A group of 14 of us went walking in Edinburgh. Most of us stayed on the university campus https://www.edinburghfirst.co.uk/accommodation/salisbury-green-hotel-and-bistro/ which did mean trying to get the hang of buses. The bus service is amazingly good in terms of the locations … Continue reading
A Foot in the Chilterns Nordic walkers recently donated a gate under the Chiltern Society Donate a gate scheme. As a walking group we are reminded every day what a privilege it is to have such amazing walking country all … Continue reading
As we set off from Frieth high on the hill above the Hambleden valley we were serenaded by birdsong and hardly anyone around. The walk down to Fingest is sensational with views across to Turville windmill, the village church in … Continue reading
Strange weather this year and the bluebells have flowered late but now they are splendid. The most wonderful shades of blue amongst the wild garlic, celandines and wood anenomes all amongst the canopy of fresh green beech leaves. The Chilterns … Continue reading
The Maharaja’s well in Stoke Row has had its renovations completed. This unusual monument was a working well paid for by the Maharaja of Benares to provide water for the village. They also planted a cherry orchard to fund the … Continue reading
On Thursday a large group of us met for a Nordic walk with the highlight being a beautifully organised lunch at the Barn. Robin and his staff put on a fantastic feast and Glynis and Anne Marie organised the whole … Continue reading
October is Wear it Pink for Breast Cancer and A Foot in the Chilterns Nordic walkers embraced this fundraising initiative and donned our pink clothing or anything else to raise funds. One of the walks was in Windsor Great park … Continue reading
On Saturday 23rd September 2017 walkers from A Foot in the Chilterns completed 5 or 10 mile walks in aid of TVAA. Upper Thames Rowing Club http://www.utrc.org.uk/ kindly allowed us to use their club house as walk HQ and a … Continue reading
A Small group of us set off for Purbeck and the NWUK festival on September 14th. Despite a heavy shower en route the sun came out when we arrived and the hub was bathed in sunshine on the edge of … Continue reading
We are walking the Chiltern Way http://www.chilternsaonb.org/ccbmaps/219/137/chiltern-way.html starting and finishing at Bovingdon in Hertfordshire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovingdon Nearly all of us are Nordic walking which really helps especially on the hills and keeps us fit. We chose to start in Bovingdon where it … Continue reading