September walk... Redbourn to The Holly Bush pub, Potters Crouch

It was beautiful weather for our autumn walk today. Starting on the Redbourn village high street we followed the Ver valley past the Redbournbury watermill to the Gorhambury estate where we past the Old Gorehambury house. After crossing the St Albans - Hemel road we finished at the Holly bush pub in Potters Crouch.

Distance approx: 6.5miles
Walkers: Derek, Emma, Fred, Kevin, Peter, Tony

Outside the Redbournbury watermill, the last working mill on the Ver:

September hike

Our next walk is lined up for Sunday 29th September… The walk will be 6.5 miles through the top of the Ver valley, north of St.Albans, passing Redbournbury mill, the last working watermill on the Ver. We'll then break off from the Ver valley into the Gorhambury estate near St Albans where we'll pass the Old Gorhambury House before descending to Potters Crouch - a tiny hamlet close near St Albans where we'll get some lunch at the excellent Holybush pub.

We're meeting in Redbourn aiming for a 10am start to the walk. 

The starting point is by Weymans convenience store at the southern end of the high street. They'll be plenty of free parking in the bays on the high street close by.

This will be a linear walk to so we'll Peter or I will park one of our cars at the other end of the walk so we can get back to Redbourn.   Estimated time for walking is  3 hours, plus about 1 hour at the Holybush pub and 20 minutes to drive back to Redbourn.

This will be quite an easy walk as they go, mostly flat with one or two small inclines and lots to see along the way. All we need is the weather on our side…. drop me a line if you reckon you can make it!! 

Links:-

Holybush pub:- http://thehollybushpub.co.uk/Welcome.html

Old Gorhambury house:- http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/old-gorhambury-house/

Google Maps link to starting point for the walk:- http://tinyurl.com/lrnudt9

Redbournbury Watermill & bakery:- http://www.redbournburymill.co.uk

Cloudy tops...

During the hol Peter and I spend a day on Bow fell and Rossette Pike in the Lakes..

While we had some cool views around 2000ft on Rossette Pike, the cloud didn't clear on top of Bow Fell.  Eventually the cloud did decide to lift from the top, frustratingly for us about an hour into our descent!

There's not much of a view but that doesn't stop a snack break at the top!

Helm Crag, Cumbria

Summer hols and me, Em and the kids tackle the Wainwright fell Helm Crag together. Emma and Ro find a comfortable seat near the top!