. You should wear appropriate clothing such as proper walking shoes, warm and wet weather clothing and carry sufficient food and water. Please see our Terms and Conditions (https://4142298.xyz/Escape-London-City-Explorers/pages/23195445/Terms_and_Conditions/)

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